STRENGTHS
Like it or not, Facebook now has more than 1 billion active users on-msn.com/RfB4i2
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(@msnNOW) October 04, 2012
1 billion people sharing and connecting and making the world more open. Truly amazing to have one platform for this. Congrats Facebook!
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Josh Elman (@joshelman) October 04, 2012
Facebook says it now has 1 billion users worldwide. 600 million have accessed it on a mobile device
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Brad Adgate (@badgate) October 04, 2012
Facebook receives 1bn search queries every day "without trying" says Zuckerberg. But most of these searches are for people #smwsocialsearch
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Dina Bhadreshwara (@Muffinbreath) September 27, 2012
60% of Facebook Users Will Discuss Brands That Offer Deals [Infographic] hub.am/U8hDxB
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(@HubSpot) October 02, 2012
3rd party study shows that Starbucks’ FB fans and friends of fans are 38% more likely to buy than average consumer #AWIX
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Kathryn Farwell (@kathrynfarwell) October 01, 2012
Maps to the world growth of internet users, wow! RT @linkedinqueen: #Facebook acquired one new user in the U.S. every second from 2009-2012.
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Douglas White (@DouglasWhite) October 01, 2012
FACT: 56% of people are more likely to recommend a brand after becoming a fan on Facebook - ow.ly/dVCS6
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(@HubSpot) September 30, 2012
Facebook got a steal on this RT @SAI: Suddenly, Facebook's Instagram Has More Users Than Twitter $FB read.bi/SnZ8xA
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Henry Blodget (@hblodget) September 27, 2012
Almost 50% aged 15-24 and over a third of 23-34 express their fashion interests on Facebook #SMWLDNFASHION ^MB
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SocialMediaWeek LDN (@smwldn) September 27, 2012
50% of Facebook Fans Prefer Brand Pages to Company Websites [INFOGRAPHIC]] hub.am/OSf0NW
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(@HubSpot) September 25, 2012
80% of US social network users prefer to connect with brands through Facebook #smwldn
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Unruly Media (@unrulymedia) September 25, 2012
2.5billion pieces of content are now shared on #Facebook every single day #smwldn
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Unruly Media (@unrulymedia) September 25, 2012
Referrals to Facebook Spike 1000% After Twitter Cuts Off LinkedIn [CHART] - grab.bz/P31UJq - @neeeda
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Marc Custers (@marccusters) September 24, 2012
WEAKNESS
Facebook users raise privacy concerns as company tweaks security settings gu.com/p/3b3z7/tf
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Guardian Tech (@guardiantech) October 15, 2012
Facebook “Promoted Posts” have primarily foreign “Likes”: Why? bit.ly/TgThLu
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Justin Vincent (@justinvincent) October 14, 2012
#Facebook fought to hide mobile issues from #SEC before its IPO. bloom.bg/OoAvVt $FB #tech
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Bloomberg West (@BloombergWest) October 10, 2012
Avoiding Facebook Fate Is Twitter CFO Goal on Way to IPO (Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-0… techmeme.com/121009/p19#a12…
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(@Techmeme) October 09, 2012
Less than 1% of online sales come from social media platforms bit.ly/VIXTA9 #socialmedia #ecommerce
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Alibaba.com UK (@AlibabaTalk_UK) October 09, 2012
Great comment from @noetic_hatter "Facebook is faking its numbers by pretending I am publicly sharing the story." rww.to/QY3i3A
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ReadWriteWeb (@RWW) October 05, 2012
Why one billion users is a BAD thing for $FB: bloom.bg/O8HgKM
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Cory Johnson (@CoryTV) October 05, 2012
Airplane food. It sucks, but you still eat it. Airplane food used to be free, now it is not. That's why airplane food is like Facebook.
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Mathew Yurow (@myurow) October 04, 2012
#Mashable How is Facebook Addiction Affecting Our Minds? [INFOGRAPHIC] ow.ly/2t17lQ
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Allan Blair Beaton (@AllanBBeaton) November 03, 2012
does anyone know what proportion of Facebook's billion users are only counted because they interact with a "like" button etc?
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Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) October 04, 2012
FB users are concentrating more on connecting with fam and friends rather than brands #awix
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(@eMarketer) October 03, 2012
"google is like advertising at a store, facebook is like advertising at a party" - Business Insider #AWIX
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babs rangaiah (@babs26) October 03, 2012
96% of Facebook Users NEVER return to your brand page. Design content for their home feed! #DEast12
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James Wong (@CommunityMGR) October 02, 2012
$FB's webwide Facebook Connect login has only penetrated 6% of top ecommerce sites w. @nisan. Dig: bloom.bg/PGXvw2
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Cory Johnson (@CoryTV) October 01, 2012
How many people see a brand's Facebook post? Only about 16%, unless it's liked, shared, commented on quickly, says @kdando #deast12
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Heather Kuldell (@hmKuldell) October 02, 2012
Firm Claims 80% Of Facebook Ad Clicks Were From Bots buff.ly/QaetoE Not good for the Facebook share price then!!
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Dr Ian Smith (@MfPWebMarketing) September 30, 2012
Facebook's new mobile app policy seems to be to hope we'll accidentally tap on sponsored links while trying to scroll past them.
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John Self (@john_self) September 30, 2012
my whole facebook timeline is filled with spam and advertisements #whathappened
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realshit (@stefBIGdreams) September 27, 2012
Thursday thought: eMarketer says that Twitter will do $130 million in mobile ad revenues this year versus Facebook’s $70 million.
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Richard Tolcher (@tolcher) September 27, 2012
People start out addicted to Facebook, and then become fatigued. On Twitter, they start out fatigued, and then become addicted.
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Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) September 26, 2012
"Facebook do realise that they are losing developers and that user growth has slowed" #login2012
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Zoya Street (@rupazero) September 26, 2012
Facebook requires local knowledge if mobile advertising strategy is to pay - Financial Times on.ft.com/UtV4Or #facebook #advertising
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Online Advertising (@advertisingbuzz) September 26, 2012
Facebook says private direct messages aren't being published publicly, but share price drops 9.1% bit.ly/S0le9U
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Jonathan Haynes (@JonathanHaynes) September 25, 2012
#facebook flooded with complaints after messages 'bug' tgr.ph/PSg9BN
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Telegraph Technology (@TelegraphTech) September 24, 2012
There is actually an unsolicited ad for Spam in my facebook timeline. Bullshit annoying ads have jumped the shark.
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Andrew Ferguson (@Ferrrgle) September 22, 2012
OPPORTUNITIES
Facebook passes one bajillion active users! Only 6 billion to go -- at least on this planet: is.gd/wBDOZq
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Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) October 04, 2012
$FB up 7% after launching gifts in an attempt to profit from e-commerce. $FB QUOTE: cnb.cx/seeFB
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(@CNBC) September 28, 2012
The majority of marketers (59%) are using social media for 6 hours or more each week. hub.am/R0gUuH Are you one of these marketers?
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(@HubSpot) October 15, 2012
Facebook Tests Pinterest-Style Feature Called 'Collections' bit.ly/Qhpgvr
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PDR Web Solutions (@PDRwebsolutions) October 10, 2012
Facebook partners with retailers to test "want" button
reut.rs/R81gOp $FB
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 08, 2012
Facebook pitches new $20 million "Sponsored Stories" settlement
reut.rs/R7WtMY $FB
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 08, 2012
Facebook says ads on mobile phones are 13 times more likely to be clicked than ads on a desktop. #bloombergbusinessweek
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Brad Adgate (@badgate) October 05, 2012
FACT: 61% of users want to be able to click-to-call a business on their mobile site - hub.am/UDKynH
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(@HubSpot) October 04, 2012
Facebook hits 1 billion users, will charge to ‘promote’ user posts - NY Daily News nydn.us/PcGy0E
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PDR Web Solutions (@PDRwebsolutions) October 04, 2012
#Facebook Now Lets US Users Pay $7 To Promote Posts To The News Feeds Of More Friends - techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/us-… via @techcrunch
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Social@Ogilvy (@SocialOgilvy) October 03, 2012
In UK 40% of all content is consumed on mobile. #WIREDnxt #AWIX @advertisingweek
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(@DailybreakBiz) October 03, 2012
55% of mobile shoppers likely to use mobile to help make purchase decisions; 53% ditched an in-store purchase due to mobile #IABMIXX #AWIX
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(@YahooAdBuzz) October 02, 2012
318.5 -- Average number of friends a Facebook user age who is a Millennial / Gen Y member has (ages 18-34)
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Karen Ellis (@SocialSweet) October 01, 2012
197.6 -- Average number of friends a Facebook user age who is a GenX member has (age 35-46)
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Karen Ellis (@SocialBarchives) October 01, 2012
Facebook's new pitch to brand advertisers: forget about clicks reut.rs/QvrCpO via @reuters
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Benjamin Beavan (@Benjamin_Beavan) October 01, 2012
Facebook moves into Social Commerce with "Facebook Gifts" newsroom.fb.com/News/Introduci…
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Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) September 27, 2012
#facebook launches 'real' gift service tgr.ph/PK8kyn
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Telegraph Technology (@TelegraphTech) September 28, 2012
Tip @TechMeme Zuck’s an asshole RT @markgurman: Facebook smartphone with HTC launching soon, ad campaign in the works 9to5google.com/2013/03/28/fac…
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Zac Coffman (@ZacCoffman) March 29, 2013
THREATS
56% of companies struggle to efficiently capture and analyze information from multiple social media channels. hub.am/S2tjOA
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(@HubSpot) October 17, 2012
Facebook accused of taking UK for a ride over taxes gu.com/p/3b38e/tw
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Guardian Tech (@guardiantech) October 11, 2012
"[Twitter's] “interest graph” is a much bigger deal going forward than [Facebook's] “social graph.”" forbes.com/sites/ericjack… ht @bokardo
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Andrew Hinton (@inkblurt) September 30, 2012
Facebook fuels violent crime says judge after man bites off part of a friend's ear following online abuse bit.ly/TNTbBp
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Richard Rodway (@richardrodway) September 28, 2012
Sky News: Man Stabbed To Death 'After Facebook Fight' bit.ly/W4i8pv
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NOW Bath News (@NOWBathNews) September 30, 2012
From Yesterday, now #4 on @Forbes: Facebook's MySpace Moment: Why Twitter Is Already Bigger Than Facebook - Forbes onforb.es/Q0N0of $FB
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Eric Jackson (@ericjackson) September 27, 2012
#facebook #news Operation Unlike Is A Go: Page Fan Counts Are Dropping Because Facebook Is Deleting Fake Accounts tcrn.ch/TCXVtj
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Social Media News (@SocialSnippet) September 26, 2012
Facebook's ad sales top estimates but payments revenue falls short of street's call $FB $$
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Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) October 23, 2012
$FB’s weekly rate of new users has fallen in four of the last six quarters. bloom.bg/O8HgKM
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Cory Johnson (@CoryTV) October 05, 2012
Facebook has more than 955 million users and 26% of its user base are from Asia. What are its prospects for further growth?
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equatore-productions (@equatore_rdk) September 24, 2012