Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2015: Selected highlights

Charts and tables from 5 country Reuters Institute/YouGov survey with data on news usage, mobile, tablets, and social media

1) Today's digital consumers are more connected than ever, constantly accessing content across multiple devices like smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. 2) Device ownership has reached critical mass, with the average American owning 4 digital devices, including smartphones owned by 65% of households. 3) Hispanics are early adopters of digital technology, with 72% owning smartphones and spending over 90 minutes more per month watching online video than the average American.

Third annual round-up of developments in social media consumption and behaviours across the Middle East and North Africa. This white paper explores areas such as the social media market in MENA, as well as key networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp), the use of social media for news and consumption by Arab Youth.

Presentation given to the What is Media? conference in Portland, April 2016. My slides explore seven major tech trends and how they are impacting on content creation and distribution.

The introduction summarizes how technology has changed the way people live and connect through new devices and the internet. People now have access to vast amounts of information online and can communicate globally. The internet has affected how people work, travel, communicate and entertain themselves. It examines how access to the internet has grown and internet speeds have increased dramatically. It also reviews what devices people use to access the internet, how they search for information, what products are bought online, trends in online video consumption, and popular online activities. New technologies will continue driving changes to how society functions into the future.

This document discusses how mobile device usage has evolved to meet users' basic needs. It analyzes mobile usage data from various countries to show how categories like health, retail food, and real estate align with physiological needs from Maslow's hierarchy. Real estate audiences are larger on mobile but time spent still lags desktop, indicating mobile is used for early research. Apparel shopping is a key driver of mobile retail in Western markets. Daily health category users on smartphones have increased significantly in the UK and US from 2016 to 2017, allowing users to form daily healthy habits through apps and trackers. The full report contains additional analysis of how other needs like safety, love, and self-actualization are also met through heavy mobile usage of categories

This document discusses trends in audio and podcast consumption in the United States. It notes that while podcast awareness and listenership has grown significantly in recent years, there is still potential for further growth. Mobile devices and increased connectivity have driven more online and on-the-go listening. Popular podcasts have also seen growth in listener support and funding. However, podcast advertising and monetization still lag television and radio, representing an opportunity for growth. Overall listeners are highly engaged with the format, spending many hours each day engaged in audio activities that podcasts could be part of.

This document presents We Are Social’s in-depth analysis of the numbers and trends contained in its two huge new studies of the global digital landscape: Digital in 2016 (which you can find at http://bit.ly/DSM2016DI) and the 2016 Digital Yearbook (which you can find at http://bit.ly/DSM2016YB).

The document provides a global snapshot of mobile consumer trends based on surveys conducted in 10 countries in 2012. It finds that: 1) Smartphone ownership has reached a majority in countries like the US and UK, but feature phones remain most common in India, Brazil, and Russia where infrastructure is still developing. 2) Younger consumers are more likely to adopt smartphones globally, and their interest is expected to drive further adoption. 3) Smartphone habits vary by country, with games and social media being most popular apps worldwide, though mobile shopping is still nascent in many markets.

- More than half of the world's population now uses the internet, with global internet users growing 8% year-over-year. Mobile internet and social media usage are also growing significantly. - Social media users grew over 20% in the past year to over 2.5 billion active users monthly. Mobile social media use in particular saw 30% growth. - The report provides statistics on internet, social media, and mobile usage globally and by region, finding continued growth in connectivity and usage around the world.

Everything you need to know about mobile, internet, social media, and e-commerce use around the world in 2014. For more reports, including the latest global trends and individual data for more than 230 countries around the world, visit http://datareportal.com

Wave is the world’s largest and longest running social media study. Covering 65 countries with Wave 7 it represents the views, needs and behaviors of more than a billion of the world’s most influential internet & social media users. Please go to http://wave.umww.com for further insights where you to do your own Wave analysis about the social media topics you are interested in.

Wave is a global survey conducted by UM, revealing the social habits of consumers in 65 countries. The study has tracked the dynamic shifts that have taken place within the social media landscape for the last seven years. Wave 7 has identified that consumers will connect with brands that meet five basic needs. By answering these needs, and by combining technology, social platforms and media in a more cohesive way, brands can put themselves in an extremely powerful position.

1) Social media usage continues to grow rapidly and is now integral to daily life for many globally. 2) Mobile access to social media is driving much of the growth, now accounting for over 60% of time spent on social networks. 3) While Facebook and Twitter remain popular, Pinterest has seen enormous growth in 2012, becoming the network with the largest increase in unique audience and time spent across devices.

Overview of where we've come from, and where we're going... with an emphasis on social media usage in the USA and some key emerging global trends and behaviours.

These slides, curated and analysed by ictQATAR's Damian Radcliffe and Shahd Dauleh, look back at the key developments and data points in the Middle East's social media scene during the past year. Key themes include: 1) Some wide variances in usage amongst different age groups and other demographics 2) Increased Social Media penetration and usage across countries, nationalities and age groups, 3) The continued growth of social media activity in Arabic, 4) YouTube's continued growth, especially on mobile, and; 5) The emergence of platforms such as Vine and Keek, and the evolving usage of Instagram and Facebook for eCommerce. And more!

Supplementary report to the 2015 Digital News Report. Including information on six new countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands and Turkey.

A ten year look back and view into the future of the Personal Loans industry. Why did the Banks pull back at the same time that Lending Club and Prosper emerged? Why haven't the Banks come back? What's next?

A round up of resources (websites, blogs and other sources) that I've found useful in 2015 and will continue to do so in 2016. This edition is centered around 3 key trends for 2016.

Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL http://bit.ly/1QqReFD. Haley Tucker and Mohit Vora discuss the architecture at Netflix that makes streaming happen, while highlighting interesting lessons and design patterns that can be widely applied. Filmed at qconsf.com. Haley Tucker works on the Playback Features team at Netflix, responsible for ensuring that customers receive the best viewing experience. Mohit Vora manages the Open Connect Control Plane team at Netflix.

Hand drawn presentation updating my work on Data Gravity, thoughts on IoT and relevance to building a Time Series Database.

The document discusses various web application attacks like cross-site scripting, SQL injection, cross-site request forgery, sensitive data exposure, and cookie editing. For each attack, it provides information on threat agents, attack vectors, security weaknesses, impacts, prevalence, detectability, example exploits, and steps to prevent the attack. The overall document serves as an educational guide on common web hacking techniques and how to avoid falling victim to them.

The stock market has been getting walloped over the past few weeks, and the Internet sector has not escaped unscathed. This of course has far reaching implications for private market valuations and for what consumer startups can ultimately be worth. Three months ago, I created my own index of Internet companies and analyzed valuation and margins. Let's see how that very index has performed over the past three months by looking at stock performance (data as of Tuesday, 1/26). https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-much-further-internet-stocks-fall-mahesh-vellanki?trk=prof-post

We Are Social's comprehensive new Digital in 2016 report presents internet, social media, and mobile usage statistics and trends from all over the world. It contains more than 500 infographics, including global data snapshots, regional overviews, and in-depth profiles of the digital landscapes in 30 of the world's key economies. For a more insightful analysis of the numbers contained in this report, please visit http://bit.ly/DSM2016ES.

Prezentacja Alastair Reida (Journalism.co.uk) na konferencji Digital Journalism Day (21 maja 2015) w SWPS

Search Influence’s CEO and Co-founder Will Scott unpacks the mystery of content marketing in the age of audience targeting. Knowing whom to target with what has already become the most important skill of political marketers, and you can do it, too!

How to debunk hoaxes effectively, deal with graphic images and understand copyright on social media – as presented at the 2016 Online News Association annual conference

ArohaTech boasts of an expert team of android application developers, who have experience of working on the multitasking mobile operating system. Our team possesses the skills of Android application development and have been developing apps for phones, tablets and the phablets since last 4 years

The document discusses different types of news media. It defines fake news as false or misleading stories spread to go viral for profit. False news contains errors and deception with a political aim. Real news is fact-based journalism that informs democratic society. It recommends supporting trustworthy news sources, checking facts before sharing stories, and considering a source's reputation.

This is an ethnographic research study I had designed and conducted for Synopted News to understand the needs and behaviours of news readers in urban and rural India.