Email is passé and virtual gaming goods are worth $6 billion: new teachings from Socialnomics

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Email is passé and virtual gaming goods are worth $6 billion: new teachings from Socialnomics

Submitted by Social Media Influence on November 9, 2012 – 11:50 amNo Comment

Digital analysis company Socialnomics has produced a new video documenting the definitive state of the social media landscape today.

‘Social Media Video 2013: Social Media Revolution 4′ contains the usual stats – Facebook has one billion users, social media accounts for the most amount of activity on the web, one in five couples meet online, and so on – but also flags up a number of surprises.

For example, every day 20% of Google searches have never been searched before (people are getting creative with their search terms, then). And a Ford Facebook campaign launch generated more traffic than a Super Bowl advert.

The video is crammed with insightful stats. Take a look: