Social networks around the world 2010 European research and consulting firm InSites Consulting has released a detailed report based on a global study of 2,800 internet users. The full report provides fascinating insights into social networking preferences and behaviors around the world, so we are embedding it above. InSites has a blog post summarizing key [...] Read →
Paris-based Semiocast has performed a semantic and quantitative study of 2.8 million tweets. The company found that roughly half the tweets posted on the micro-sharing service are in English, down 25% from last year. The top 5 languages used on Twitter are English, Japanese, Portuguese, Malay and Spanish. Japanese comes in second with 14% of messages, followed by Portuguese [...] Read →
TrendStream, who publishes the Global Web Index, has created a visualization that shows the penetration of different social technologies in major markets around the globe. The research is based on interviews with 32,000 Internet users in 16 countries. Article in Mashable; full chart at Global Web Index. Read →