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Category: Social Networks

  • The state of the social web according to GlobalWebIndex

    Some interesting metrics form part of a global study into social media usage and trends published last week by GlobalWebIndex, the London-based market research firm. Stream Social: Q2 2013 examines usage worldwide of the top five social platforms – Facebook,…

  • The mobile internet tipping point in China

    It seems pretty clear that smartphone growth and usage in China are in high-speed mode. Recent research like IDC’s 2013 Q1 China Mobile Phone Quarterly Tracker talks up the growth trend, suggesting that smartphone shipments in China will grow 6…

  • Fifteen big trends for the evolving digital age

    Fifteen big trends for the evolving digital age

    The latest sets of analysed data on current and next internet trends from the peerless Mary Meeker, US venture capitalist and analyst, and her colleague Liang Wu, present a buffet of valuable metrics and compelling insights into the scope of…

  • Crest Memorial Day cartoon way off the mark

    [Update May 28:] A commenter to this post says the uproar I’ve described here isn’t about the cartoon you see above. Rather, “the offensive picture was part of Crest’s current marketing campaign stating something along the lines of ‘vowing not…

  • An experiment in brand story-telling

    Since starting this blog in 2006, I’ve been the sole writer and publisher of content,  making only a couple of exceptions over the past few years with content written by named guest writers. I strongly believe in transparency where disclosure…