Comments on: The numbers are in: Blogging reaches tipping point in SA http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Munashe Gumbonzvanda http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-9861 Munashe Gumbonzvanda Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:54:56 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-9861 The problem with many African products is that they are localized, how do they carter to an international market whilst retain their africanism, that is the question The problem with many African products is that they are localized, how do they carter to an international market whilst retain their africanism, that is the question

]]> By: Thought Leader » Andrea Mitchell » Online marketing in the mix http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Thought Leader » Andrea Mitchell » Online marketing in the mix Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:59:08 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1872 [...] we are diving in head first. We are the sixth-largest community on Facebook, have more than 25 000 local blogs to choose from, and have recently seen some of the most incredible minds creeping out of the [...] [...] we are diving in head first. We are the sixth-largest community on Facebook, have more than 25 000 local blogs to choose from, and have recently seen some of the most incredible minds creeping out of the [...]

]]> By: tresblue.za.net » Blog Archive » Warning: If you are thinking about starting a blog, contemplate this. http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 tresblue.za.net » Blog Archive » Warning: If you are thinking about starting a blog, contemplate this. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:50:36 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1628 [...] stats to World Wide Worx for collation. Arthur Goldstuck recently published the first instalment on Mail and Guardian’s Thought Leader. Number of blogs at end of August: 25 037 Number of active blogs (updated in last two weeks): 2 953 [...] [...] stats to World Wide Worx for collation. Arthur Goldstuck recently published the first instalment on Mail and Guardian’s Thought Leader. Number of blogs at end of August: 25 037 Number of active blogs (updated in last two weeks): 2 953 [...]

]]> By: Dave Duarte http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Dave Duarte Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:55:34 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1567 Hey Arthur, Would be good to co-opt Muti.co.za in this. As far as I know it is the leading news-filtering site in SA and has quite a substantial usership... i.e. registered participants in a social media application. Dave Hey Arthur,

Would be good to co-opt Muti.co.za in this. As far as I know it is the leading news-filtering site in SA and has quite a substantial usership… i.e. registered participants in a social media application.

Dave

]]> By: Chris Roper http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 Chris Roper Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:34:57 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1539 Great bit of research, Arthur. Nice to finally see what the state of play is. Can't wait for the research into video offerings online, both user generated and editorial. Chris, 24.com Great bit of research, Arthur. Nice to finally see what the state of play is. Can’t wait for the research into video offerings online, both user generated and editorial.
Chris, 24.com

]]> By: Rory Williams http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Rory Williams Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:18:45 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1509 As Arthur points out, these statistics exclude international platforms, and there is no way of knowing how many SA blogs are internationally hosted on the likes of Typepad and Wordpress. You will only see them as South African if they happen to be registered on aggregators like Afrigator, and it is possible that many SA blogs do not want to be labelled as such. I had to think twice about it, but that doesn't make mine any less of a South African blog. As Arthur points out, these statistics exclude international platforms, and there is no way of knowing how many SA blogs are internationally hosted on the likes of Typepad and WordPress. You will only see them as South African if they happen to be registered on aggregators like Afrigator, and it is possible that many SA blogs do not want to be labelled as such. I had to think twice about it, but that doesn’t make mine any less of a South African blog.

]]> By: Charl Norman http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Charl Norman Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:07:14 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1508 Thanks for the mention Arthur. Blueworld.co.za Thanks for the mention Arthur.

Blueworld.co.za

]]> By: Global Voices Online » South Africa: Blogging reaches tipping point http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 Global Voices Online » South Africa: Blogging reaches tipping point Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:24:33 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1464 [...] posts statistics for the South African blogosphere: “Incidentally, a quick nod to Vincent Maher for the best guesstimate around on the size of [...] [...] posts statistics for the South African blogosphere: “Incidentally, a quick nod to Vincent Maher for the best guesstimate around on the size of [...]

]]> By: derek http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 derek Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:19:24 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1319 Good post and good talk the other night. I picked up some US stats last week that may be of interest: 80% of Americans know what a blog is 50% regularly visit blogs 8% publish their own blog 41 million people visited Wikipedia July 2007 Wikipedia is now the 12th most visited website overall http://derek.abdinor.co.za/2007/08/31/blogosphere-tipping-point-and-beyond/ Good post and good talk the other night.

I picked up some US stats last week that may be of interest:
80% of Americans know what a blog is
50% regularly visit blogs
8% publish their own blog
41 million people visited Wikipedia July 2007
Wikipedia is now the 12th most visited website overall

http://derek.abdinor.co.za/2007/08/31/blogosphere-tipping-point-and-beyond/

]]> By: The State of Blogging in South Africa at Mohamed Nanabhay’s Blog http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 The State of Blogging in South Africa at Mohamed Nanabhay’s Blog Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:57:50 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/2007/09/05/the-numbers-are-in-blogging-reaches-tipping-point-in-sa/#comment-1317 [...] Goldstuck has just declared that blogging in South Africa has reached the tipping point and that we can not only “expect exponential growth in the coming year” but that by [...] [...] Goldstuck has just declared that blogging in South Africa has reached the tipping point and that we can not only “expect exponential growth in the coming year” but that by [...]

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