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Word of Mouth and the Internet
A study conducted by Google and KellerFay Group to understand the impact internet has on the word of mouth effect. Top finding: Google is the #1 spark of word of mouth conversations and directly informs 146 million brand conversations a day.
Since you came here there have been …
Came across “Gary’s Social Media Count” today via Ronnestam. If this doesn’t have the famous “wow factor”, I’m not sure what does. All of these stats fits in quite well with the recently released “Did You Know?” from The Economist.
Unbelievable, wouldn’t you say? Kudos to Gary.
Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset
You have to love and respect Hans Rosling, he’s enthusiasm and world hope in a Swedish doctor-package. This is his latest talk at the US State Department, making and emphasizing his point with Gapminder World, a web-service displaying time series of development statistics for all countries.
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