Social Media Use in the 500
fastest growing private
companies in the U.S.

In 2007 The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Center for Marketing Research presented a survey
about social networking was proposed to the Inc. 500.
The same survey was just given to the companies and
here are the results

60% 50.0%
49%
57%
45% 37.5%
42%
30% 25.0% 27%
15% 12.5%
0% 0%
Social Networking Familiarity Social Network Usage
2007 2008
While the growth in familiarity with social
networks only grew from 42% to 57% the usage
shot up from 27% to 49%