Social Media is a fast growing industry and it can be hard to follow. So sometimes it is nice to take a step back and review who the big players are and what they actually do.
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The following infographic by Text Marketer takes a global look on 4 of the main players: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest – and compares it with more traditional media like email and SMS.
What to Remember
- – LinkedIn was the first major platform to launch back in 2003
- – Facebook is the biggest with 1.26 billion active users
- – 98% of SMS get read
- – 58 million tweets are sent each day
- – 84% of all email is actually spam
Do you think email and SMS have a future or do you believe social media will take over everything?
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