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Netherlands - New Media Trend Watch Europe. Usage Patterns Demographics There were 15,071,191 internet users in the Netherlands (representing 89.5% of the population) in mid-year 2012 (June 30, 2012), according to Internet World Stats. ( Internet World Stats , October 2012) There were 12.4 million internet users in the Netherlands in 2012, according to Statistics Netherlands.

This is 96% of all 12 to 75 year-olds. ( Statistics Netherlands , October 2012) Of Europe's 372 million unique visitors, Netherlands accounted for 12.0 million unique visitors during August 2011, according to comScore. The Netherlands ranked highest among European countries in terms of frequency of internet visitation with 78.2 visits per visitor in September 2010, according to the findings from a comScore study of internet usage in the Netherlands. European internet users age 15 years and older accessed the internet on average 58.9 times in September 2010. UGC and Social Media ( comScore , April 2011) eCommerce Online Travel Market Travel booking Mobile Devices. Forget Skype and Spotify, Sweden is tech-hot. Please support our site by enabling javascript to view ads. MALMO, Sweden — When tech entrepreneur Petter Ivmark returned to Stockholm last year after a lengthy stint in Silicon Valley, he rapidly sensed the change that had come over his home city.

The impetus: two local companies — Skype and Spotify — had gone global. "You can definitely feel that there’s change in the air, but its nascent," said Ivmark, co-founder of computer vision start-up, 13th Lab. "There’s more of an entrepreneurial spirit. I think the Skype thing was good, because it showed we can do huge things. " It’s a bit like Swedish pop after ABBA, said Martin Thornkvist, an analyst at Media Evolution, which promotes start-ups in the city of Malmo. "Before ABBA, nobody thought that it was possible for a Swedish act to be big in the UK. Swedish tech’s “ABBA moment” arguably came in 2006, when eBay bought Skype for $2.6bn. So, why Sweden? Underpinning it all is expertise. The ground had been laid for today’s start-up boom.

15 Dutch Social Media Wonder Women With Twitter Superpowers! We love lists right? And we love lists with tweeps to follow!! Up until a few months back I have mainly been tweeting with people all over the world and it hasn’t been till very recently that I also started to explore the Dutch twitterverse. I came across a lot of new great people to follow which deserve a global stage. So I thought it was time to put the Dutch Wonder Women I got to know on twitter in the spotlight. Most of them have Social Media superpowers and attract large followings in the Netherlands. So in alphabetical order… I present to you; I am pretty sure there are more Super Powered women in the Netherlands that I have not mentioned above!

Related: Meisje op een lijstje by @RoosvanVugt Like this: Like Loading... Netherlands Number 1 in Social Media. The other month I posted on Comscore’s data showing that the Netherlands was the no.1 country in Twitter penetration as a % of the Internet population, ahead of the usual suspects such as Brazil and Indonesia (think of it – would we have called Indonesia and Brazil social media leaders 5 years ago?). The Netherlands Ranks #1 Worldwide in Penetration for Twitter and LinkedIn. April 26, 2011 The Netherlands Ranks #1 Worldwide in Penetration for Twitter and Linkedin Hyves Maintains Position as Top Social Networking Site in the Netherlands Despite Facebook’s Rapid Advances London, UK, 26 April, 2011 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of social networking usage in the Netherlands based on the comScore Media Metrix service. The study reveals that the Dutch social networking market continues to grow strongly as sites like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin extend their respective footprints in the market.

“The social networking market in the Netherlands is really quite unique and full of interesting storylines,” said Mike Read, svp and managing director of comScore Europe. *Excludes visits from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs. About comScorecomScore, Inc. Top Dutch brands invest heavily in social media. Over 90% of the Dutch consumer brands have followed their customers to social media like Facebook and Twitter. Companies invest heavily in social media by hiring a Social Media Manager, purchasing tools and software or by doing campaigns. The realization of the ‘engagement’, remains difficult in practice for an average brand. The majority of the companies expect the investment in social media in 2012 to continue to increase, according to research from the Social Embassy. “Social media is a huge growth market.

Companies envision it no longer, but struggle still with the implementation. Currently, the focus in using social media is still aimed very internally. Businesses are mainly engaged with organization and tooling. In 2012, the real development will take place, “said Steven Jongeneel, Founder of Social Embassy. More at The Dutch Daily News. Who are Australia's top social media magnets? | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews. Source: The Daily Telegraph More Klout than Julia Gillard ... Cody Simpson. Picture: The Daily Telegraph Source: The Courier-Mail JULIA Gillard beware - there's a slightly awkward-looking blonde bloke who wields a heck of a lot more influence online than you.

But at least it's not Kevin Rudd, The Daily Telegraph reported. A sophisticated measure of influence across social media networks like Twitter and Facebook, carried out by social media analyst company Klout, has found that our first female PM is a long, long way behind 14-year-old pop sensation Cody Simpson - and nine other Aussies. Simpson, Australia's answer to Justin Bieber, is the blond-haired Gold Coast teen who rose to global fame in 2009 after posting videos online of himself singing. He has since amassed almost 1.5 million Twitter followers, 26,000 MySpace friends, 1.9 million Facebook fans and 100 million YouTube video views. Even US President Barack Obama can't equal Simpson's reach, managing just 88. Zambia: Using Social Media to Mobilize Mobile Phone Service Boycott.

Whether or not the campaign by mobile phone service provider Airtel Zambia customers to boycott the company's services on Wednesday, November 9 succeeded, a new era of expressing dissatisfaction with poor service delivery has arrived. Airtel customers had in the week before November 9 used social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and alternative media websites to mobilize the boycott of the mobile phone network for allegedly poor service delivery and equally shoddy customer service. Say no to Airtel for nine hours every wednesday. Image courtesy of Boycott Airtel for 9 hours on Wednesday Facebook group. Airtel is one of the three mobile phone service providers in Zambia, the other two are CellZ and MTN. One netizen reported on Facebook how the mainstream media picked up the boycott campaign: The Airtel boycott hits the media – Muvi TV! BOYCOTT AIRTEL FOR 9 HOURS ON WEDNESDAY group on Facebook, which has attracted more than 16,000 members states: Thumbs down to Airtel.

Social Media usage worldwide: Australia / Brazil lead the way. The latest global survey from research house Nielsen shows Australia and Brazil are the top Social Media users in the world. Australia leads the table of most time spent, with each user spending on average 7:19:13 hours per month on Social Networks/ Blogs (SN/B). Brazil leads the countries with the greatest reach, with 86% of their Internet population active users of SN/B. While Brazil and Australia share some of the best weather and lifestyle in the world (which might at first seem at odds with time spent on SN/B) the two countries got to the top on the back of different Social Networks – Facebook in Australia and Orkut in Brazil. Below are the results from other countries included in the study: It’s a bit odd that Nielsen only includes Japan, Switzerland, France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, United States and Australia in their “global” report, but you’d think that they’ve picked a good sample of countries to demonstrate the difference across territories.

Study: Singapore most "evolved" in social media. How the World Uses Social Networks [INFOGRAPHIC] The Social Media Infographics Series is supported by Vocus' Social Media Strategy Tool, a free, six-step online tool that lets you build a custom social media framework tailored to your organization’s goals. Amidst the Facebook-centric society in which we now seem to live, it's important to remember that groups of people around the world use social networks differently. We've taken a look at the social media breakdown in 10 countries — how they're engaging with social networks, blogs and Internet culture. Based on data provided by Nielsen, Facebook is clearly the favored social network.

However, you might be surprised to see how runners-up like Twitter and LinkedIn rank on a global scale. Take a peek at our infographic, and please let us know in the comments below which social networks are popular (or gaining popularity) in your country of residence. Infographic design by Nick Sigler Series supported by Vocus. Twitter Usage Statistics by Geography, Countries, Cities, Around the World. In our initial Twitter report published last June, one of the areas that looked at were the countries and cities where Twitter was being used. Not surprisingly, nearly two-thirds of unique users (62.1%) were located in the U.S., while the U.K. and Canada were a distant second and third. Given how Twitter has much grown over the past six months, we wanted to take a fresh look at global usage to see if there were any major changes. To gather this insight, we looked at our entire twitter repository between mid-October to mid-December, 2009.

We aimed to understand twitting activity both in terms of the country/city of origin of each twitter but also in terms of overall twitting activity (how frequently they tweet). In doing our research, we discovered that almost no one is using the geo-location API tool that Twitter launched last August, with only 0.23% of all Tweets tagged with geo-location. Meanwhile, the number of U.S. unique users was 50.8%, a sharp drop from 62.1% in June. Social Media Dominates Asia Pacific Internet Usage. Social media usage has seen unprecedented growth in Asia Pacific in the past year and is now one of the most critical trends in the online sector, according to Nielsen's Asia Pacific Social Media Report.

The survey found that three of the seven biggest global online brands are social media sites – Facebook, Wikipedia and YouTube. Close to three quarters of the world’s Internet population (74%) have now visited a social networking/blogging site, and Internet users are spending an average of almost six hours per month on social media sites. Social media is having an increasing impact on consumers’ purchasing decisions – in Asia Pacific, online product reviews are the third most trusted source of information when making purchase decisions, behind family and friends. This is particularly so for purchases of consumer electronics, cosmetics and cars – products where consumers are most likely to base their purchase decisions on online product reviews.

But not ever country shares the same way. Study: Singapore most "evolved" in social media. How the World Uses Social Networks [INFOGRAPHIC] Twitter Usage Statistics by Geography, Countries, Cities, Around the World. Social Media Around the Globe | The Net Impact. Social Media Around the Globe “Think Globally, Act Locally” – This old age-old business adage is one global companies looking to maximize their marketing efforts should not ignore when it comes to social media marketing.

In order to build credibility and earn significance within foreign social media, we must act locally when exploring opportunities globally. In order to reach target markets in different countries, international companies should deepen their knowledge of domestic social networking platforms and how different cultures use social media. “U.S. brands looking to leverage social networks internationally know that while their messages need to stay consistent regardless of the region, the language, cultural reference points, platform and tactics, all need to be tailored for each market,” said Scott Monty, head of social media for Ford Motor Company.

Different social media usage patterns and network popularity tells a great deal about the Internet and the country involved. World map of global social media usage. Tom Smith, founder of Trendstream, the company behind the GlobalWebIndex, exclusively talks us through their latest world map of global social media usage. Click on the bottom right of the toolbar above to view full-screen or download the PDF version. The new GlobalWebIndex Social Networking Map 2011 is designed to give a quick look overview at the state of social networking around the world. Some interesting trends are immediately visible that separate emerging market consumer from advanced market consumers. Emerging market consumers are more highly engaged with their social networks with more social networkers actively messaging friends, sharing content, and getting involved in groups. In general, the results are counterintuitive in the way that social networkers are segmented.

Global Social Network Stats Confirm Facebook As Largest In U.S. & Europe (With 3 Times The Usage Of 2nd Place) Recent study by InSites Consulting revealed the flourishing global social media scene, how different countries and continents use social networks and the stranglehold that Facebook has in the market. InSites surveyed more than 9,000 respondents about social media usage, tendencies and thoughts. American Social Network Usage The study revealed that 76% of Americans use social network sites, a higher adoption rate than that of European countries’ 73%. To no surprise, Facebook topped the list of social networking sites with 70% usage in the United States.

European Social Network Usage While 73% of Europeans engage with at least one social network, 50% choose to only participate on one network. Social Media & Brands The study found that the majority of American and European social media users actually like brands and choose to follow them: 57% of Americans follow at least one brand while 51% of Europeans follow a brand. Resistance To New Networks Employees & Social Media. The State of Social Media Around the World 2010 Brian Solis.