For example, the Facebook app Causes raised $12 million in donations in 2010. We know that social media sites are abused by stalkers and cheaters, but they can also be used as forces for philanthropic good. Finally, after factoring in the percentage of households that check out chat rooms and blogs (SimplyMap), we had the results you see below.
Then we looked at traffic generated by the major social networks, including Myspace, Friendster, Reddit, and Digg (analyzed by ad network Chitika). We started by calculating the number of Facebook and LinkedIn users per capita, followed by overall Twitter usage (NetProspex).
But the title instead goes to Washington D.C., a city where staying connected can get out the vote, and virtual handshakes help shape our nation. As home to the headquarters of Facebook, Palo Alto might as well be called Zuckerburgh. When we first decided to crown one town America's Most Socially Networked City, our money was on Palo Alto.
