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10% -- share of internet time for Social networking sector (global) (2008)

2008  · Nielsen / Marketing Charts

Social networking accounts for almost 10% of all global internet time.

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10%
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2008
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Social networking sector (global)
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Nielsen / Marketing Charts Primary Tier C
https://diy-marketing.blogspot.com/2009/03/which-communications-channel-is-most.html ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2008 Channel: Wayback
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Which Communications Channel is Most Popular?
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Social networking sector (global): 10% share of internet time. Source: Nielsen / Marketing Charts (2008). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-networks-share-of-internet-time-2008
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