The year is getting over so this is a good time to remember what happened on social networks. These are the main trends that we went through during 2015 and which do also mark the…
Is Badoo the largest European social network?
At the end of last year Brussels held a workshop on EU social networks and EU R&I programmes in which 15 social networks were present. Among them were some local leaders (as Holland's Hyves, Spain's…
Top 10 countries in terms of Facebook penetration
The people at the Social Times have gone thru data from Facebook and ComScore in order to find out which countries have the highest Facebook penetration. This is: what a percentage of the online population…
Facebook becomes 3rd largest video sharing site in…
Facebook has become the third largest video sharing site in Spain, right after Google (Youtube) and Vevo. According to data from ComScore, in March every Spanish Internet user watched an average of 36 minutes of…
Tuenti places Telefónica as top web property in…
After buying social network Tuenti, Telefónica has become the 4th web property in Spain and the first one in terms of the minutes spent per visitor every month (what experts call "engagement with users"). Telefónica's…
The Netherlands has the highest penetration for Linkedin…
Which country has the highest penetration for Linkedin and Twitter? According to ComScore, it's not the US, nor Brazil (leader in terms of social networking usage), but the Netherlands. How come? Probably, a higher professional…
Europe tops social networking penetration worldwide
Europe is the world area with the highest social networking penetration, according to a recent ComScore's report. The "Europe Digital Year in Review" shows data like that social networking monthly penetration in Europe reached 84.4…
Sonico loses ground in Argentina and Chile
Once upon a time, Sonico was the largest social network in Argentina and Chile and the second one in huge countries as Brazil and Mexico. Nowadays it is almost non existant in most of Latin…
Is social networking accounting for 50% of time…
Time spent on social networking is increasing day after day. Not only Facebook keeps growing but the number of applications and pages is bigger, so people can enjoy more things on this social network. If…