1. Social Networking Stephanie Salone Misodi Valentine Pers 2730 Wing Lee

2. What is Social Networking?? Think of it as a community of online users. Well, it’s the way the 21 st Century communicates now.

3. 750,000,000 users Facebook is a hugely popular social networking site that allows you to make connections, share interests, and join groups. 250,000,000 users Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news using tweets. 15,500,000 Pinterest lets people organize and share all the beautiful things they find on the web; Pinboards help plan weddings, decorate homes, and organize favorite recipes. 110,000,000 Business type social network

4. What is the purpose?? The internet is filled with millions of individuals who are looking to meet other people, to gather and share first-hand information and experiences about cooking, golfing, gardening, developing friendships, professional alliances, finding employment, business-to-business marketing and even groups sharing information about many topics.

5. Benefit of Social Networking Diversity Individuals from all around the world can access social networking sites. This means that although you are in the United States, you could develop an online friendship with someone in Spain or India. Not only will you make new friends, but you just might learn a thing or two about new cultures or new languages which can be a good thing.

6. Social Networking in Georgia  There are roughly 10 million people who live in the state of Georgia. Georgia has approximately 7.5 million internet users and of those 7.5 million, roughly 5 million are Facebook users. Fun Facts: Top 3 most Followers in Los Angeles, California 1. Britney Spear 2. Selena Gomez 3. Bruno Mars By: Misodi Valentine

7. Social Networking in California  There are roughly 10 million people who live in the state of Georgia. Georgia has approximately 7.5 million internet users and of those 7.5 million, roughly 5 million are Facebook users. Fun Facts Top 3 most Followers in Atlanta, Ga 1. Soulja Boy 2. Nina Dobrev 3. T.I. By: Misodi Valentine

8. Social Networking in the United States  75% of U.S. households use Social Networking. U.S. consumers are spending more time online and devoting a growing percentage of those hours to social networking sites  An estimate that 140 million people, approximately 70 percent of active US Internet users, visited Facebook in May, spending a combined 53.5 billion minutes at the website. 1 Facebook 2 Youtube 3 Twitter 4 Yahoo! Answers 5 Pinterest 6 LinkedIn 7 Tagged 8 Google+ 9 MySpace 10 Yelp By: Stephanie Salone

9. Social Networking In Spain  The Spanish population is increasingly engaging with social media, with networking sites now reaching 90.1% of the nation's online population.  Tuenti, sometimes called the Facebook of Spain, has been around for four years now. Tuenti which registered a 21% upsurge in visitors to 8.3 million. Tuenti A Selection of Leading Social Networking Sites Ranked by Total Spanish Unique Visitors (000)* Total Spain, Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations December 2008 vs. December 2007 Source: comScore World Metrix Property Dec-2007Dec-2008% Change Total Spanish Internet Audience 14,90617,89320% Social Networking 9,36713,18541% Tuenti.com 6495,644770% Facebook.com 3464,3161,147% Fotolog.com 3,1413,3517% Hi5.com 7381,997170% Metroflog.com 1,5721,93723% Sonico.com N/A1,629N/A MySpace Sites N/A1,462N/A Badoo.com 8831,24941% Netlog.com 29933913% Skyrock 23628922% By: Stephanie Salone

11. Extra Findings  Close to 40 percent of social media users access social media content from their mobile phone.  Social networking apps are the third most-used among U.S. smartphone owners.  Females make up the majority of visitors to social networks and blogs, and people aged 18-34 have the highest concentration of visitors among all age groups

12. References  http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social- networking-websites http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social- networking-websites  http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com/ http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com/  http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?/news /comments/social_media_in_spain_networking_sites _now_reaching_90.1/ http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?/news /comments/social_media_in_spain_networking_sites _now_reaching_90.1/  Internet World Stats  http://phys.org/news/2011-09-social-networking- online.html#jCp http://phys.org/news/2011-09-social-networking- online.html#jCp