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381,576,30 checkins were made in 2010. A checkin has been made in every single country in the world, plus space. North Korea was the last country to check in. The Rally to Restore Sanity on October 30 was the biggest event of the year, with 30,525 checkins made in Washington, D.C. that day. Food venues were the most popular checkin category in 2010; campuses were the least. MTV, Bravo, the History Channel, Zagat and VH1 were the most popular brand pages.

Facebook ranked as one of the Top 10 online advertising properties earlier this year.

Of the money going to online buys, nearly half goes to search and a quarter goes to display.

At least a quarter of social media users connect with businesses along with their friends

ocial media is not just popular among the younger generation. The use of social media among older faculty (those teaching more than 20 years) is only slightly lower than that of young educators. •Some colleges are now accepting a one minute long YouTube video as a substitute for the traditional college essay. •61% of educators say they have a Facebook account and 12% of them say they use it to communicate with students. •40% of educators report having a YouTube account and 21% of them report using it to communicate with students. •18% of educators say they have a Twitter account, however that is on the rise. •46% of educators play social videos and podcasts as educational supplements to their lectures. •Skype has created opportunities for foreign language students to connect with a native speaker to help further develop their language skills. •Social media has created a new form of communication between students and faculty.