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MCO 1302: Mass Media and Society Online

Social Media Opinion

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The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. Use to find attitudes about social media and facts and trends in use of social media.

Social Media Stats

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Facebook

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How to Find Facebook Statistics

Log in to Facebook and click the Facebook page title you want to get statistics for in the left sidebar. If the page title doesn't appear there, click the downward-facing arrow in the upper right corner of the screen, select "Use Facebook as Page" and click the desired page title.

Instagram

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How to Find Instagram Statistics

Click your username menu again and then “My Profile”. From here you will see all your Instagram media. Click an image and below it you will see the number of likes, comments, date posted, filter and hashtags used, and a map of the location it was posted from (if a location was attached to the image).