Check out more interesting statistics about Twitter via Twitter Statistics: The Full Picture.

Social media is here to stay and you know it, but how do you persuade those people in your organization that ‘don’t want to go there’? I usually start with one of the slides from my WHY SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENTATION…

then follow up with a few arm twisters e.g.

• Facebook Statistics
• LinkedIn Statistics
• Other Social Media Statistics

for the analytic type, or if the crowd can handle the ‘f’ word, I play the following presentation which has great one-liners you could play on…

Would you like help persuading the Social Media Naysayers in your life? Ask me about my WHY SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENTATION !

The survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid last fall found that Canadians are spending more than 18 hours a week online, compared to 16.9 hours watching television.

Interestingly, Internet usage and the number of hours watching television have both experienced a rise since last year. Web surfing is up from 14.9 hours last year and television watching rose to 15.8 hours.

Other media, such as newspapers, radio and magazines have all remained relatively stable in the last year.

The survey also found that the age gap in Internet usage is narrowing. On average, 18-34 year olds are spending 20 hours a week online, compared to 18 hours for those over the age of 35.

via Internet usage overtakes television watching: Report .

TubeMogul, which allows you to upload a single video clip to dozens of video sites including YouTube and get comparative statistics such as; how many views did your video get on each site, and how long on average did viewers watch your clip on each site? It’s a great tool for moving beyond video upload to strategic video optimization.

AllFacebook.com is a cool site for facebook marketers. It shows top facebook pages, applications and connects.