October 21, 2011 – Anything Geospatial

Some of the latest metrics about social media are out from Comscore with no huge surprises I guess… The study on mobile social media usage based on data from its comScore MobiLens service, showed that 72.2 million Americans accessed social networking sites or blogs on their mobile device in August 2011, an increase of 37 percent in the past year. The study also provided new insights into how mobile users interact with social media, finding that more than half read a post from an organization, brand or event while on their mobile device.
Some Highlights:

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Post Mobile Growth of at Least 50 Percent
Majority of Mobile Social Networkers Read Posts from Brands While on Their Device
More than Half of Mobile Social Networkers Access Sites on a Near Daily Basis
Facebook Mobile Audience Approaches 60 Million Users
70 Percent of Mobile Social Networkers Posted a Status Update While on Their Mobile Device

See more – Social Networking On-The-Go: U.S. Mobile Social Media Audience Grows 37 Percent in the Past Year

Last fall in Norther Colorado, about 200 GeoGeeks gathered for a round of Lightning talks at an Ignite event held in conjunction with GIS in The Rockies. The evening featured about 12 – 5 minute presentations delivered in typical, Ignite format. This year, on November 3 in Fort Collins CO, the Ignite Lightning talk format will be used in another fun GeoGeek meetup, this time at DevMeetUp Colorado, taking place November 3 at the Rio (great venue) in Fort Collins CO. For a little fun, enjoy a recap of last year’s Ignite presentations (see also this Youtube Playlist) and see also presentations made at the 2010 NOCO DevMeetUp HERE. For images from the event see the photos in this Flickr Set.

Interested in attending or presenting at this FREE event? See details on the event registrations/Info page