Archive for May, 2010
CE#233: Perking Up: The Coffee Economy Awakes (Mintlife)
Posted by accelum in Infographic on May 29, 2010
CE#231: Symphony of Science – Poetry of Life
Posted by accelum in Best of the WEB, Science on May 28, 2010
CE#230: Eric Whitacre: A choir as big as the Internet
Posted by accelum in Best of the WEB on May 12, 2010
CE#229: The Growth of Social Media [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Posted by accelum in Social Media, WEB 2.0 on May 9, 2010
Did you know that if Facebook was a country, it would now be the third largest country in the world? It passed the U.S. earlier this year and is now eclipsed only by China and India in terms of raw population. That mind-boggling statistic — along with a few dozen more — are showcased in the video below, demonstrating social media’s explosive growth in recent years.
The video, produced by Socialnomics author Erik Qualman, is a follow-up piece to his original social media stats video from last summer. While some of the stats are similar to last year’s version, others are updated with new figures and some appear for the first time. Information about the sources for all the statistics are available on Qualman’s blog. A few of the highlights include: