Infographic: Social Media Statistics for 2013

As we kick off 2013 it’s good to recap some of the impressive stats from 2012. Here’s a great infographic that visualises a piece by the Huffington Post – 100 Social Media Statistics to kick off 2013. A few of the highlights are:

• 1 Million websites have integrated with Facebook
• 23% of users check Facebook 5 times or more daily
• 56% of customer tweets are being ignored
• 34% of marketers have generated leads on Twitter
• Google’s +1 button is used 5 million times a day
• Over 5 million are uploaded to Instagram every hour
• 80% of Pinterest users are female

It was another big year for social media platforms with the mature giants like Facebook continuing to grow and develop and a few of the newer players, Pinterest and Instagram, making their mark. It’s set to be an exciting year in this space. What are your predictions?

Thanks for the Infographic iStrategyLabs.

Infographic: 2012 Mobile Growth Statistics

We all know that the growth of the mobile market is huge throughout the globe and constantly reshaping how we interact in our everyday lives. Here is a great infographic that shows us the stats behind this growth and the impact that this has on commerce.

A few stand out stats:

• There are currently 6 Billion mobile subscribers worldwide
• This equals 87% of the world’s population
• China and India account for 30% of this growth
• There are over 1.2 Billion people accessing the web from their mobiles
• Over 300,000 apps have been developed in the past 3 years
• Google earns 2.5 Billion in mobile ad revenue annually

These are just some of the compelling reasons why you can’t afford to ignore mobile as a platform now. Thanks to the guys at Trinity!

Infographic: 1 Billion Facebook Users

Just 4 years ago, in 2008, Facebook had just 100 million users, last week we saw the release of their first ever ad campaign,Things That Connect Us celebrating the billion fan milestone. Here’s a nice infographic that summarizes some of the facts behind this extraordinary platform:

• There have been 140.3 billion friend connections
• 219 billion photos have been uploaded onto Facebook
• The Facebook “like” button has been hit 1.13 trillion times
• 62.6 billion songs have been played
• The average age of a Facebook user is 22 years
• Facebook now has 600 million mobile users

These are some pretty impressive numbers. With just over 6 billion people left to sign up, what does the future hold for Facebook?

The Evolution of Digital Advertising

How has the advertising industry evolved in the the last 30 years?

PointRoll decided to take a stroll down memory lane, revisiting the history of digital ads.

The relatively recent innovations of the iPhone, iPad and others have created huge opportunities for multimedia and sometimes, entirely new industries. Digital advertising is more powerful now than it ever has been.

Check out the infographic below to see the evolution of digital advertising.