Yesterday Tumblr hit a significant milestone — the site now hosts over 100 million blogs, huge growth from just 50 million blogs in April of 2012. The site’s blogs contain around 44.6 billion posts; there were 82.6 million posts to the site yesterday alone. Read →
On Wednesday, YouTube announced a new milestone: the site now has more than one billion unique users every month. This means that nearly one out of every two people on the internet visit YouTube. Read →
For a few days every year, the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas becomes the epicenter of the social networking world. The tech- and social media-savvy come from all over to attend the interactive portion of the festival, and this year PeekAnalytics decided to take a closer look at this audience. Read →
A new study by Simply Measured finds that 30% of the Interbrand Top 100 Brands are investing in customer service on Twitter. While 99% of top brands are on Twitter, these thirty brands have dedicated customer service handles to resolve issues as quickly as possible. Read →
Despite recent outcry over the platform’s changing terms of service, Instagram’s growth has continued, now reaching 100 million active users (those who log on at least once per month.) Read →
Instagram has attracted 59% of the world’s top brands, according to a new study by Simply Measured. The study examines how the Interbrand Top 100 Brands are growing their audiences and driving engagement on the photo-sharing social platform. Read →
New research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows a demographic portrait of the users of several social media networks, and offers comparison to a similar study back in 2010. Breaking down social networking users by race, the study revealed that blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be on Twitter and Instagram, while whites are more likely to use Pinterest. Read →
YouTube has seen impressive growth in Sweden following the launch of a local site in 2008. Based on those figures and the current popularity of YouTube in neighboring countries, the video sharing platform has just launched local sites in Denmark, Finland and Norway. Read →
LinkedIn’s results from Q4 of 2012 are in, showing membership growth of nearly 40% in the past year – that adds up to around 202 million active users on the platform. The company is also poised to see international and mobile growth: more than 64% of LinkedIn members now come from international markets, and the company now sees nearly 30% of its job viewers coming from mobile devices. Read →
Facebook reported its Q4 results for 2012 on Wednesday, boasting a 40% fourth-quarter revenue jump. The social networking giant also saw its strongest quarterly advertising growth for all of 2012, most likely a result of increased mobile business and new advertising tools to help target consumers effectively. Read →
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