Hunting in the social media marketing “jungle”, implies that you have an idea of what social media engagement is. Moreover, topping the relevant metric should be your major concern. But, posting with a willy-nilly attitude will not produce the fruits you need. Find some useful global social media statistics & trends and keep in mind these 5 social engagement tips before you hit “PUBLISH”.

Facebook is the most popular social network in the world, filling a need of users to connect with others and build relationships. Marketers on the other side feel very happy to know that their prospects are just some clicks away.

Is it possible to achieve immortality- at least for your digital persona ? This graphic goes a bit black but you should know where your social media accounts go after you die.

Contrary to the great concern of some specialists that the advent of social media would suffocate the television industry, even more shows are successfully adapting to the online social trend and transforming viewing to an interactive experience that captures even more viewers. Here are some outstanding examples.

Psy scientists point out that there is strong evidence of connection between social media use and narcissism depending mostly on the frequency we present ourselves on the social sphere and actually meaning the level of addiction.

Can we freely and openly combine our persona on social media networks with our professional life and goals? Businesses are still toddling in terms of how they should take on social media usage by their current and future employees and moreover how they can restrain negative sentiment rising from their social references and actions. Let’s see the facts.

Unthinkable parties aren’t just a cinema thing… This infographic will show you how nine small gatherings turned into true riots with hundreds of people.

The advent of social media networks has radically change the way businesses – that is recruiters – pick their job candidates from the crowd, putting traditional methods such as bill posts and local papers on the back seat. Get to know the new face of recruiting.

The new facebook search engine is out, ready to crawl and record whatever it finds in its pass and committed to offer a unique, more personalized search experience. Will you grant access to all of your data or are you determined to take control of your privacy?

Pinterest thrives in the social commerce landscape, offering notable growing rates of referral traffic compared to Facebook and Twitter while it clearly trumps in terms of average consumer spending. See the numbers.

See a breakdown of the most popular web properties around the world and users’ habits regarding visit frequency.

People from Vertical Measures give some tips on how a business can utilize major social networks for lead generation, product reviews, customer service and brand awareness to better consolidate its social media presence.

Bits of sarcasm and irony here but stands as a good reason for a junky info-break at the office. Take the major social networks to the animal kingdom. How would each one fit out in the wild?

Along with the striking internet growth rises the threat of cyber bullying, trolling and general obtrusive behavior or malicious attacks against teenagers who are unsuspectingly surfing the interwebs. This infographic addresses the issues that parents encounter in the effort of monitoring internet usage of their child.

Webhosting buzz gets the pulse of the social media landscape for the first quarter of 2013 and outlines trends and facts from 8 leading social networks.

What are the true incentives of friending and unfriending on Facebook? How gender diversifies social networking bahavior? Questions that find their answer here.