Social networks, online communities and blogging are the new face of technology and communication today. To give you a glimpse of how social media is gaining momentum in this information age, here are some fun facts gathered by Kanishka Surana for you to ponder.
- If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s 4th largest between the United States and Indonesia
- 20 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute
- Years to reach 50 million users: Radio (38 years), TV (13 years), Internet (4 years), iPod (3 years)
- Facebook is the largest photo sharing site, with more than 10 billion photos uploaded as per February 2009
- The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55-65 year-old females
- 1 in 6 higher education students are enrolled in online curriculum
- 1 out of 8 couples that married in the US last year met via social media
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