Social Networking by the Numbers

by Kathy Seaton

There’s no arguing that social networking has become a global phenomenon.  As of the end of April (4/24) Facebook had established 1.28 billion users, and of that number, 757 million of those users visit Facebook daily.  There is an average of 58 million tweets per day on Twitter, and 60 percent of those come via third party applications (i.e. TweetDeck, Twiterriffic, etc.) Not to mention, Google makes $1,600 in ad revenue in just 1 second.  These metrics are staggering, and are hard evidence of the universal value and continued growth of social Internet communication.

Check out this fascinating info graphic below which displays the Internet in real-time (h/t Stefan Drew).

According to its developer (http://www.dailydot.com/technology/internet-real-time-infographic/) you can “watch, in real time, several of the Internet’s most popular sites and social media platforms climb in activity.” This visual is amazing.