Social Media Day 2013: A Global Celebration

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   Ahmedabad, India

   More than 200 people from Ahmedabad came together to celebrate the city's first ever Social Media Day.

   Image courtesy of Kumar Manish

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   Bahia, Brazil

   Attendees in Bahia, Brazil, are all smiles in their matching SMDay shirts.

   Image courtesy of Leow Lopes

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   Bahrain

   Social Media celebrants pose with the Twitter bird at the Bahrain event hoping to get more followers.

   Image courtesy of Instagram, Fardan Raffii

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   Bolivia

   Celebrants enjoy a successful event in Bolivia.

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   Buffalo, N.Y.

   Buffalo attendees share their thoughts on social media.

   Image courtesy of Jennifer Macey

6. 

   Chicago, Ill.

   Guests at the Chicago event gather around to learn more from the speaker.

7. 

   Cocody, Ivory Coast

   Cocody attendees learn more about social media at their event.

   Image courtesy of Barcely YoroBi

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   Colombo, Sri Lanka

   Participants in Colombo's Social Media Day pose in front of their colorful display.

   Image courtesy of Gihan Fernando

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   Cork, Ireland

   Attendees at the Cork, Ireland, event gather around their computers.

   Image courtesy of Antonio Santos

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    Cork, Ireland

    Cork, Ireland, hosted a social media scavanger hunt for this year's event.

    Image courtesy of Antonio Santos

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    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica attendees share their thoughts with a speech bubble.

    Image courtesy of Josue Rojas

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    Davao, Philippines

    Davao, Philippines, had social media themed cupcakes at the event.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, Kerslyn N

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    Denver, Colo.

    SMDay Denver got festive for the event with fun party costumes.

    Image courtesy of Sara Grossman

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    Detroit, Mich.

    A packed Social Media Day celebration in Detroit waves to the camera.

    Image courtesy of Livio Connect

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    General Santos, Philippines

    General Santos was one of many cities to participate in social media day events all across the Philippines.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, Erwin Bantilan

16. 

    Hudson, Ohio

    Celebrants in Ohio hold up social media signs at their event.

    Image courtesy of Ryan Collins

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    Kuwait

    Kuwait attendees are Instagrammed while taking an Instagram.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, mishoo_show

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    Manila, Philippines

    Event workers help pump up the crowd at the Social Media Day event in Manila.

    Image courtesy of Ros Juan

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    Manila, Philippines

    Image courtesy of Instagram, Bren Ramirez

20. 

    New York City

    Guests play "bucket pong," courtesy of event sponsor, Home Depot.

21. 

    New York City

    Mashable interns pose for a picture during Social Media Day at Milk Studios on June 29.

22. 

    Jefferson City, Mo.

    After recognizing June 30 as Social Media Day, Missouri attendees gather for a series of lectures to celebrate.

    Image courtesy of Gus Wagner

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    Miami, Fla.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, Social Media Day Miami

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    Oahu, Hawaii

    Celebtrants in Hawaii celebrated Social Media Day beach-side.

    Image courtesy of Social Media Club Hawaii

25. 

    Ottawa, Canada

    The deputy mayor or Ottawa presents the event organizer with the city's Social Media Day proclamation.

    Image courtesy of Elaine Lindsay

26. 

    Panama

    Panama had a series of speakers at the event.

27. 

    Portugal

    Speakers at the Portugal event gather for a picture.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, Pedro Caramez

28. 

    Red Bank, N.J.

    This Red Bank attendee mustache you a question.

    Image courtesy of Alison Kimszal

29. 

    Lusaka, Zambia

    Lusaka, Zambia, hosted a discussion during the day for Social Media Day.

    Image courtesy of CIRCA 1964

30. 

    Lusaka Zambia

    Attendees in Lusaka continued celebrating with an after party later that night.

    Image courtesy of CIRCA 1964

31. 

    Reno, Nev.

    Reno provided social media treats for attendees.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, Social Media Day Reno

32. 

    San Diego, Calif.

    Guests in San Diego enjoy the Social Media Day event.

    Image courtesy of Tyler Anderson

33. 

    Tulsa

    This Tulsa guest shows how much he likes Social Media Day.

    Image courtesy of Cheryl Lawson

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    Tunisia

    Tunisia celebrated Social Media Day with a social beach party.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, tunivisions

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    Kuwait

    A guest poses in front of a giant Instagram camera at the Kuwait event.

    Image courtesy of Instagram, His & Hers

Mashable community members gathered on June 30 to celebrate the fourth annual Social Media Day. Participants recognized the digital revolution in a variety of ways, from all-day panel discussions to nighttime networking parties.

Thousands participated in the hundreds of Social Media Day events that took place around the world. Some of the most-attended events were hosted in Australia, Costa Rica and Sri Lanka. In the United States, Detroit, Mich., San Diego, Calif., and Miami, Fla., brought out the largest crowds.

Although it is the fourth year celebrating this day, some places are just starting their traditions, such as Ahmedabad, India, and San Pedro Sula, Honduras — both of which hosted Social Media Day events for the first time this year.

Mashable hosted an action-packed Social Media Day event at Milk Studios in New York City, where thousands of attendees enjoyed networking, refreshments and tunes from DJ Gavin Russom. We also unveiled our summer interns' DIY creations as part of The Home Depot's "call to hacktion" challenge.

More than 118,000 tweets were sent regarding Social Media Day this year, according to Peek Analytics, and roughly 20,000 of these mentions came just on June 30. Celebrities, professional sports teams, entertainment brands, non-profit organizations and media companies all tweeted Social Media Day messages to their followers, and in all, individuals from 117 countries joined in on sending Social Media Day well wishes, spreading the global reach of this day to potentially more than 147 million accounts on Twitter, according to Topsy Pro.

On #smday, we want to say THANK YOU #RaiderNation for all of your support! #RaidersSMDay

— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) June 30, 2013

It's Social Media Day! Celebrate by sharing your Miiverse drawings on Twitter using the hashtag #Miiverse #SMDay pic.twitter.com/Ekbyqs9Jso

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 30, 2013

Happy Social Media Day everyone! Let's all try our best to lessen clutter on other's timelines, to not be so vain, and to be helpful. #SMday

— bianca gonzalez (@iamsuperbianca) June 30, 2013

We're so overjoyed by the impact Social Media Day 2013 had around the world. A big thanks to all who participated. Social Media Day wouldn't be the global success that it is without the wonderful Mashable community that drives it forward.

How did you celebrate Social Media Day this year? Share your stories in the comments below, and tell us what you hope to see during Social Media Day 2014 — it's less than a year away!

Happy Social Media Day From Pete Cashmore

Other Social Media Day Resources:

• Social Media Day Meetups Happening Worldwide

• How to Organize a Mashable Meetup

• How to Make Social Media Day Official in Your City

• Past Social Media Day Celebrations

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