29 social networks that have at least 1M visitors per day
- Facebook has stated that about half of its users log in to the site every day, which seems to match these numbers.
- It’s interesting that Orkut, counted out by many, clocks in a significant number of daily visitors. From this perspective, it’s the second-largest social network in the world. This is in large part due to it’s extremely strong following in Brazil and to a somewhat lesser extent, India.
- How the mighty have fallen. MySpace is only number 12 on this list. (And speaking of the fallen, Friendster didn’t even make the list.)
- Facebook dominates to an almost ridiculous extent. Combine all the daily visitors for the other 28 social networks on this list and you still only end up with two-thirds of what Facebook has.
USA vs. China on the Internet
- China’s Internet user base is bigger, much bigger (1.76x that of the United States).
- The US Internet infrastructure is still way ahead of China’s, at least for end users.
- China has much more potential for growth in spite of already being the largest country on the Internet.
- China’s Internet users run older versions of software than the US Internet users are, at least when it comes to operating systems and web browsers.
- The strong hosting industry in the United States keeps the nation ahead, especially since Internet users from all over the world use its services. (One might ask how long that will last, though.)
HFI Animation - The ROI of User Experience with Dr. Susan Weinschenk
In this animated video Dr. Susan Weinschenk demonstrates how user centered design results in significant return on investment (ROI).
About Dr. Susan Weinschenk:
Dr. Susan Weinschenk has over 30 years experience as a consultant worldwide and is Chief of UX Strategy, Americas at Human Factors International. Her areas of expertise include persuasive interface design, neuropsychology, user centered design, and generational differences.
Dr. Weinschenk has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Susan has published 4 books on user experience. Her most recent book, Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?, published by New Riders, is in its second printing.
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Music Subscription Faceoff: How Does Spotify Measure Up?
The top on-demand services on the market: Spotify, Rdio, MOG, Slacker Radio, Rhapsody and Grooveshark (streaming-only services like Pandora were not included because they do not have an on-demand offering).
VC funding for web reaches 10 year high
Venture capital investments continued to grow at a rapid clip in the second quarter of 2011, with VC firms investing $7.5 billion across 966 deals, according to the latest MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA.) But some industry experts are saying that the current level of VC activity could be too good to be sustained.
And if you think VCs have been putting a lot more money than usual into web startups, you’re absolutely right. Investments in Internet-specific companies rose to the highest quarterly level since 2001. Venture capital firms pumped $2.3 billion into 275 web-oriented companies during Q2 2011, a 72 percent increase in dollars and a 46 percent increase in such deals from the first quarter of the year.
Infauxgraphics, Beware!
LinkedIn and Facebook are head-to-head in acquiring employees from other companies in the Valley.
The Top 20 Most Expensive Keywords in Google AdWords Advertising
Attack of the In-App Ad
The app has become a driving force in mobile. Now, marketers are looking to get in the game — literally. In-app advertising aims to capitalize on the rapid growth of app downloads worldwide. And although it’s generally disliked among smartphone users, it’s also proving to be a bit more effective than other mobile ads.
Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales
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InMobi: 78 Percent Of Mobile Ads In North America Are On Smartphones
China: 1.3 million websites shut in 2010
More than one million websites closed down in China last year, a state-run think tank has said.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said there were were 41% fewer websites at the end of 2010 than a year earlier.
Are We In A Tech Bubble? Here’s The History
Teens-Only Incubator Announces First Startup Class
In a few weeks, the budding startups will present at a Demo Day during the annual Teens in Tech Conference at Palo Alto Research Center.
The startups we can expect to see demoing then are as follows:
- Codulous: (Santa Cruz, CA) An online code editor that works in the cloud and syncs with your desktop and many other services
- BuyNomial: (Oakland, CA) A tool for smarter, faster personal budgeting
- MySchoolHelp: (White Plains, NY) An easy way for high school students to find and share their classmates’ notes
- Bubbls: (Palo Alto, CA) A geo-social mobile app that lets your friends know when you can hang out
- CM Studios: (Atherton, CA) A zombie game for the iPhone, and soon, Android
- Workcrib (Walnut Creek, CA) A social sharing site for your workplace
The Future of Mobile Payments – Goodbye Wallets
App Development Services Market to Reach $100 Billion by 2015
The market for mobile application development services, which includes things like app creation, management, distribution and extension services, will grow to $100 billion by 2015, according to a new report from research2guidance. Currently, the number of applications developed by third parties is at 66%, but the analyst firm believes this will increase over the next few years as more companies want to publish for mobile, but don’t have in-house resources to do so.
