The market leading annual research report on social media use in Atlantic Canada. This is the Podcamp presentation while a detailed report is off the MediaBadger blog at mediabadger.com/blog
3. about us
Since 2008, MediaBadger has been providing clients around the world with
actionable intelligence. We bring together our advanced search & analytics software
with a collection of brilliant minds. The firm operates two consulting & research
divisions; 1) Public Sector and 2) Business Sector.
Some of our clients include;
5. AI Engine
(Sentiment/Demographics)
Lexicon Ontology
database database
Analyst Team
Verification
MS360 OSSIP (geo-location, influence
Search Database
authority, analytics)
Report Compilation
Packaging
MS360 OSSIP Search Engine Backup Data
Report Delivered to Client
Consumer Search
Engines News Media Social Media
Local Newsgroups
Global Forums
Regional Social Networks
Blogs
Microblogs
6. digital data sources
๏ Blogs
๏ Newsgroups & Forums
๏ Social Networks (Facebook, FormSpring, LinkedIn,
MySpace)
๏ Microblogs (Twitter, Plurk, Identi.ca)
๏ Online news media (Herald, CBC, Gleaner, Globe & Mail)
๏ Video & Image sites (YouTube, Break.com, Flickr, Picasa)
๏ Geo-Location Services (e.g. FourSquare, Yelp, GenieKnows)
7. a word on privacy & ethics
๏ PIPEDA is our guide (Personal Information Protection & Electronic Documentation Act)
๏ We do NOT collect personal information. Ever.
๏ We do NOT resell to third parties. Ever.
๏ We don’t really care about individuals (Yeah, you’re boring. Me too.)
๏ We DO look at Authority & Influence of people
๏ If you make it public, anyone can see it
๏ You should be aware of your privacy settings
๏ We do NOT work with political parties or activists
8. our vision
“through understanding society & human relationships
online, we can help ensure dialogue between citizens,
business and government.
improved dialogue through deeper understanding
means less conflict.”
10. we’re digital consumers
average time online 87%
2010: 15.5 84% have 2 PC’s in home
2011: 17.5 watch TV & online
& high-speed web
590,000 48,000 650,000+
Atlantic Canadians Atlantic Canadians Use Facebook
watched YouTube last month use LinkedIn
Sources: Zanthus, Ipsos-Reid, StatsCan
17. 60+
3%
50-59
7%
18-29
40-49 Smartphone 31%
19% engagement
by age group
30-39
41%
n= 2,500 | % of Atlantic Canadians engaging in social
media through smartphones in 2011
32. other data
๏ Average age of Facebook user decreased from 47 to 44 (53-47 in ’09)
๏ Twitter median age stays steady at 42 (from 38 in ’09)
๏ New Brunswick continues to see largest provincial increase in social
media use...we see this into 2012
๏ Political and societal discussion increased 54% over 2010 and CAGR 8%
over 2011
๏ 72% of online commenters have an under graduate degree in 2010 and
+4% in 2011 - people are smart!
33. what are we looking for in 2012?
authenticity civil society
brand value
getting hyper-local creativity
34. emerging platforms for 2012-13
Mostly female Mostly male Mostly male
images social currency technology
mobile Mostly 14-25 Mostly 24-45
& video/images all content
tablets mostly female
low education
mostly male
higher education
35. music Hyper-Local
Niche
Networks
in-network
apps video activism
trends 2012
36. | thanks | mediabadger.com
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