Small business analytics company Radius has released an infographic that looks at the top 85 U.S. cities and ranks them by social media presence and daily deal activity.
San Francisco topped the list of the most social small business cities in the U.S., followed by (in order) Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Seattle; San Diego; Chicago; New York; Dallas/Fort Worth; Phoenix; and Tampa, Fla.
Although New York is ranked seventh -- following the news that more tech companies are expanding in the Big Apple -- many other major East Coast cities such as Boston didn't make the top 20. However, Washington. D.C.. was ranked third.
Meanwhile, many smaller cities are also using social media to connect. For example, Grand Rapids, Mich. (29%) and Oklahoma, Okla. (28%) have the highest percentage of small businesses with Facebook pages. Meanwhile, Rochester, Minn. (20%) has the highest percentage of small businesses embracing Foursquare check-ins.
"The report reinforces the shift in marketing where small business are embracing social media," Darian Shirazi, founder and CEO of Radius, told Mashable. "We were not surprised to see the typical large metro areas be at the top of the list, but were surprised to see many smaller metro areas perform well or even better than large metro areas."
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