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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity

5% of Americans had heard of Twitter in 2008; that figure rose to 87% last year. Study: Social Media Affects SMB Purchasing Decisions by HubSpot Blog. Younger buyers rely more heavily than their older counterparts on social media as key influence in SMB purchasing decisions–but not by all that much.

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity

Awareness of Twitter has explded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with&# Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008. Where SMB Spend their Marketing and Advert Money? In 2009, only one-third of SMB marketers viewed Faebook as “very&# or “somewhat&# beneficial.