Social Media Attains Critical Mass

If you’ve been resisting the Social Media wave, a recent study reflects you can no longer ignore the writing on the wall. Check out these latest stats:

• More than half of adults now relying on at least one of these so-called Web 2.0 platforms for communicating with friends, family, or colleagues on a regular basis.
• it is clear that a fundamental shift has taken place in all of our lives about what it means to communicate in the 21st Century.
• The percentage of U.S. adults who said they now rely on instant messaging, for example, rose to 22% this year from just 9% in 2007.
• One out of 10 U.S. adults now publish blogs, up from just 5% a year ago.
• The percentage of Americans of all demographic groups who say they now read a blog everyday soared between 2007 and 2008.

You can read the full overview below:

OMG! UM Finds Web 2.0 Breeding Consumers 2.0, Social Media Attains Critical Mass

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