Resources of the Week: Internet and Social Networking Stats
Resources of the Week: Internet and Social Networking Stats
By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor
How many people use the Internet -- in China? How many people are using Twitter? What are the demographics of Facebook users? What percentage of folks have high speed Internet access at home? Find the answers to all of these questions and many, many more at the following websites:
+ ClickZ Stats ("News and expert advice for the digital marketer")
Stats on social networks are important, but I'm going to need your help in creating a community archive, can you submit stats as you find them? I'm often asked, "What are the usage numbers for X social network" and I've received considerable traffic on my very old post (way back in Jan 08) of MySpace and Facebook stats, even months later. Decision makers, press, media, and users are hungry for numbers, so I'll start to aggregate them as I see them.
Welcome to Domain Tools's daily domain statistics page. Our stats show how many domains are currently registered and how many domains used to be registered but are now deleted.
The U.S. Census Bureau's Internet site devoted exclusively to 'Measuring the Electronic Economy.' This site features recent and upcoming releases, information on methodology, and background papers.
+ Facebook Press Room: Statistics
Facebook publishes its own set of frequently updated statistics about growth, "user engagement," etc.
As a United Nations agency, the ITU has an obligation to identify, define, and produce statistics covering its sector - the telecommunication/ICT sector.
The FreePint Family is a family of resources to help information workers be more effective, raise the value of information in their organisations and contribute to success.
'FreePint... provides most of my professional development because it won't come through work and [other resources] just don't cut it.'
FUMSI Forum: Do you have a research question? Post it to the FUMSI Forum, where professionals share Q&A and useful tips on how to Find, Use, Manage and Share Information. It's free.
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