LinkedIn hits 200 Million members. Very interesting info graphic. 

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Separating fads from trends, 2012
Another groundbreaking
innovation of the last 20 year

You’re browsing your Facebook feed when you notice that something is…off. Instead of the usual teenage drama, you notice your younger cousins are posting an awful lot about doughnuts these days….

Amplify your social media!

Ever wondered how to get your employees and other stakeholders to amplify your message across social media. Well, here’s an answer, GaggleAMP. A cool new software that can help you amplify your social media messages. 

Check out there website too. www.gaggleamp.com/features/

(Source: youtube.com)

No one really quit Instagram :) :) 

parislemon:

Mike Isaac for AllThingsD:

At last count, more than 90 million people use Instagram on a monthly basis, the company said on Thursday. Moreover, the company is seeing growth rather than decline; that number is up ten percent, month on month, in the period from December to January.

Wait. How is that possible? Everyone left Instagram last month, remember?

So who will watch the Gangnam style video for the billionth time? Any thoughts on what made this video go viral?

1. Uniqueness

2. Originality

3. Random Nature

Add your comments, What made Gangnam style tick?

ibmsocialbiz:

The new 2012 IBM Global Student Study clearly demonstrates that college and university students have important capabilities to bring to organizations seeking skills in today’s highly connected world. To benefit from this generation’s wealth of native expertise in social media, however, CEOs will…

In this age of social media. It is still important for marketers to get the basics of marketing right. Some of the age old marketing tactics still holds good and might still work for you.

What can businesses learn from election campaigns. Looks like there is lot to learn. 

1. Analytics Are A Foundational Skill

2. Crowdsourcing Is Essential

3. Mobile Device Are The Primary Device

instagram:

Hurricane Sandy Descends Upon the East Coast

Spotlight For more photos, browse the hashtags #hurricanesandy and #sandy. Find a photo tagged with a location? Click through to see more photos, like those posted from the East River Park, Exchange Place Waterfront, or FDR Drive.

The eastern seaboard of the United States, from Virginia to Massachusetts, is under a state of emergency as Sandy, a snor’eastercane, makes its way inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

The storm formed as Hurricane Sandy from the south collided with a nor’easter from the north, coming ashore in New Jersey and bringing with it heavy rain, storm surges and flooding.

The Instagram community has been sharing photos from the storm–at a rate of nearly 10 each second–with the hashtags #hurricanesandy, #sandy and #frankenstorm.

For the latest Sandy news and alerts, visit the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Instagram evolving into a channel that breaks news? A.k.A Twitter