100 Social Networking Statistics & Facts, A 2012 Infographic

Here’s a summery infographic of last year’s social media facts and figures made by creotivo.com. We see the details on 7 platforms; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Plus, YouTube en Instagram. Facebook is still on top of the game followed by Twitter and Google+. Women tend to use Pinterest more than men. However, Google+ is preferred by men.

Two Significant Trends in Social Media

 There are two trends that have emerged in the last two years that have changed the social media landscape and fabric:

•  Visualisation of content: This is obvious when you see the rapid rise of Pinterest and Instagram and the evolution of larger images on Facebook and its user interface. Google+ had realised this when it launched last year with its feature and function sets applying a highly visual format.

•  Mobile use and sharing: Instagram is the leader of this trend and is one of the reasons that Facebook made a $1 billion purchase of a non profitable company (Instagram) with only 16 employees.

For more details check out the infographic  from Creotivo.