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August 26, 2015
top 20 start ups funded by Fidelity investment
The above list prepared and verified by Crunchbase shows the list of total VC funded start ups where Fidelity investments has a stake . From Airbnb, Pinterest, Snapchat , Uber and Hootsuite it is also present across medical and Biotech start ups like Pax labs and Blue Apron
Fidelity Investment has earlier been known for funding many unrelated businesses, including a luxury hotel and Veritude, a temporary employment agency.. Fidelity has also strategically invested in the telecom/managed services/data center industries, having incubated COLT Telecom Group in Europe, MetroRED in South America, and KVH in Japan. (Since 2008, all MetroRED ownership has been completely divested.)Meanwhile Fidelity ventures Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm. Fidelity International Limited (FIL), was an affiliate founded in 1969, serving international markets and the rest of the world;
July 28, 2015
10 statistics on How Linkedin struck gold and disrupted the hiring industry
Linkedin was launched on 5th May, 2003 by Reid Hoffman and 5 team members. Click here to see complete linkedin stats


The science of the making of Linkedin : How to win friends and influence employers
- Linkedin users (%) with more than 500 connections: 41
- LinkedIn membership after one year of operations : 4,500
- Number of Languages which Linkedin Supports: 24
- Number of Employees which works at Linkedin : 7,600
- Total number of LinkedIn users : 313,000,000
- Number of monthly unique visitors to LinkedIn: 87,000,000
- Professional hired via ads on LinkedIn: 35,522,000
- interviews received from Linkedin : 122,070,000
- Number of linkedin account is created seconds: 1
- Number of full time employees in Linkedin: 7600
- Cost of Linkedin stock per share at its IPO debut : $45
- Cost of Linkedin Share after the first day of trading : $94 (109%
- Linkedin revenues from non US Countries in percentage 30%
- Percentage of Linkedin Subscribers who are paid members: 16%
- The increase in percentage of Linkedin company created pages: 33%
source :Forbes/wiki/linkedin annual report
July 10, 2015
3 datapoints used by UK business measure their social web ROI
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Lessons in social web transformation : 3 ways to manage social media better |
1) time spent on the brand page across social pages
2) referral traffic increase/ page views/ unique visitors
3)clickthroughs to visit the landing page
4)Bounce rate ( users entering and existing from the same page)
5)increase in transactional depth ( likes, sharing or comment
6) Klout Score , which analyses ranks and determines a social media score which is given to each site and gives a ranking of the website’s social friendliness.
July 9, 2015
The runaway growth of reddit :subreddits growing at 8m hourly page views

source :Statista
Reddit is much in the news these days due to the controversy of its AMA staff Victoria Taylor who is said to have been unceremoniously removed. However the way reddit has been able to grow its traffic should be a lesson to social sites ( mainly Digg) which showed a lot of promise earlier but they became a victim to their ” own rigidity” . Reddit page views in 2012 was 37billion, which reached 71billion in 2014
Reddit was acquired by Condé Nast Publications in October 2006, however Reddit became a direct subsidiary of Condé Nast’s parent company, Advance Publications, in September 2011.
Reddit has recently seen a $50 million funding round led by Sam Altman and including investors Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway, Snoop Dogg and Jared Leto in 2014Their investment saw the company valued at $500 million.
July 7, 2015
The top 10 Tennis Stars and their social media endorsement rankings
This infographic from Adweek shows
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The top 10 Tennis Stars and their social media endorsement rankings
After NBA and soccer, its the grass courts and centre courts which beckons, as tennis ranks third in terms of social media average followers per player, according to exclusive research from PMK BNC. As we come to the mid season of Wimbledon ,with the U.S. Open set for later this summer, tennis’ social media season is in full swing and so are the endorsements by these tennis superstars.This infographic from Adweek goes behind the scenes of eight of the top tennis stars, their social media rankings and and major recent endorsement deals—as well as an analysis by the firm of their use of branded posts.
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June 7, 2015
Twitter and Facebook usage by devices: 85% tweet from their smartphones
The above data shows users are spending more time on “twitter ” compared to Facebook from their mobile device through smartphone apps.American Facebook and Twitter users already
spend more time using the services on their smartphones than they do on their PCs and laptops. Nielsen data shows 85% of Americans tweet from their smartphone
However in terms of engagement, Facebook outranks Twitter based on the time they spent on both the sites
spend more time using the services on their smartphones than they do on their PCs and laptops. Nielsen data shows 85% of Americans tweet from their smartphone
However in terms of engagement, Facebook outranks Twitter based on the time they spent on both the sites
May 28, 2015
Top 10 global regions with highest social media accounts
middle east mobile penetration exceeds 124% vs 17% in social media
asia pacific digital indicators: 35% penetration rate with 93% mobile connections
April 24, 2015
changes and disruption in multiplatform usage in UK
Overview of the digital Disruption in digital media in UK from Sumit Roy
UK Digital Market Overview 2015 : Top sites demographic preferences and user behavior including monthly snapshot of digital audience trends
UK Digital Market Overview 2015 : Top sites demographic preferences and user behavior including monthly snapshot of digital audience trends
August 31, 2014
July 27, 2014
Digital Indicators In South Asia : Internet Penetration vs Mobile Penetration
INTERNET AND SOCIAL INDICATORS : 17%penetration rates with 31% across urban cent res , with 72% increase in Mobile subscription
June 8, 2014
How to Increase Your Call To Action by Using Twitter Cards
Increasing your Call to action by using 8 Types of Twitter Cards
And here is how this same Tweet would look when you have enhanced it with a Twitter Product card
How Businesses Are Using Twitter cards to increase their conversion and point of sale .Twitter Cards are being used by more than 10,000 developers, mobile apps and websites to richly represent content on Twitter, including article summaries, user-posted photos, videos, songs, and more
Recently social media examiner published a post on how business are using twitter cards for marketing themselves. Twitter cards help a brand to make itself stand out from the clutter as well as helps your tweet to have that ” unique call to action.Twitter Cards allow you to add rich media to your tweets making them much more appealing and engaging.
Whether you have an eCommerce site, a sports website or a website which sells tickets, Twitter Cards allow you to add rich media to your tweets making them much more appealing and engaging.
Here’s an example of what you’re probably used to seeing on Twitter:
Here’s an example of what you’re probably used to seeing on Twitter:
And here is how this same Tweet would look when you have enhanced it with a Twitter Product card
May 26, 2014
May 22, 2014
Western Nations continue to show Facebook Fatique as Facebook usage in France drops 10%
With a population of around 62milion,Facebook is used by 60% of French users of its users. After Facebook, its Tumblr and Twitter which are the most popular social properties in France
Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Social Media Market Share
May 21, 2014
Top 10 Chinese Web Companies Ranked by Highest Revenue From Display Advertising
Top 10 Internet Companies by Ad Revenue in Q1 2014 — China Internet Watch: “China’s online advertising market in the first quarter of 2014 reached 29.53 billion yuan (about USD 4.7 billion), down 14.3% from the previous quarter but up 53.1% compared to the same period in the previous year, according to iResearch.
Search ads represent 61.5%, followed by online display ads with 31.8%.
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Search ads represent 61.5%, followed by online display ads with 31.8%.
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Baidu Taoba and google China are among the top 3 Chinese Internet Brands in terms of generating the highest revenue by Display Advertising text/ Image.s or Video banners
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May 20, 2014
5 Key Tools for Real Time Event Marketing Across The Web
Managing your Online Event Across The Social Media Channels : 5 Key Tools for Real Time Marketing
IAB Australia” provides tips on how to market your event online . Most events are marketed via podcasting, webinar m Google Hangout, or via online video . These are a great way to coordinate customer feedback or focus group sessions with your target audience.
May 3, 2014
Snapchat steps up its war againts Whatsapp,Rolls out text and Video Chatting to its Mobile Vido App

In its biggest update yesterday, as it starts to compete against the big boys of social web, by adding the ability to add text messaging and and video chatting to its photo and video sharing app.
The latest version of the app focuses on helping its users have conversations, rather than just one-off picture and video messages.Snapchat rolled out some big new features including the ability to send disappearing text-only messages back and forth, as well as the ability to video chat with other active app users.
The latest version of the app focuses on helping its users have conversations, rather than just one-off picture and video messages.Snapchat rolled out some big new features including the ability to send disappearing text-only messages back and forth, as well as the ability to video chat with other active app users.