February 4, 2010

Brazil and the Social Web

I came across the following video today (in Portuguese) about Brazilian use of the internet in general and the social web (Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.) in specific:

Here are some of the more salient statistics he mentions:

* Brazilians spend more time per month (20 minutes more, to be specific) on social sites than in clubs.

* The social web brings together 55 million users.

* If Orkut were a Brazilian state, it would be the largest state in the country. It would also have a population larger than that of Argentina.

* Brazilians represent the second largest audience for YouTube.

* 2.6 Million Brazilians update their blogs daily.

* The use of Twitter in Brazil grew 1,382% in 2008 alone.

* São Paulo has the fourth largest population of Twitter users in the world.

Meanwhile, elswhere in Latin America, tin-pan dictator Hugo Chavez is, shall we say, annoyed with Twitter. Apparently too much free speech going on for good 'ol Hugito.

Talk back to the missonary: What are some creative ways Christians can glorify Christ on the social web? Wax innovative in the comments section.

Posted by Andrew on February 4, 2010 3:09 PM.