Tag Archive: Facebook

Apr 05 2013

Snapshot: Facebook membership trends 2013 update

Figure 1:  Percentage change in Facebook membership between June 2012 and April 2013 in select Caribbean countries (Source: Socialbakers)

Last year we included Facebook membership in our Snapshot series. Here is our 2013 update of Facebook membership trends across the Caribbean In 2013, Facebook continues to be the juggernaut social media property with well over 1 billion members worldwide. According to Facebook and as of 31 December 2012: approximately 82% of its monthly active users are …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2013/04/snapshot-facebook-membership-trends-2013-update/

Jun 13 2012

Snapshot: Facebook membership trends across the Caribbean

3 and 6 month change in FB user numbers (vertical)

A new instalment of our Snapshot series discussing Facebook membership trends across the Caribbean In recent years, much has been made of the astronomical rise of Facebook, the behemoth social networking website, which as at April 2011 reportedly had 901 million users worldwide. The website is on target to hit one billion users before year …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/06/snapshot-facebook-membership-trends-across-the-caribbean/

Jun 06 2012

5 key trends from the $15B Facebook class action lawsuit

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Here are five takeaways from the ongoing USD 15 billion class lawuit against Facebook, which is accused of violating its users’ privacy online. Over the last few weeks, news on Facebook has been dominated by its Initial Public Offer (IPO) on the NASDAQ Exchange; the controversy surrounding its first day of trading; and the company’s …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/06/5-key-trends-evident-from-the-15b-facebook-class-action-lawsuit/

Mar 14 2012

Social media trends on Caribbean business

Presentation slides on “Social Media Trends on Caribbean Business” and proposed follow up activities. At Avaya Evolutions 2012 in Jamaica on 1 March, Editor and Publisher of ICT Pulse, Michele Marius, gave a talk on “Social Media Trends on Caribbean Business”. During the talk, a copy of which is provided below, she: provided a overview …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/03/social-media-trends-on-caribbean-business/

Dec 21 2011

The growing impact of Twitter

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Throughout the year, Twitter has occasionally been in the news. While some of its contemporaries either have issued, or have been preparing for, Initial Public Offers, relatively speaking, Twitter has been operating under the radar.  This post examines its growing impact in our social space. On Monday this week, the international press reported that Saudi …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2011/12/the-growing-impact-of-twitter/

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