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The number of internet users in the five major countries is approaching 46.3 mln, a 16% increase from the 39.8 mln in January 2007, according to an Analytics 2.0.
The number of Puerto Rican and US Hispanic internet users has grown at the same rate, bringing the total to 66 mln. 60% of total internet users in the five major countries of the region are using one of the above-noted social networks, whereas 77% of internet users in Puerto Rico and the US Hispanic market are doing so.
This is an interesting statistic that I read.
Research suggests that prospective customers really do want to hear from you after your phone call or sales presentation. Email might be a good thing to do.
50%+ of consumers are open to receiving an interactive follow-up when they are interested in as company.
66% of men in the age 35 to 44 age bracket are interested in follow-ups – making them the most interested in follow-ups.
50% of female consumers 18 to 24 would like a follow-up e-mail after they have expressed interests in a company.
45% of U.S. consumers prefer an e-mail personalized to their needs, while 28% prefer an e-mail with general information and 6% prefer text message.
Source: Entrepreneur Magazine, March 2008 Edition
35.5% of all web users 18 years and older are spending three or more hours per day on the Internet, and four out of every ten 18-34 year olds exceeding three hours daily.
Interestingly, among web surfers 18 years and older an average of 15 minutes of every online hour is done from the workplace. Men are more likely than women (32.8% vs. 28.4%) to use work as the primary location.
The survey also found that higher income households are more likely to say that work is the primary location from where they access the Internet.
Respondents indicate that surfing while on the job is often not work related, with 26.2% of online time at work spent on personal activities.
Men spend more online time at work on personal tasks than women (28.0% vs. 24.2%); and the youngest age segment, 18-24 years old, spend 34.4% of online time at work surfing for personal reasons.
When asked why they surf the web at work for personal use, respondents most frequently cited the need to stay informed during the day (33.8%). Other reasons were boredom (20.5%), staying in contact with family and friends (18.5%) and convenience (i.e. faster Web connection than home, more accessible computer, convenient time to conduct online services), Burst Media says.
64% of online teens were Content Creators during 2007, according to Pew Internet & American Life Project. Content creators are online teens who have created or worked on a blog or a Web page, shared original creative content, or remixed content they found online into a new creation. That is an increase from 57% who were content creators in 2004 survey. 59% of all teens report some type of content creating activity, compared with 50% in the previous study.
More than 50% of the companies surveyed said they do not allow employees to access typical Web 2.0 services from work –such as social networking sites, Internet video sites (YouTube) or virtual worlds (Second Life) – because they view such services a waste of the employee’s and the company’s time, according to IDC.
63% of Americans admit to using the same password or a variation of it for all or most of their online accounts. 6.7% use a variation of a familiar password for most of their online accounts. 22.9% use the same password for most of their online accounts. 3.5% use the same password for all their of my online accounts, Protecteer survey found.
Venture capitalists invested $928 million in Indian companies in 2007, a significant 166% jump compared to 2006 level, VentureBeat reports.
Gen Y Americans (those aged between 18 and 26) spend 12.2 hours online every week, 28% longer than 27-40-year-old Gen Xers and almost twice as long as 51-61-year-old Older Boomers. Gen Yers are also much more likely to engage in social computing activities while online, Forrester Research claims. For example, they are 50% more likely than Gen Xers to send instant messages, twice as likely to read blogs, and three times as likely to use social networking sites like MySpace.
Total spending on U.S. direct-mail services reached $60.6 Billion in 2006 and it’s expected to reach $73.6 Billion by 2009. The data is taken from WinterBerry Group.
Deleting spam costs U.S. business nearly $22 Billion a year in wasted time, according to a research by University of Maryland.