Tag Archives: social media statistics

A human rights channel for YouTube

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

This week sees the launch of a YouTube channel dedicated to human rights. Describing itself as “curating the most powerful human rights content – breaking news, cutting edge activism video, under-covered stories, and more”, the channel brings into one place … Continue reading →

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Pinterest: can you make it work for your charity?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Pinterest, the online pin and share board, has really leapt into the headlines in the last few months. With reports that it is now occupying the bronze medal spot after Facebook and Twitter, even worries that its exponential growth may … Continue reading →

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Great selection of Infographics

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Hats off to Lorna Prescott (aka @dosticen) from Dudley CVS for pointing out this list of 30 infographics. Great for illustrating your presentations, wooing your bosses or just enlightening yourself about important world issues, this selection from Next Starfish is … Continue reading →

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Why we should still be paying attention to Facebook

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Facebook has had a lot of hype this week – they’ve launched on the stock market and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has got married (I only mention this because it has got such a lot of media attention). The airwaves have … Continue reading →

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Great animation about Facebook facts

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Check out this great little animation (courtesy of The Guardian’s Data Blog) which really explains Facebook’s massive growth! … oops, for some reason WordPress is not letting me embed the video, but do follow the link – it’s well worth … Continue reading →

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5 more useful things we learned about Facebook this week

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Like it or loathe it, Facebook is the big beast in the social media jungle. With 900 million users across the globe, and updates to its services coming thick and fast, it is the social network to which we often … Continue reading →

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The latest figures

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Statistics are like buses: none are released for ages and then suddenly loads come at once. Or that’s how it seems this week, with new data on the user numbers for Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube. So here we go: … Continue reading →

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Are you using G+?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I used to think that maintaining my organisation’s Facebook and Twitter accounts was probably enough to be going on with, especially with the recent changes to brand pages that both social networks are planning (see here for info from Mashable … Continue reading →

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Facebook IPO infographic

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

The airwaves are buzzing today with news of Facebook’s imminent shares issue (after long, weary months of gossip on this subject) and so here’s an infographic from Mashable which encapsulates everything you need to know. Impress your friends, wow your … Continue reading →

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2011 Donation Trends (infographic)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Morning, all. Here’s an interesting infographic, courtesy of Allyson Kapin in Frogloop: it gives some trends for why people donate money to good causes, and how they do this. Although this graphic relates to US donations, it’s still interesting to … Continue reading →

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