Social Media & advantages

Facts about Social Media:

1. The amount of video uploaded to YouTube every minute is 1 crore per minute

2.  1,000,000,000  the amount of content  (web links, new stories, blog posts, comments, notes, photos etc.) shared each week on Facebook

3.   412.3  years The length of time it would take to view every YouTube Video

5. More than 13,000,000 number of articles available on Wikipedia

6.  3,000,000  The average number of Tweets per day on Twitter.com

7.  95% companies use Linkedin

Advantages of Social Media:

1    1.  It reaches out to a large audience

2    2. It easy and effective

3    3.     It helps spread mass awareness

4    4. It helps in educational field , jobs and organizing large scale events 

5.      5. Connections

Social media networks are designed for the purpose of communal connections. Today’s people are accessing Facebook, Twitterand even Instagram to connect and share with those around them. One of the most interesting things about social media is that users can interact and engage with each oter solely through a Web presence, perhaps never even meeting in person.

6.      Knowledge

Social media users share among themselves day in and day out, giving and receiving information at rapid speeds. This information is more than funny cat videos; they share views and opinions; tips, tricks, and even DIY projects; and, among students, helpful information for classes. Their ability to assess, analyze, retain and share information is skyrocketing and they often don’t even realize they’re developing these skills. Only people born before the Internet was invented are likely to understand the magnitude of this new style of communication.

7.      Social Media Marketing

The advent and dominance of social media has created a new breed of marketing, which has required professionals to build and further the field. As social media users join the workforce, they bring their skills to their careers. Social media prepares young workers to become great marketers. It has become essential for major businesses to include a social media marketing strategy and students today are the people filling these positions.

While older generations might not completely understand or agree with the amount of social media activity by today’s student population, they will quickly benefit from it. As technology advances, so does the way the world works with it. Members of the young workforce are keeping up to speed with many forms of social media. 

- Jesse Varghise

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