Some thing to think about

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I came across this content on a security presentation I sat in last
week and thought it might be useful information. I think it is time
we answer the question how does this information impact education and
our teaching?



Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30 years old

Generation Y and Z consider email passé…some universities have
stopped distributing email accounts
1 in 5 couples meet online
1 in 5 divorces are blamed on Facebook
Kindergartners are learning on iPads, not chalkboards
If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s 3rd largest
50% of the mobile internet traffic in the UK is for
Facebook….imagine what this means for bad customer experiences
Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the U.S.
A new member joins LinkedIn every second
More than 37 million people watched the VW Darth Vadar Super Bowl
ad on You Tube
The Ford Explorer launch on Facebook generated more traffic than a
Super Bowl ad (Which cost them very little)
90% of consumers trust peer recommendations… only 14% trust
advertisements
93% of marketers use social media for business
The ROI of social media is: Your business will still exist in 5
years

There are more that 200 million active users currently accessing
Facebook through their mobile devices.

There are 400,000 smartphone apps now on the market.