This document summarizes statistics and trends regarding social networking sites from January to March 2011. It discusses how social media is influencing online shopping, tracking regional dialects on Twitter, and user activity on social networking sites and organizations. It also summarizes business news about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other sites, including revenue, user growth, and new products. Finally, it outlines how various companies are using social media for marketing purposes, including Toyota's Facebook poll on naming multiple Prius cars and foodservice operators using sites like Facebook to engage customers.
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