Nice way of breaking things down in a clear and fairly transparent way (though I’m sure people will complain that it’s only a ‘range’ rather than exact amounts). Wonder if other members of gov (or 2012 candidates) would be willing to disclose the same?

Interesting bit of data (and visualization) from Flowtown. Guess it’s not all too surprising that Microsoft checks in at the top spot given the size of their workforce and the obvious connectivity (in fact I’d be surprised if their employees weren’t at least somewhat connected and networked).

Would be even more interesting if we were able to see this broken down by dept or function. Is it all marketing folks tweeting and trying to make sure their social profile is up to par? Or are customer service, PR, operations, sales etc also engaged and using it to drive business? Social employees is one thing, but social employees who are actually empowered and using their activity to engage customers and potential customers would say quite a bit more about the company and it’s culture.

Awesome infographic pulled together by the always smart @msaleem showing not just how much facebook has grown but also how pervasive it has become in the daily lives of so many.

One stat tucked quietly away near the bottom of the graphic is one that I’ve always felt was overlooked by many brands and marketers— 3.5 million events created per month. Often it feels like facebook is treated as a silo that exists only online, but the potential for creating interesting experiences offline that start on facebook is tremendous. Offline and online are increasingly the same, just facets of life, so makes sense for brands to start treating them as such.