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Updated: African leaders on Facebook (July 2012)
July 13, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Updated: African leaders on Facebook (July 2012)

A tri-annual analysis of Facebook pages and groups for African heads of state shows the crucial role of social media in elections.

Mobile OS share by African country, May 2012
June 28, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments

Mobile OS share by African country, May 2012. From StatCounter.

High level mobile and social stats from StatCounter
June 28, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on High level mobile and social stats from StatCounter

Mobile OS share, mobile vs. desktop share, and social media share for the Africa region from 2008-2012.

Google Insights for Search: Popular African footballers
June 25, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Google Insights for Search: Popular African footballers

In many African nations, relative web search interest for a head of state exceeds that of a top footballer – but only slightly.

Relatively few ‘targeted’ cyber attacks originated from African IPs in 2011, but threat still exists
June 20, 2012 ♦ One Comment
Relatively few ‘targeted’ cyber attacks originated from African IPs in 2011, but threat still exists

According to Symantec, IPs from Tunisia, Egypt, Nigeria, Congo-Brazzavile, Kenya, and South Africa participated in at least one global attack over the course of 2011.

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.