The document discusses the evolution of social media and the internet over time, noting major milestones from the 1920s to present day and how the global distribution of internet users has shifted dramatically in the last 10 years. It also provides statistics on current internet and social media usage patterns as well as recommendations for how brands can successfully utilize social media by engaging customers and having a unified strategy across all departments.
4. The Internet Revolution
1920s Telex
1940s Fundamental Principals of Wired Communication
1969 ARPANET (File transfer, email)
1970s (late) BBS (Bulletin Board Systems)
1989 Tim Berners-Lee Invents WWW went public in 1991
1993 15M I t
Internet U
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1994 Netscape Browser
1997 SixDegrees
1998 Google
2002 840M Internet Users
2003 itunes, friendster, linkedin, MySpace
2004 facebook, Multiply, Orkut, Digg
2005 YouTube, Reddit
2006 Google buys YouTube for 1.65 Billion USD, twitter launch
2007 iPhone
2010 iPad
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5. Today
Number of Internet users worldwide
2 Billion
Percent of worlds population Online
30%
Number of Internet connected devices
3 billion, with 1.5billion being mobile
Number of Online consumers
1 billion, spending 1.2 trillion USD/year
Average age of facebook user
38
Source: IDC
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7. Shift of Global Internet Population
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8. Online and Mobile Consumption
Average hours per Internet user spend Online per day
2.5 hours / +6%
2 h 6%
Average hours per Mobile phone user spent Online
1 hour / +28%
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More time spent on Social sites than email*
4.6 hours/week vs 4.4hours/week
*TNS Digital Life Survey
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12. And how does Social Media fit in?
Advertising
Solicited vs unsolicited
Insights
Easy access via search
Distribution
Hyper growth pace
Communication
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13. Brands and Social Media
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