Social Networking and Internet Network Marketing – Whats the Future?
social networking 10 years ago would have not meant the same as it does today. With the explosion on the Internet and the growth of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many other sites, the term social networking means something altogether different. In the last few months Facebook has grown to it largest number of subscribers ever which is now at 350 million. I know that seams hard to believe but yes there are more people on Facebook then there are in the US. At the same time the leader in the online videos, youTube, serves 100 million videos a day to its US customers only. I know that it hard to believe but it is correct. 100 million videos per day. Twitter, a new commer on the block, has also grow but there growth is nowhere near that of YouTube.
I felt that demographic of this growth was the more interesting storey. In 2009 for Facebook there was a 276% growth in the age group 35-54. That is not to say that there are more people 35+ on Facebook than under 35 because that is just not the case. 18 million of the 20 million US citizens on Facebook fall into that 35 and under crowed. What it does mean is the there will be continued growth in the 35+ age group because there is so much room to grow.
What is different about Twitter is primarily users are the 35+ age group that makes up to 66% of the usage of Twitter. Which means that Twitter has catered to this demographic as they have come online most likely for the first time.
You will find that YouTube is more balanced where 48% of the users are the 35+ as comparted to the 52% for 35 and under. Youtube also has a higher demographic of males as compared to Facebook has a higher demographic of females.
As a network marketer, this means that there are going to be more and more people that are coming on line in the 35+ age group.Since the 35+ age group is also the group that has more financial resources then the under 35 group, there is going to be a further explosion of marketers that will be focused on the 35+ age group that is trying to get their hands on those financial resources. At the same time this age group is least educated on how to use a computer let alone social networking.
As you can see, with this kind of growth that there is much more to come in the future. The timing of this is going to be very good for those that know how to take advantage of it. Understanding the demographics of those that are using the social networks will help the marketer better market their products and sevices. The sky can be the limit if the process is easy enough to use and for the most part can be self taught.
I think the future looks bright for network marketing based on these numbers.
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