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Do Google searches for “facebook” mirror African Internet growth trends?
May 28, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Do Google searches for “facebook” mirror African Internet growth trends?

African nations are at different stages of overall Internet engagement. Some have growing numbers of new users; others have a more experienced online audience.

Academic publications shed light on Internet usage in rural Zambia
August 22, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Academic publications shed light on Internet usage in rural Zambia

Three recent academic publications analyze the Internet habits of 300 users in rural Macha, Zambia.

No surprise that Facebook is most popular site in at least 15 African countries
June 13, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on No surprise that Facebook is most popular site in at least 15 African countries
No surprise that Facebook is most popular site in at least 15 African countries

Since 2009, Facebook has gradually become the most visited website in nearly all nations with Alexa.com traffic data.

Twitter and Africa: A difficult relationship to track
October 18, 2009 ♦ 2 Comments

According to one source, only a handful of African countries had Twitter users in mid-2007, whereas all but three (Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City) European nations had registered users on the site. Most African users were from either South Africa or Egypt, a statistic that mirrors Internet penetration rates …