2014 was a huge year for social media, for better or for worse.  There were quite a few big events in the past twelve months that were either started by online interactions, or spurred on and exacerbated by them.

The Sochi Olympics and the World Cup were two events that saw nigh-unprecedented levels of social media interaction and engagement, and those were just the tip of the iceberg.

Take a look at this infographic the shows the impact social media had this year across the world.

Credit goes to AddThis.