Richard Dudley : Friday, January 21, 2005

IE Down To 90.3%, FF Up To 5%

source: http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=29901

Internet Explorer's share of the Web browser market is barely above the 90 percent mark, while rival Firefox now claims a 5 percent share. Reports of security problems with IE are motivating users to look for alternatives, researchers say.

posted Friday, January 21, 2005 12:37 PM by richard.dudley

27% Of Internet Users Read Blogs, 62% Don't Know What A Blog Is

By the end of 2004 blogs had established themselves as a key part of online culture. Two surveys by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in November established new contours for the blogosphere: 8 million American adults say they have created blogs; blog readership jumped 58% in 2004 and now stands at 27% of internet users; 5% of internet users say they use RSS aggregators or XML readers to get the news and other information delivered from blogs and content-rich Web sites as it is posted online; and 12% of internet users have posted comments or other material on blogs. Still, 62% of internet users do not know what a blog is.

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/144/report_display.asp

Interesting report, especially if you're interested in the marketing aspects of blogs.

posted Friday, January 21, 2005 10:58 AM by richard.dudley

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