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The Next Web Conference 2008 in 2 minutes (video)

Written on April 15, 2008 – 8:00 am
Eric Bun, business innovation consultant

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Probably a lot of you guys went to The Next Web Conference. Though for those of you who didn’t, I’ve summed up the key arguments of the speakers in a two-minute a video. It gives a great overview of the speakers who attented there and shares some interesting insights. If you want to know more, browse to the live blog coverage of Anne and Ernst-Jan.

Unfortunately, it is only two minutes. So I’m afraid that you’ve to attend the full two days next year!

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The Web’s Role In The 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

Written on February 17, 2008 – 12:04 am
Ayelet Noff, Next Web WebTipr Israel

The Pew Research Center has recently come out with its “Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008” report. This report’s findings are based on the results of a survey the Center conducted in December 2007 amongst 1430 American adults. The data is fascinating and I wanted to share of its most intriguing findings with you.

Summary of Findings:

1) The internet is becoming one of the leading sources for news about the presidential campaign for all Americans. 24% of Americans say they regularly learn something about the campaign from the internet, almost double the percentage from respondents in the 2004 campaign (13%) and almost triple the percentage found in the 2000 campaign (9%).

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