I’d bet that few people haven’t heard of the Domesday Book, the survey of England commissioned in 1085 by William I (William the Conqueror) who conquered England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This publication is still used today as a source of reference in, for example, property ownership…
If you read any of the posts that people wrote from or about the BlogHer conference in the US last week, you’ll probably arrive at the same conclusion I did – a terrific event filled with people who have interesting points to make and thoughts to share. You may also…
If you live in Denmark, count yourself as highly fortunate – it has the highest satisfaction with life rating of any country in the world, according to research data from Adrian White, analytic social psychologist at the University of Leicester in England. White has published the World Map of Happiness,…
The French distinguish themselves, both statistically and anecdotally, ahead of Germans, Britons and even Americans in their obsession with blogs, says the International Herald Tribune. More than three million internet users, or more than 12 percent of those online in France, have created a blog, according to a study released…
Back in May, I watched a fascinating report on BBC TV about Cyworld, the virtual social network on the net in which 17 million South Koreans spend a lot of their time. That’s 35 percent of the country’s population of just under 48 million: […] One in three South Koreans…
Across the front line between Lebanon and Israel, a Reuters report says, bloggers hiding in bomb shelters and watching from rooftops are trading terrifying experiences, bitter barbs and words of sympathy: The postings on Web logs, online journals, are a rare forum for communication between two countries that had no…
Does anyone know of any recent stats on blog usage in Europe? I asked on Wednesday following the release of such stats for the US by the Pew Internet project. Yesterday, The Guardian provided some answers with news of Britons’ activities with blogs as published by the ICM research firm…
It’s stats time again regarding blogging. Reuters is reporting new findings released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project on Americans’ activities with blogs that indicate a number of interesting things. For starters, Reuters says, many people see blogs as alternatives to the mainstream media. Most bloggers do…
