Social Media Statistics Roundup – Airlines, Search Engines and More #smstats

Welcome to the second edition of the social media statistics roundup. We love social media, we love data, so we decided to bring them together and share social media statistics with you. Come back every week to get the new edition. So here we go:

• Every usable email is worth $12.78 in online giving — How Much Money Do Americans Give Online?

• 7.5 million of Facebook users are younger than 13 and thus violating the service’s terms of service — Today’s Top Headlines in Social Media & Tech

• 85 (45%) of 186 airlines were active on Twitter, and they received 6x as many tweets as they send out — How Airlines Have Taken Flight With Social Media

• Bing, Microsoft’s search engine competing with Google, had recorded an increase 30% of market share since its launch in 2009 — How Social Media Affects Content Relevance in Search

• 23% of Internet time is spent on social networks – Americans Spend 23% of Internet Time on Social Networks

• Social networking app usage up 30% from last year – Nielsen’s Q3 2011 Social Media Report

Read last week’s edition: Social Media Statistics – Recruiting, ROI and More.

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Written by Tamara.

Tamara is the lead Lightspan detective–she’s a pro of social search, social data and all the newest and most useful social media tools.