internet penetration

Just 10.4% of South African households have direct access to the internet

Just 64.7% of South African households have at least one member that can internet from any device, anywhere, according to Statistics South Africa. The…

China is winning with staggering internet stats

With a population close to 1.3-billion (yes, that’s a ‘B’); it’s hardly surprising that Chinese internet statistics are staggeringly high. In fact, in 2011…

The African ecommerce opportunity [NetProphet]

Ecommerce is on the rise around the globe at a rapid pace, driven by the huge successes of online retailers in the US and…

Study shows India not bridging the digital divide

Despite India’s booming information technology industry and over 5 million broadband subscribers with a 7% internet usage penetration with over 81 million online users,…

Despite broadband growth, SA internet grows marginally – Goldstuck

Arthur Goldstuck’s new research at first glance appears to be at odds with the recent statement Nielsen//Netratings issued that internet growth in South Africa…

South Africa's web traffic not that bad if you consider…

Here is a thought and it starts like this: So what if internet penetration is below or around the 10% mark in this country….

SA's online newspapers set to grow

Francois Nel from the For the Media blog pointed me towards his blog recently (pretty good, I must say). This post in particular caught…

Online media is the new black

I’ve been at Mail & Guardian for a long time now, five years and counting, flying the online flag. Am blogging from our 2007…

Where are the great online magazines? Where?

Magazines have not enjoyed the same high profile, runaway success of their newspaper counterparts in the online world. Magazines aren’t big online. Websites of print magazines have had a rather low profile in more than 10 years of internet in this country. Compare this to the high-profile online news brands that rake in big numbers and you will see what I mean. It’s no secret that the news brands dominate the top half of the local online readership rankings, whereas very few magazines even make the top 50 sites….

Online is no ‘threat’

It’s time to leave the dark ages. The traditional advertising and media industry needs to see the potential of online or get left behind….

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