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Learning from Swaziland’s tumultuous Internet past (timeline + stats)
May 15, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Learning from Swaziland’s tumultuous Internet past (timeline + stats)

A recent presentation by the managing director of Real Image, one of Swaziland’s leading Internet Service Providers, sheds light on Swaziland’s internet history.

Charted: African ‘Facebook Index’ by nation
October 4, 2010 ♦ 4 Comments
Charted: African ‘Facebook Index’ by nation

Internet World Stats has always been an excellent resource for global Internet use figures. For years, the site has routinely updated country-specific Internet penetration statistics when new ITU reports become available. However, in early September, Internet World Stats began tracking the number of Facebook users by both continent and country. …

Reminder: Don’t get hung up on statistics
June 28, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on Reminder: Don’t get hung up on statistics
Reminder: Don’t get hung up on statistics

Determining exactly who uses the Internet is a daunting task. One can either measure the number of registered IP addresses within a country or take a survey and extrapolate the results. Each method has its flaws; the first underestimates the number of Internet users (there are often multiple per IP …

Deceptive data: Website popularity statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa
January 16, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on Deceptive data: Website popularity statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deceptive data: Website popularity statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gathering accurate and reliable Internet usage statistics has never been easy. Furthermore, the data we can obtain must be carefully examined before assumptions can be formed.
Despite limited Internet bandwidth, file-sharing websites appear relatively popular in Sub-Saharan countries. Or so it seems according to web traffic tracker Alexa. Based on lists …