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Pinterest is already fourth largest social network Pinterest may have already become the fourth largest social network in the United States despite being less than two years old. Data from both Alexa, a web statistics firm, and DoubleClick Ad Planner suggests it has. Darren McCarra No responses 6th April 2012
Smartphone usage equals feature phone usage for first time The number of people using smartphones in the United States now equals the number of people using feature phones for the first time. Darren McCarra No responses 31st March 2012
New iPad now accounts for 5% of iPad market The new iPad now accounts for almost 5% of the iPad family web traffic share just days after being released. The new iPad was released in 10 countries in total on Friday March 16. Darren McCarra No responses 19th March 2012
PlayStation Vita unit sales reach 1.2 million, exceeds internal expectations Sony announced this morning that its latest handheld gaming device, PS Vita, has sold 1.2 million units as of February 26, exceeding internal company expectations. Darren McCarra No responses 28th February 2012
Apple counts down to 25 billionth app download Apple is counting down to its 25 billionth app download and will celebrate the significant milestone by giving away a $10,000 gift card to whoever downloads app number 25,000,000,000. Darren McCarra No responses 19th February 2012
Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than Macs in their 28-year history Apple sold more iOS devices last year than Macs in their entire 28-year history, having been originally introduced by Steve Jobs in 1984. In 2011, Apple sold 156 million iOS devices, while, since introduction, Apple has only sold 122 million Macs. Darren McCarra No responses 17th February 2012
Super Bowl sets new tweets per second record As the Giants rallied to victory over the Patriots at last night's Super Bowl, a new tweets per second record for a sporting event was registered, reaching 12,233 in the dying moments of the game. Darren McCarra No responses 6th February 2012
Facebook by the numbers: 845 million users sharing 100 billion friendships As anticipated, Facebook filed its initial public offering late last night seeking $5 billion in funding. Inside its filed prospectus, Facebook revealed some great statistics; like how the company had reached 845 million monthly active users by December 2011 and how they shared 100 billion friendships. Darren McCarra 6 responses 2nd February 2012
Google+ adoption rate accelerating, reaches 62 million users Google+ user adoption rate has accelerated to 625,000 new sign-ups each day, with the social network reaching 62 million users in total by December 27th, according to unofficial Google+ statistician Paul Allen and his team. Darren McCarra 2 responses 29th December 2011
Chrome set to overtake Firefox in two months, Internet Explorer by June 2012 Chrome, Google's three-year old web browser, is set to overtake Firefox in terms of global browser market share by the end of November, according to projections made by this author and based on data from StatCounter. Darren McCarra No responses 1st October 2011