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Facebook Hilariously Debunks Princeton Study Saying It Will Lose 80% Of Users | TechCrunch

Facebook Hilariously Debunks Princeton Study Saying It Will Lose 80% Of Users | TechCrunch | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Last week Princeton researchers released a widely covered  study saying Facebook would lose 80% of its users by 2015-2017. But nowFacebook’s data scientists have turned the study’s silly “correlation equals causation” methodology of tracking Google search volume against it to show Princeton would lose all of its students by 2021.

A Facebook spokesperson says “the report that Princeton put out is utter nonsense.” Indeed, it’s flawed throughout....

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Sharing a link on StumbleUpon generates 83% more ‘shares’ than Facebook – Simply Zesty

Sharing a link on StumbleUpon generates 83% more ‘shares’ than Facebook – Simply Zesty | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
New figures released by Stumbleupon show the potential of the site to increase traffic and social activity.

 

StumbleUpon is often forgotten about, getting lost in the wake of ‘sexy’ social media sites or technologies. Yet it should be an important part of your social media activity, if their latest figures are anything to go by.Use of StumbleUpon may be more about a strategic process than any active campaign, but if done well it can pay off....

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