Over the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at the demographics, traffic and stats of some popular social media sites including Twiiter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr and YouTube.
Here’s a round up in case you missed it. There’s lots of data and information here, which may help you decide when and if your nonprofit organization or social cause should use these tools.
If you’re not already convinced that YouTube is a biggie in the online and social media world, consider these stats: It is the 3rd most visited website according to Alexa, gets 2 billion views per day and handles 10% of all internet traffic. Phew. According to Quantcast, YouTube’s audience is: 50/50 male/female 46% under 18 years […]
One of the things I love about my job is getting to mingle with all kinds of brilliant, creative and driven organizers. I’m a big believer in learning from other activists and taking inspiration from peers, and lucky for us there are some very talented folks working in the progressive space.
For today’s post, I interviewed Elijah Zarlin, Senior Campaign Manager (and expert online organizer) at CREDO Action. Our interview follows.
You might not know this, but Facebook has a team of crack scientists and researchers known simply as the “Data Science Team.” They have access to the largest database of human social interaction ever assembled and they’re working on ways to put that to work for Facebook’s bottom line. But there’s also great potential for missteps along the way.
Social blogging platform and rocket ship, Tumblr may or may not be right for your non profit, but before you decide, check out these demographics and reasons to start tumbling here.
