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Are you keeping up with social media?

By: Jim Giacobbe

July 15, 2014

56% of Americans have a profile on a social networking site. This is up from 52% just last year, and 48% from 2010.

55% of Americans 45-54 have a profile on a social networking site. It’s not just for kids any more. The biggest growth of any age cohort from 2011 to 2012 was 45-54 year olds, who now exhibit participation matching the U.S. average. The only group that is below average are 55+ Americans, and even 3 out of 10 of them are in the social networking game.

22% of Americans use social networking sites several times per day. It really is a “Social Habit”. In the past year, 12 million more Americans are using social networking many times daily. How many other things do we do several times per day? It’s not a long list.

Can you believe some of those stats from Jay Baer, on Convince and Convert? We're really getting into social media these days - not only can you find us on this wonderful blog, but we are all over Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and even Instagram! Click on the icons below to keep up with United Solutions!

Jim Giacobbe

Jim Giacobbe has been with the United Solutions Company since 2005 when he accepted a position as Chief Technology Officer. Jim eventually became the Chief Operating Officer and then Chief Executive Officer when Ray Cromer Jr. retired in 2010. Jim’s commitment to the credit union industry, innovative technologies, and team integrity has made him a respected and successful leader across the credit union service technology industry. Jim explains, “If we treat our customers and our staff with respect, offer best of breed technology, control expenses, and work hard to provide the best service possible we are way ahead of our competition. The formula for success isn’t that hard, but being disciplined and staying on task is the challenge.”