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By Katie Kindelan on December 17, 2010 9:11 AM

Report: One-in-Five Kenyans on Social Networks

Don’t be so quick to discount that email from the man in Nigeria who wants to be your friend. It may not be a scam, but just a friendly poke from a man in country fascinated by social networking. So say the findings of a new study from Pew Research that’s grabbing headlines with a global outlook on who’s checking in to social networks, and where.

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By Neil Glassman on July 8, 2010 2:50 PM

Report: India, Mexico, Spain Have the Most Businesses Profiting Through Social Media

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A new survey [pdf] commissioned by workplace solutions provider Regus revealed that 40% of businesses globally have successfully leveraged social media tools for business development. For US companies, that figure is 35%, below the level of many nations with significantly smaller overall economies and placing it 9th overall.