Information resource for social media users, specifically for journalists interested in learning about some facts and blogging

1. What is Social Media? By HammadSiddiqui

2. Social Media is an internet based interactive medium of communication.

3. #1 activity on the Internet

4. 750 If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest country in the world – 750 million usersWill they find you or your competition?

5. Newspaper Readership in Pakistan

6. Emergence of Alternative Media its live – its hot – its instant Its the fastest growing medium for communication

7. Online is the Media for Today and Tomorrow. People are watching more television, reading more news, playing more video games, spending more time updating their social networking profiles and using more video on demand services than they were six months ago, according to a new survey published today, but their actual spending has plunged as increasingly consumers expect free access. Spending on 'traditional' media such as newspapers and magazines has dropped almost 20% in the last six months, while spending on digital media has almost halved. Online, social networking and blogging remains the most popular pastime with half of all respondents doing it compared with 47% six months ago. The big jump in usage most recently has been among 45 to 54 year olds, increasing from 37% to 45%. Source: KPMG Report

8. Social Media Stats for Pakistan

9. 15 million mobile internet users in the country In 2007 there were 48, 000 Broadband Users, Today there are 1.5 million subscriber of Broadband 3.4 million bloggers

10. Social Media is VIRAL

11. Who is the most liked person From Pakistan on Facebook

12. 2.8 million Fans

13. Which is the most watched Youtube Channel in Pakistan?

14. 35 million views

15. Which Pakistani Institution has the top presence on Social Media?

16. 6,500 Videos – 7.1 million views

27. Social Media is changing the way humans interact & communicate Removing barriers like geography & language Democratizing the world’s information

28. If you are not on social media, you do not exist!

35. Blogging

36. Why Blog?

37. Challenges Before U Start!

38. Trends http://www.blogpulse.com/ http://www.ysearchblog.com/ http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends http://blogherald.com

39. Quick and crisp information?

40. Choosing a platform

41. Content Key

42. Where is the readership?

43. Challenges for Bloggers

44. Making Money Through Blogging

45. Success Factors YOU and Your Commitment

46. Happy Blogging! hammadlinks@gmail.com http://hammadsiddiqui.blogspot.com