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title: "More interesting stuff on the web"
url: https://www.simonwakeman.com/blog/2009/04/16/more-interesting-stuff-on-the-web-7/
description: "Consultant and fractional COO for scale-up businesses. I help founders, leaders and investors in scaling businesses create sustainably high performing organisations."
published: 2009-04-16T20:33:46+00:00
modified: 2026-04-11T16:25:04+00:00
author: Simon Wakeman
---
# More interesting stuff on the web

## More interesting stuff on the web

Here’s some more interesting content I’ve found on the web recently:

**[Social Networking Grows 93%; Communication Becomes Entertainment](http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/social-networking-grows-93-communication-becomes-entertainment-8576/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink)**  
Social networking among US broadband users has grown an impressive 93% since 2006, and has increased the amount of time people spend communicating online 18%, to 32% of total online time, according to a new report from Netpop Research, LLC that delves into social networking trends and habits.

**[Younger US Demos 12% Less Likely to Tweet](http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/younger-us-demos-12-less-likely-to-tweet-8679/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink)**  
The majority of Twitter users worldwide are age 35 or older, and young adults ages 18-24 make up only 10.6% of the Twitter population in the US and are less likely than the average user to Tweet, according to an analysis of February data by comScore blogger Sarah Radwanick.

**[Marketers’ Top Social Media: Twitter, blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook](http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/marketers-top-social-media-twitter-blogs-linkedin-facebook-8692/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink)**  
An overwhelming majority (88%) of marketers in a recent survey say they are now using some form of social media to market their business, though 72% of those using it say they have only been at it a few months or less, according to a social media study by Michael Stelzner, sponsored by the upcoming Social Media Success Summit 2009.

**[Fast-Growing Facebook #1 in Most of Europe](http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/fast-growing-facebook-tops-in-most-of-europe-8725/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink)**  
Facebook logged 275 million global visitors in February 2009 and has catapulted to the #6-ranked online property worldwide, a 75% increase over the same period last year, according to data from comScore’s World Metrix service.

**[Twitter mobile directions — NevilleHobson.com](http://www.nevillehobson.com/2009/03/02/twitter-mobile-directions/)**  
Some useful statistics from HubSpot via Neville.

**[comScore: The growing appeal of social networks in Europe](http://www.nevillehobson.com/2009/02/17/comscore-the-growing-appeal-of-social-networks-in-europe/)**  
Interesting research and analysis by Neville Hobson.

For all bookmarks that I’ve made check out [del.icio.us](http://delicious.com/simonwakeman/sra).