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Quick worldwide Facebook stats in 2010

According to Internet World Stats there are close to 2 billion Internet users worldwide. According to same source there are around 520 million Facebook users or 7.6% of the total Internet population. Europe has the most Facebook users or just above 162 million, North America comes next with around 150

How Do Journalists Search For Material?

In a research done by Nordic eMarketing in cooperation with the eNewsPR network, journalists are found to use less than 2.5 keywords most of the time. In the same research Nordic eMarketing found that French journalists are lazier than the English when searching for content and Scandinavian journalists are likelier

SEMPO goes international

Six out of thirteen SEMPO board members are now none-US so SEMPO is turning truly International. SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization annouced earlier this month the results of its 2010 Board of Directors election which begin their two-year term on March 18, 2010. SEMPO’s 2010 Board of Directors

Google Has 80% Market Share in Iceland

A study done by Nordic eMarketing in Iceland last October showed that Google had 79% market share with Leit.is a local player with close to 9%. Another study done this March showed that Google has reached the 80% mark and Leit has gone to over 10%. The study was done

80% of the Icelandic nation is using Facebook

According to research published in new Icelandic book on Internet marketing 80% of the Icelandic nation is using Facebook. Another research done by the international research company Capacent and published in the same book it’s revealed that 72% of Internet users, fifty four or younger, in Iceland start their purchase

92% of Icelandic households with internet access

In 2009, according to the eighth survey on the use of Information and Communications technology by Statistics Iceland 92 percent of Icelandic households had a computer with 90 percent of them all having access to the internet. Nearly all of the households with internet access, the equivalent of 97%, had

Search Marketing Expo in London for the 3rd time

SMX will be held in London for the third time, the conference is lead by Chris Sherman and is a two day event taking place on the 18th and the 19th of May this year. Among speakers are several Multilingual Search Editors and keynote is the Chairman and CEO, OgilvyOne

Sweden has a 30 percent drop in Internet use

Internet usage in Sweden droped sharply after new file sharing laws. This legislation makes it possible to order any Swedish Internet operator to provide details identifying suspected copyright infringers. The effects of the new laws were almost instant. The day the laws came into effect, local news media Netnod reported

96% of Reykjavik has fast internet connection

According to a survey done by Statistics Iceland for the year 2008, Reykjavik has nearly 100% penetration of fast connection that is (ADSL or other types of xDSL connections), this changes very little when comes to region outside, goes down to 90%. So of a population of 319.326 some 305.000

The Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference in March

The annual Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference and Expo (RIMC) will be taking place on Friday 20th March in Reykjavik, Iceland this year. The conference focuses on Online communications and Internet marketing in a International Environment. Speakers include Sion Portman, European Marketing Manager – Nike, Adam Lasnik, Search Evangelist – Google,