Canadian Internet Usage 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Canada has some of the world's most committed Internet users. In 2009, more than 69% of the population is online-compared with less than 65% in the US. Moreover, four-fifths of Internet users in Canada spend at least an hour a day online for personal reasons, according to a 2009 survey by MSN Canada and Harris/Decima. Of those users, 45% spend 3 hours or more online each day.
But you can have too much of a good thing. Canada’s enthusiasm for online social activity is beginning to cause a few headaches. more on this story: link
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Huge Increase in Downloads
Monday, June 23, 2008
As more households get broadband connection, a huge increase in downloading patterns start to worry Internet providers. The boom in downloads suggest more people are comfortable getting new kinds of digital content.
more stats on digital downloads: downloading boom
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Internet Video is the Future in China
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
As huge broadband networks spread through out China, there will be an expected growth of on Internet video users as well a demand on online video services. There is an expected growth of 63 million viewers who are willing to pay a premium on broadband services. more on this story: link
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WalMart Getting To Much Internet Traffic !
Records were broken on this years Thanks Giving Sale. Walmart attributes the huge surge in traffic to bargain hunters who woke up early in the morning to check out the sale. Numerous plans were setup before the start of the holiday season due to the expected growth of online shoppers. Walmart was not the only one that felt the surge in traffic, Amazon.com which is considered as a model for all online retailers had their website hit with record breaking traffic due to rumors on deeply discounted Xbox 360.
more on this story: link
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New Top Sites From North America
Monday, October 09, 2006
Here are some of the latest top sites from the States. Please note that audience are persons at U.S. home,work and college university locations.
Top General News Site
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| Unique visitors1 (thousands) |
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| Total Internet audience | 171,690 |
| General News category | 96,294 | | 1. | Yahoo! News | 29,597 | | 2. | MSNBC | 27,771 | | 3. | AOL News | 22,663 | | 4. | CNN | 21,023 | | 5. | Internet Broadcasting | 10,120 | | 6. | Knight Ridder Digital | 8,645 | | 7. | Tribune Newspapers | 8,607 | | 8. | The New York Times Brand | 8,572 | | 9. | ABC News Digital | 8,091 | | 10. | USATODAY sites | 7,619 |
Top Entertainment Sites| Rank | Entertainment site | Unique visitors1 (thousands) |
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| Total Internet audience | 171,690 |
| Entertainment category | 137,664 | | 1. | AOL Entertainment | 32,859 | | 2. | Viacom Online | 28,248 | | 3. | Gorilla Nation Media | 24,099 | | 4. | Real.com Network | 23,571 | | 5. | MSN Entertainment | 23,276 | | 6. | Yahoo! Music | 23,062 | | 7. | Disney Online | 22,112 | | 8. | CBS Corporation | 22,044 | | 9. | iTunes Software (App) | 19,376 | | 10. | IMDB.COM | 18,623 |
Top Education Sites| Rank | Website | Unique visitors (thousands) |
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| 1. | Fastweb | 4,063 | | 2. | Learning Network Property | 3,674 | | 3. | Berkeley.edu | 3,049 | | 4. | UTexas.edu | 2,868 | | 5. | UIUC.edu | 2,675 | | 6. | UMich.edu | 2,534 | | 7. | Cornell.edu | 2,486 | | 8. | Harvard.edu | 2,437 | | 9. | MIT.edu | 2,394 | | 10. | Thinkquest Sites | 2,319 | | 11. | Upromise.com | 2,272 | | 12. | Stanford.edu | 2,167 | | 13. | K12.ca.us | 2,063 | | 14. | Virginia.edu | 2,050 | | 15. | About Homework Help | 2,042 |
Top Government Sites| Rank | Website | Unique visitors (thousands) |
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| Total |
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| 1. | IRS.gov | 8,560 | | 2. | Governmentguide.com | 5,388 | | 3. | NASA.gov | 4,324 | | 4. | CA.gov | 4,132 | | 5. | ED.gov | 4,031 | | 6. | NIH.gov | 3,696 | | 7. | NOAA.gov | 2,996 | | 8. | State.tx.us | 2,347 | | 9. | Army.mil | 2,343 | | 10. | Navy.mil | 2,334 | | 11. | LOC.gov | 2,183 | | 12. | USTreas.gov | 2,008 | | 13. | State.gov | 1,978 | | 14. | USGS.gov | 1,885 | | 15. | SSA.gov | 1,866 |
note: source - mediametrix period - 2006 - one month period
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Huge Growth in Blog Traffic in the US
Monday, August 07, 2006
There's a huge growth in blog related Internet traffic. In the US alone there is a recorded growth of 56% over the past year to 58.7 million.
Statistic Data Sample: - While 55% of new bloggers are still posting 3 months later, 45% are not. [Source: Greg Jarboe, SEO-PR/Technorati, Search Engine Strategies Presentation, June 2006] - 35% of large companies plan to start corporate blogs by the end of 2006, in addition to the 34% of large companies who are already doing it. [Source: JupiterResearch report, Corporate Weblogs: Deployment, Promotion, and Measurement, June 2006]. - According to a US report, combined spending on Blog, Podcasting and RSS advertising channels rose by 198% in 2005 to a total of $20.4 million. Spending is expected to grow by another 145% in 2006 to reach nearly $50 million. [Source: PQ Media, April 2006]
more on this story: Link
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Internet Global Usage 2005
Thursday, February 02, 2006
I just posted the lastest statistics on global Internet usage. There's massive growth in Asia as well as parts of Africa. European growth has been stable but on the rise, mostly due to the lower cost of broadband access and faster deployment on new connections. North American growth has also seen some growth in the past year but still bellow people's expectations.
There's are growing changes in the internet and Asia is pushing the growth to levels never seen before. The growth of cyber cities and Internet hungry youth has fueled the rise. Online Internet gaming has also went up globaly and has taken a life of its on, especially in Asia.
More on this topic : Global Internet Usage 2005
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Australia internet User Statistics
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
According to the Australian government, Australian Internet subscribers now number 5.98 million. There has been a increase in broadband users and a drop in dial-up subscribers as expected. But the drop is fairly low and some Australians home are still connected through dial-up . Data download speeds are attracting users to shift to gain access to broadband content.
more on this article: Internet Australia
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