Social Media Evangelists

The amount of time consumers spend on social networking sites is limited when compared with overall time spent on content-related Web sites, according to a new survey from Burst Media.

Research found that while 40 percent of 18-to-34-year-olds spent 11 hours or more every week online, only 3.5 of those hours are spent on social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, according to Burlington, Mass.-based Burst Media, an online media agency.

In the last few weeks I’ve explored why more law enforcement officers and agencies are not jumping on board the social media bandwagon; the dangers of official or unofficial officer use; and the importance of a good social media policy, whether or not your agency is officially using social media.

Is Social Media a Fad or the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?  Welcome to the Social Media Revolution:

Stats from Video (sources listed below by corresponding #)

By 2010 Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers….96% of them have joined a social network
Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web
1 out of 8 [...]

JellyBarn, a leading provider of applications, widgets, and games, is pleased to kick off it’s social media contest - Social Mastermind 2009. Aimed at forward-thinking brands and marketers, companies can submit a social app concept for the chance to win a full-scale social campaign worth $100,000.

The 42-year-old web guru, in an effort to show Wikipedia’s impact thus far, referenced a recent trip to a slum in India where he “met this young man on the street who told me that he had used Wikipedia to pass his 11th grade exams.”
“Wow, that’s really cool, right? We’ve had some impact, even in [...]

Looks like the cat’s out of the bag! Yep, just like the debates, they’re bringing the social web to TV, but this time we’re inviting a few more friends.
Twitter
Twitter will of course be a part of the fun, so tweet your thoughts on the voting experience, feedback on the polls, and other updates from your [...]

Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC), a digital organization that utilizes social media tools to raise funds for well-deserving charities, raised over $20,000 at its inaugural event on Friday, October 10 at the Harvard Club of Boston. All proceeds went to Jane Doe Inc., a Boston non-profit dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. [...]

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for September 2008 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service.
Top 50 Properties
Google Sites continued to lead as the most visited property in September with more than 144 million visitors, followed [...]

According to the findings of the 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study, almost 60% of Americans interact with companies on a social media website, and one in four interact more than once per week.
Key findings:

93% of Americans believe a company should have a presence in social media, while
85% believe a company should not only [...]

Barnes & Noble has decided to dip its toes into the social network relm.  It announced on Monday iys intention to launch “My B&N,” where online shoppers can set up personal pages focusing on their book, film and music interests and where they can also share information with Facebook and other social networks, using Open [...]