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GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES: SOCIAL
MEDIA
Ronica Clark, Matt Fitzsimmons, DeAndre
Fuller
Pers 2730 Wing Lee
SOCIAL MEDIA : RONICA CLARK
It is the social interaction among people in
which they create, share or exchange
information, ideas, and pictures/videos in
virtual communities and networks.
The most common are Twitter, Facebook
and Instagram
FACEBOOK:RONICA CL ARK
Studies show that Facebook accounted for 58.88
percent of all social media site visits in September
2014.
50.2% of California’s internet population are
Facebook users, and 54.2% of Georgia’s internet
population are Facebook users.
FACEBOOK COMPARISON: RONICA CL ARK
56% of UK consumers use Facebook.
In the UK, there’s an estimated 479 minutes per month
being used on Facebook by each user.
In the US, the average daily time spent on Facebook is
21 minutes, which is 651 minutes per month.
US figures showed that one out of three people in the
US were visiting Facebook every day.
TWITTER: MATT F ITZS IMMONS
6 of the top ten fastest growing cities are from the
US, with New York City leading the way.
Twitter is the new hottest social media trend with
Facebook, Instagram, MySpace, Linkedin, and
Google+ trailing.
TWITTER COMPARISON: MATT F ITZS IMMONS
Per Capita the UK ranks 4th in the world to the US 5th
However 62% of the people in the US have and use
Twitter compared to only 8% in the UK.
The UK is second highest in social media use per
capita with a whopping 57%.
W H AT I T M E A N S : U S V S . U KM AT T F I T Z S I M M O N S
The UK elder generation has taken to social media use
much more than that of the US.
The use of social media however is very similar, and with
advertising and information, looks to be here to stay with
both countries.
The true effects of the social media are global.
INSTAGRAM FACTSDEANDRE FULLER
Instagram launched in October of 2010.
It was acquired by Facebook in 2012.
Over 50% of the Instagram population is located
outside of the United States.
It’s most commonly used of adults aging 18-29.
INSTAGRAM COMPAR ISON:DEANDRE FULLER
Nearly 3.5 million people in the US accessed
Instagram at least once per month in 2013.
Around 340,000 Instagram users are from the UK.
53.5% Instagram users are in the United States.
4.0% Instagram users are in the United Kingdom.
CONCLUSION
With all the variety of social media, there is no end
in sight to the social media craze.
Expanding the depth of social media has its
pitfalls, but ultimately brings communication to a
higher level around the globe.
Social Media is here to stay and grow and can help
society.
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