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10%

10% -- share of internet time for Community activities (US internet users) (2009-01)

2009-01  · Online Publishers Association / Nielsen

Internet users spend roughly 10% of their online time on community activities.

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  • Source states 'roughly 10%'
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10%
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2009-01
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Community activities (US internet users)
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Online Publishers Association / Nielsen Primary Tier C
https://diy-marketing.blogspot.com/2009/03/which-communications-channel-is-most.html ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2009-01 Channel: Wayback
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Community activities (US internet users): 10% share of internet time. Source: Online Publishers Association / Nielsen (2009-01). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-community-share-of-internet-time-jan-2009
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