The World Celebrates Social Media Day [PICS]

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The perfect cake, presented at Social Media Day in Dubai on June 30. Photo by .

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Mashable community members around the world gathered Saturday to celebrate our third-annual . With hundreds of local events and thousands of attendees, the day was a win for all.

From day-long conferences to nighttime networking parties, people recognized the digital revolution in a variety of ways. But all events had one thing in common: celebrating online communities offline.

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Meetups took place in all corners of the world. Some of the most well-attended events occurred in Morocco, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and the United States, including San Diego and Cincinnati. Eight cities and two U.S. states officially declared June 30 as Social Media Day this year, making a total of 17 cities and three states that recognize the day.

Mashable hosted successful Social Media Day meetups in both San Francisco and New York City. On the west coast, Mashable staff and fans danced the night away to San Francisco-based DJ duo A Plus D and on the east coast, Wu-Tang Clan legend GZA/The Genius gave a stellar performance that rocked the crowd through the evening.

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Despite an , 3,500 #smday photos were uploaded to Instagram, and thousands more were posted on Flickr, Facebook and Google+.

Nearly 60,000 tweets were sent with hashtag — a big jump from last year’s 43,000. About 35,000 of the mentions came on Saturday alone, when the hashtag was a top Twitter trend for most of the day. Sports leagues, automobile brands, non-profit organizations and media companies alike tweeted Social Media Day well wishes, showing the event’s reach across a wide variety of communities.

We’re thrilled to call Social Media Day 2012 our biggest and best yet! A huge thank you to everyone who organized or attended. Without you, this annual, global event wouldn’t be the success it is today.

Mashable is also pleased that Social Media Day 2012 was presented by Motorola Mobility as its mission is to connect people around the world through innovative technologies. This is exactly what Social Media Day celebrates.

How did you celebrate Social Media Day this year? Let us know in the comments below, and tell us what you’d like to see for Social Media Day 2013 — we’re already counting down the days!

Happy Social Media Day From Pete Cashmore

Social Media Day 2012 Is Presented By Motorola Mobility

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