How Millennials Can Leverage Social Media Popularity for Career Wins

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• May 23, 2014
• By Black Enterprise
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Who hates the satisfying feeling of getting lots of likes or double taps on your Facebook or Instagram posts? I don’t know many people who do.

But some take it to the next level, elevating the importance of social media popularity and allowing it to be a boost to the ego among a virtual world of fansfriends. It almost becomes a competition as to who can get the most attention, the most shares and the most viral response, and some will spend hours trying to win the Mr. or Ms. Popular crown as if it will somehow directly enhance their life in the real world.

Research shows that Americans aged 18-64 spend an average of 3.2 hours per day using social networks. More specifically, there are 1.6 billion likes per day on Instagram and users post an average of 60 photos daily. In terms of Facebook, there are, on average, 350 million photos posted and the average daily overall likes stand at 4.5 billion.

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