links for 2008-01-31

"Research which analyses viewership for YouTube videos in the first month. Key findings - In the first month on YouTube 70% of videos get at least 20 views and 50% of videos get at least 100 views". That is higher than I would have guessed

[via Devious Diva] "Greece's internet penetration has risen from 0.1% in 2004 to about 10% currently, but the country is still at the bottom of the class when compared to its European peers". 10% still poor, but bloody hell, only 0.1% four years ago!

"Evidence suggests the use of helmets may enhance the government's invasive abilities. We speculate the govmt may have started the craze for this reason. We hope this report will encourage the paranoid community to develop improved helmet designs ". ROFL

"Research shows that 60% of UK mobile users exclusively call and text from their mobile phones. Just 12% of mobile users e-mail from their mobile phone or access the Internet. 60% are not interested in using the mobile services available on their phone".

Been re-watching Buffy from the start, and just got to this fan favourite, made almost entirely of dream sequences. Amusing, and loaded with portents and everything, but what a weirdly downbeat way to finish season 4 and go off-air for 6 months...

"All the $350/hour consultant was concerned with the entire meeting was whether or not we can insert meta-keywords into the pages". If you're interested, I'm happy to charge $350/hour and tell you to stuff your useless keywords metatag too ;-)

"What follows are those top 100 mobile keywords by volume, followed by breakdowns by subject and query intent. Analysis of these mobile queries led to a few surprising learnings, and some best practices for marketers doing mobile keyword research".