The incredible growth of social media

Social Media is increasing dramatically in demographics and users globally.


In one year sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are gaining users and more and more marketers/advertisers are using social networks to increase brand awareness and reach potential customers as well as people who loyally use their brands.


Most brands are recognising customer loyalty and are rewarding customers with check ins, giveaways, prizes, competitions, surveys while increasing comments and shares across all sites.


Twitter is widely used, it has a massive global reach and seem that micro blogging makes it easier for users to sign in and share content publicy and widely.


In less than 6 years, social media has changed the way we interact and changed the way we do and can do business.


Have a look at this: The Growth of Social Media: An Infographic

Ban social media?!

There are hundreds of articles this morning about banning social media - or monitoring certain accounts and shutting them down as a result of the riots throughout London this week.


The London riots have been a news item all week. On social media, people (or *looters) are posting photos of the goods they have stolen and being arrested for it.


And on Twitter by following the #Londonriots hashtag, it has been streaming up to date information while police men and journalists have been confirming or denying rumours and keeping locals informed. Twitter is a site where all information is shared publicly and the information can be used both positively and negatively.


While people were Tweeting about the riots and asking questions, others were embracing #Londoncleanup #OperationCupofTea and #riotcleanup to assist with the clean up and to show the world that people use social media for good  and that Twitter and Facebook were a way of reaching locals and encouraging them to clean up the streets and aid and assist people who had been affected by the riots.