Welcome to the social media revolution

It's crazy to think about how important social media is in our lives.

We'd like to share some statistics with you that we found in a cool video on YouTube titled "Social Media Revolution 2011," based on the book "Socialnomics" by Erik Qualman.

Yes, we found it on YouTube.

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world.

Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the United States.

Half of the mobile internet traffic in the UK is for Facebook.

A new member joins LinkedIn every second.

If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's third largest.

One in five couples meet online.

Three in five gay couples meet online.

One in five divorces are blamed on Facebook.

If Wikipedia were made into a book, it would be 2.25 million pages long.

Ninety percent of consumers trust peer recommendations.

Only 14 percent trust advertisements.

Welcome to the social media revolution.

As if those statistics aren't startling enough, think about your everyday life.

We check Facebook and Twitter constantly. And if we aren't checking them, our notifications are sent directly to our phones, keeping us in contact 24/7.

No one does homework anymore without Facebook up in the background so that when you need to take a break, you have an escape.

News travels faster through social media than it does through traditional news outlets.

When Osama Bin Laden was killed, Twitter broke the news.

Keith Urbahn, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's chief of staff, tweeted at 10:25 the night of the assault "So I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn."

President Obama didn't confirm the news until 11:30 p.m.

No television station, radio program or newspaper in the world can keep up with the spread of news on Facebook and Twitter.

But every single one of those news outlets has a presence in social media.

We just recently launched a Facebook page for The Rocket (which only has a little over 300 likes by the way, so you should go like us) to make sure we weren't left behind.

YouTube sensations are born every day. No one would've ever heard of Rebecca Black if YouTube hadn't made her a star with her captivating hit "Friday."

Social media also plays a huge role in the economy.

Reviews and recommendations on social media sites are taken very seriously, and usually followed.

Facebook has the power to make or break a product.

Think about how many posts clogged up your news feed when the Snuggie first came out.

Many manufacturers and retail outlets also offer coupons or special deals to their Twitter followers or Facebook friends.

And it's not just us, the Y generation. How many of your professors are you friends with on Facebook? How many parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.?

This isn't just our generation. This is a revolution.