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54% of Chinese Internet Users Will Buy a Brand Their Friends “Like” or Follow on Social Networks

54% of Chinese Internet Users Will Buy Brands Their Friends "Like" or Follow on Social Networks (Ipsos Research)

The majority of internet users in China would buy a brand because a friend “liked” or followed that brand on a social network, according to March research by Ipsos. The report shows that social networks in emerging Asia-Pacific markets are more influential for consumers making brand decisions. Read →

Social Networking Stats: Asia Pacific Has Highest Visitation, Europe Shows Greatest Engagement

Social Networking Visitation and Engagement Worldwide

A recent report from comScore measured social networking visitation and engagement around the world, by region. Asia Pacific saw the largest percent of worldwide visitors to social networking sites – 32.5% – and Europe had the highest engagement, responsible for 38% of all social networking minutes. Read →

Mobile Payments To Reach $670 Billion by 2015

Mobile Transactions To Triple By 2015

According to a new study by Juniper Research, the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions will reach $670 billion by 2015, nearly triple the current value of $240 billion. Read →

LinkedIn Sees 240% Growth in Latin America

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Recent data from comScore shows that LinkedIn use has increased across the globe from March 2010 to March 2011. The social networking site for business professionals has grown 65% worldwide, from 48 million users in March 2010 to 79 million in March 2011. Read →

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