Whether it’s within their embedded systems or as part of an internal IT infrastructure, open source technologies are powering more and more companies. Nokia recently open-sourced its proprietary operating system in hopes of being able to continue to compete in the smartphone market. Netflix is one company that opted for open source technologies early on to help power its operations and it continues to give back to the community. The software that powers Facebook is almost entirely open source and custom-written for its needs. Superpower Amazon.com also uses open-source software for nearly everything they operate.

It’s not just companies – consumers are also moving in the direction of open source platforms. Android Mobile Devices have long been surpassing Apple’s iOS in sales. Part of this success can be attributed to the variety of service providers and Android phones available from multiple carriers. However, it is safe to say that consumers are embracing open source platforms as a reliable and affordable solution for data access and management.

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1. In 2010, 107 trillion emails were sent on the Internet. (Source)

2. At the current rate 36 billion photos will be uploaded to Facebook each year. (Source)

3. Each day 2 billion videos are watched on YouTube. (Source)

4. Each month 30 billion pieces of content (links, notes, photos, etc.) are shared on Facebook. (Source)

5. In 2010, users sent 25 billion tweets. (Source)

6. Worldwide there are 1.97 billion Internet users. (Source)

7. At the end of 2010, there were 88.8 million – .COM domain names registered. (Source)

8. As of December 2010, there were 255 million websites. (Source)

9. Worldwide, there are 2.9 billion email accounts. (Source)

10. The average Internet user watched 186 online videos per month (USA). (Source)

11. Every minute 35 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube. (Source)

Which one surprises you most?

Dan Zarella says “The takeaway here is that you need to have regular activity on your Facebook page, but users don’t like it when you “spam their feed.” It seems that the optimum posts per day frequency is once every two days.” What is your experience?

Me? I think fewer people know how to use Google’s advanced search…

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