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Price tag swells for high-speed railThe cost of California's proposed high-speed-rail system, originally pegged at about $36 billion, has nearly tripled since...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2011Last comment by R.Gordon, on Nov 7, 2011 at 9:41 am | 12 comments | 13511 Views
Menlo Park proceeds with logo, graphic redesignSince work is already underway and other cities paid more than Menlo Park did for similar projects, the City Council decided...
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Menlo Park commission supports eliminating Laurel Street parkingThe proposal to eliminate street parking along northbound Laurel Street between Oak Grove and Glenwood avenues forged ahead...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by Tina, on Nov 19, 2013 at 6:49 pm | 5 comments | 13388 Views
Yes on Measure STopic: Measure S for Las Lomitas School District By now, those of us in the Last Lomitas School District have received literature...
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Woodside: Ungainly device protects drinking waterWaterline backflow preventers, with their prominent pipes and valves, tend to be on the edge of the road and interrupting...
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Monarch spotted in Portola ValleyAnne Hillman of Portola Valley emailed us this photo taken of a monarch butterfly at her home on Saturday. "Look who showed...
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Supervisor Dave Pine will ask the Board to Rescind Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. AyresI have just been informed that San Mateo Supervisor Dave Pine has contacted County Counsel and asked him to prepare a resolution...
Original post made by Lurker on May. 18, 2013Last comment by Lurker, on Jun 5, 2013 at 1:51 pm | 28 comments | 13207 Views
Students, parents rally to win tenure for La Entrada teacherStudents and former students of Michael Dumbra's Latin classes whooped and hollered and clapped for joy on Friday, March...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2013Last comment by Lakshmi, on Nov 16, 2013 at 9:44 am | 1 comment | 13203 Views
Guest opinion: Downsizing not the answer for AthertonWe are deeply concerned about the proposal to downsize our Atherton government, which can only result in a decreased level...
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Menlo Park: Food truck fight comes to Planning CommissionWhether to allow Off the Grid to bring a changing roster of eight to 12 food trucks to the Menlo Park train station parking...
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Menlo Park: Strife on tennis courts leads to threats, police interventionSportsmanship has been in short supply on Menlo Park's tennis courts of late, as clashes over reservations have led to police...
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Local filmmaker's work screens at Cinequest Film FestivalIt's her shortest narrative film yet — only four and a half minutes long — but Kari Nevil put a lot of her heart...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2008Last comment by Kari Nevil, on Mar 5, 2008 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 13032 Views
Can 'green' Portola Valley coexist with artificial grass?In a town whose general plan puts determined and repeated emphasis on preserving the natural environment and the town's rural...
Original post made on May. 7, 2013Last comment by Ref, on May 9, 2013 at 9:51 am | 12 comments | 13014 Views
This is the way that public employee contracts should be negotiatedThis is the way that public employee contracts should be negotiated - with the opportunity for public input BEFORE the process...
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Man sentenced for firing into Menlo homeA San Jose man accused of using a semi-automatic, 9 millimeter handgun in 2007 to fire several bullets into a Menlo Park...
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Menlo Park police try new strategy against gang violenceFall has been riddled with bullets in Menlo Park, with four shootings in the past month alone. The police are trying a new...
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Public records requests lead to confrontation in Atherton Town HallTwo aggrieved residents and one former employee who successfully sued the town for wrongful termination converged on Atherton...
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Was councilwoman's house built lawfully?The question has been raised, publicly and emotionally, for at least two years: Did Atherton City Councilwoman Elizabeth...
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Flu Shots for SeniorsAtherton Library is offering free flu shots for Seniors age 65 and up. Saturday, November 9 at 11 am. Please bring your Medicare...
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Last night, Showtime's The Big C aired its final episode. After three seasons of half-hour installments, this comedy returned for a shortened final season consisting of four hour-long episodes. Subtitled The Big C: Hereafter, this final round took a more dramatic approach as... read on
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With book by Patricia Resnick and music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, The Players Theatre production of "9 to 5" is a farcically entertaining retrospective on office politics gone wild, circa 1979. Although much has changed since then, the show still provides a winning wish-fulfillment fantasy in which girls rightly rule, and the male chauvinist malefactor gets his just desserts.
The musical, which is based on the movie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, is introduced on a screen projection where projection designer Jerry Chambliss also sprinkles well-chosen vignettes.
Jared Walker, director, choreographer, and music director, keeps the action moving and the dancers prancing throughout the evening.
The show is a passel of upbeat fun largely due to its large and multi-talented cast led by Nancy Denton as Violet Newstead; Alana Opie as Doralee Rhodes; and Eve Caballero as Judy Bernly. Each one is energetic and engaging as they sing more than 30 songs. George Naylor plays chief villain, Franklin Hart Jr., as such an overt Snidely Whiplash-type character that he might as well have been sporting an oiled mustache — these office autocrats do still exist. Seva Anthony is wicked as Roz Keith, and Gavin Esham turns in a savvy performance as Joe Savin.
Not to be overlooked are Steve Bikfalvy as Dwayne; Nick Cantanzaro as Josh Newstead; Linda Roeming as Missy; Cassandra Caballero as Maria; Paul Hutchison as Dick; Bonnie Schiavone as Kathy; Dawn Burns as Margaret; Michael Brown as Bob Enright; Craig Engle as Tinsworthy; Kerry Betts as detective; Eric Gregory as doctor; Noella Altamirano as candy striper; and Tammy Halsfed as new employee.
The cast also includes an ensemble of five extras whose job description includes typing and moving stuff. The large stage is taken over between scenes by cleverly rolling furniture and painted backdrops. This makes for colorful and an ever-interesting passing sense of bustle and flow, neatly brought to life by scenic designer John C. Reynolds. Ken Mooney's costume and set design are pleasingly apt and had many audience members recalling similar outfits they'd worn back in the day.
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The digital world passed another huge milestone today, with InternetLiveStats reporting that the number of global internet users has just passed the 3 billion mark.
InternetLiveStats extrapolates its numbers from data provided by the ITU, the World Bank, and the United Nations, so the timing won't be exact; however, the number remains a very useful guide to the continuing growth of the internet around the world.
Beyond this historic milestone, there are some more juicy numbers in this month's Digital Statshot too, which you'll find in the SlideShare embed above.
Read on for our analysis of those numbers, and what they mean for marketers. Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter used for presidential election campaigns in Indonesia
According to Twitter, Indonesia has nearly 20 million active users and Jakarta is the number one city in terms of the number of tweets generated (2.4% of all tweets come from Jakarta). Most of these Indonesian Twitter users are first time voters aged between 16 and 20. This demographic accounts for over one-third of 187 million eligible voters in 2014 elections. The youth population are always connected online and active on social media. In this election year alone, 42.1 million tweets related to the election were generated, up 36 percent compared to last year. Seeing an opportunity to tap into Twitter for presidential elections in July 9th, Peter Greenberger, director of political advertising for Twitter visited Indonesia to meet presidential candidates to talk about how they could use Twitter more effectively in their campaigns. Presidential contenders, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and ex-general Prabowo Subianto have 1.5 million followers and 808,000 Twitter followers respectively. We will wait to see how Twitter plays a role to shape the political landscape in Indonesia.
Line to remove 20 gaming apps to focus on what's working
With 400 million registered users, Line is one of the largest messaging apps in the market. The app has indicated plans to remove one-third of gaming apps (20) from its platform. This move is geared towards focusing its resources on apps that are achieving greater success, with hopes to "further propel the service as a global gaming platform." Gaming revenue was $143 million for its most recent quarter, through 300 million downloads worldwide. This constitutes more than 60 percent of Line's total revenue. Therefore, it seems reasonable to halt those apps that are losing popularity. Line has promised a refund for users who have purchased the games that will cease operations. However, Line has yet to decide whether to roll out replacement gaming apps or continue with its remaining gaming apps.
Facebook responds to organic reach questions
Facebook has released a statement explaining its decreasing organic reach, offering two key reasons: the huge volume of content on the network (a user could potentially be shown up to 1,500 stories per log in) and an attempt to increase News Feed relevance. The piece argues that they are not trying to make more money from paid ads and that fans still have a function – social context (i.e. seeing that your friend 'likes' an advertised page) reportedly drives 50% more recall and 35% higher online sales lift. For information on how to combat the changes, have a look at our full article on the subject.
Search ads have no measurable effect
Research conducted in the US by eBay, in conjunction with Berkeley and Chicago universities, has concluded that search ads have 'no measurable benefit'. eBay customers were 'unaffected by the presence of paid search advertising', leading to questions about the medium's future.
Facebook adds interactive video components
Facebook has added new interactive components to its standard video ads to increase their efficiency for lower-budget advertisers. The offering now includes a 'video views' option, allowing a company to serve ads to users more likely to watch them, such as those who have watched similar content before. It's also now possible to add a call-to-action to a video, such as encouraging users to click through to a brand's website.
Facebook rolls out new page design worldwide
Facebook has launched its new page design worldwide, which increases the similarity between pages and personal profiles. Admins will see a prompt to 'take a tour' of the changes and can then choose whether or not to make the switch. Regardless of their choice, the change will happen automatically two weeks after the tour is taken.
Instagram adds new photo-editing features
Instagram has added ten new features and updated seven, aimed at increasing the scope for photo-editing in-app. The new options include 'Adjust, Brightness, Contrast, Warmth, Saturation, Highlights, Shadows, Vignette and Sharpen'.
LinkedIn updates paid profiles
LinkedIn has created a brand new image-centric profile layout, as you can see below. It's only available to paid users for now, though – we'll see if it's enough to entice people currently using the service for free.
Pinterest creates self-serve ad auction
Pinterest is following its initial ad launch by creating a self-serve auction, aimed at small-to-medium businesses. Payment will be taken on a cost-per-click basis. Don Faul, Pinterest's head of operations, explained how the auction works:
The ultimate price over time will be determined, as all auctions are, by how much competition and demand there is.
Tinder looks to increase interactions with 'Moments'
Tinder has launched 'Moments', which it hopes will enrich interactions within the app. Users can share a picture, or 'Moment', with all their matches, who will be given the option to 'like' it or not, based on the normal left/right swipe mechanic. Once someone likes your photo, you can start chatting about it. Photos will disappear after 24 hours, which we're sure nobody on Tinder will take advantage of in any way whatsoever.
Microsoft adds new apps to Xbox
Microsoft has announced that 45 new apps will be coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360before the end of the year. These include Vine and Twitter, the latter of which will be integrated into the console, such that users have the option to see tweets about TV content they're watching or trending shows.
Foursquare brings ads to Swarm
Foursquare is integrating adverts into its new app, Swarm, to be served to users after they check in. So far, the ads (shown below) are set to be used by a number of brands, including Pepsi, P&G, Hennessy, Volvo and Shell.
Hellmann's teaches cookery through WhatsApp
Mayonnaise brand, Hellmann's, has created an app for its Brazilian consumers named WhatsCook, a live recipe service that allows users to speak to experts or professional chefs using WhatsApp. The feature takes full advantage of the ability to send images and videos through the platform.
Listerine is creating a World Cup newsroom
Mouthwash brand, Listerine, is sponsoring the World Cup for the first time this year, creating a campaign dubbed "Power To Your Mouth". This will see a newsroom set up for the tournament, wherein the brand will create content for Facebook and Twitter based on events, and then bid for ads in real-time, based on which posts receive the most engagement.
World No Smoking Day Vines
Anti-smoking charity, Quit, created a campaign for World No Tobacco Day, with three different looping Vines, each displaying a different demographic group of smoker. Each one ends with the simple line "before this video starts again, another smoker will die".
Lego embraces social video Lego has made its first foray into the world of social video, producing a Vine and an Instagram video. Each focusses around a shy 'mixel' named Seismo.
IHG and Coca-Cola launch Instagram competition InterContinental Hotel Group and Coca-Cola have teamed up to produce a summer campaign, which asks entrants to pitch their most creative story ideas in a 15-second Instagram video for the chance to meet Hollywood actor, Josh Lucas. IHG will support the campaign with a set of video kiosks, explained in the below video by Adweek.
Jack Daniel's creates smartphone photo competition Jack Daniel's is asking customers to post pictures of their summer experiences through various social sites, in fitting with a set of weekly challenges. Two prizes will be dished out each week, one chosen by judges and the other by a public vote. The campaign looks to promote Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, aimed at a younger audience than its core product. Asos celebrates an #EpicSummer with Mastercard Asos and Mastercard have joined forces to create a campaign dubbed #EpicSummer, which asks twenty-somethings to share pictures on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag. Prizes include concert tickets and an Asos shopping spree.
Newcastle Brown Ale paying for followers Newcastle Brown Ale is continuing its 'No Bollocks' attitude with a campaign that offers $1 to the first 50,000 people to follow the brand on Twitter. Why? Well, why "endure the unsolicited marketing of other beer brands for free when you can endure Newcastle's unsolicited marketing and get paid?"
Ben & Jerry's offers ice cream for tweets Ben & Jerry's, the ice cream brand, went 'cruising' around the streets of Washington D.C. last week, offering free ice cream. All residents had to do was tweet the brand, telling them where they'd like the truck to stop.
Oh hey #DC! You ready for something sweet? #CoreTour is headed your way, so let's get those tweet requests rolling! pic.twitter.com/e2RzlU40ya
— Ben & Jerry's Truck (@BenJerrysTruck) May 29, 2014
Bashar Al-Assad promotes Facebook posts
Promoted posts from Syria's president, Bashar Al-Assad, were spotted on Facebook last week. A number of people objected, including The Syria Campaign, which has demanded the network donate any money it received from the posts to Syrian children. The organisation has created the below replica of Facebook to direct people to a petition.
The CIA launches on social
In a story that may or may not be linked to the above, the CIA has launched accounts on Facebook and Twitter. It's taken a humorous approach, causing something of a Twitter frenzy – the account has amassed almost 600,000 followers already.
We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.
— CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014
It's been a few months since our Europe report, but today we're delighted to announce the publication of the latest in our series of studies on the Social, Digital and Mobile landscapes from around the world.
This new report explores 30 countries across North, Central, and South America and The Caribbean, and contains more than 230 slides with all the key statistics, data and behavioural indicators you need to understand The Americas' digital landscapes.
You can read the full report in the SlideShare embed above, or download the complete report for free here.
Here are some of the highlights:
Global Update
As always, we begin the report with a fresh look at the key global statistics:
It's worth noting that we've changed our data source for Internet users, so there has been a marked changed in the figures reported for this area since our Europe report.
In terms of material changes, there have been some changes in the global social media platform rankings though, with Tencent's WeChat passing Google+ to take the number 5 spot:
Brands belonging to China's Tencent now account for three of the top five social media platforms in the world, with Qzone, QQ and WeChat all recording growth in monthly active user (MAU) numbers in the company's most recent quarterly results.
Facebook showed more modest relative growth since our last report, but still recorded 50 million new active users since February.
Google+'s reported active user numbers grew roughly 14% in the same period, up from 300 million, while LinkedIn posted 16% growth in MAUs.
However, the big growth story is WeChat, which posted 46% growth – almost 125 million new MAUs – since our last update. By comparison, Whatsapp grew just over 11% in the same period, adding 50 million new active users.
It's also worth noting that more than 200 million people around the world now use Facebook's standalone Messenger platform, but this does not bring it into the top 10 rankings (yet).
The Americas
Added together, the populations of The Americas are approaching 1 billion, accounting for 13% of the world's total population.
The region claims a disproportionate share of the world's users across all digital areas though, with social media showing particular strength in the region:
Mobile social figures in the region are even stronger still, with one-quarter of all global mobile social media users calling The Americas home.
The Internet in The Americas
There are more than 600 million users across The Americas – 63% of the region's population – with 60% of these users living in North America:
Internet penetration varies considerably across the region though, from 95% in Canada down to just 12% in Haiti:
Mobile internet usage is growing throughout The Americas too, although mobile's share of total web traffic varies considerably:
Note that the chart above is based on the share of total web traffic – i.e. page views – as opposed to the number of actual internet users.
Social Media in The Americas
Facebook dominates social media across The Americas, with more than 460 million monthly active users.
As with internet use, though, social media penetration levels vary considerably by country, from 61% in Chile down to just 7% in Haiti:
Note that Facebook does not report user numbers for Cuba.
It's worth highlighting that the figures for social media penetration in individual countries will often exceed those for internet penetration, especially in fast-evolving markets. There may be a number of reasons for this:
- Social media stats are almost always more up to date than those for internet usage, largely because they are collected by commercial entities on an on-going basis and published at least quarterly to help with advertising sales. In Facebook's case, the monthly active user figures are available in almost real-time.
- Many reports on internet usage and penetration omit mobile internet usage, meaning many mobile-only users aren't included in the internet user figures (partly because they're more difficult to identify). However, in many emerging markets, mobile-only use can account for a significant proportion of internet users (even if slow speeds mean they account for a relatively low share of the overall web traffic). In contrast, people accessing social media through mobile devices will be counted in social media user figures, meaning that social media numbers are often a more accurate indication of actual internet use and penetration in these markets.
- On the other hand, some people may have multiple social media accounts on the same platform, leading to a slight inflation of social media users, although we don't anticipate this is the main cause for the difference between internet and social media usage numbers.
Mobile social media use is common amongst social networkers throughout The Americas, with more than 80% of social media users logging in via mobile devices:
Perhaps unsurprisingly, penetration levels for mobile social follow similar patterns to those of general social media use, although there are some variations between individual countries:
These numbers are particularly interesting when compared to penetration levels for 3G mobile access, which you'll find below.
Mobile in The Americas
There are just over 600 million unique mobile users in The Americas, with each user maintaining an average of 1.77 active subscriptions, resulting in more than 1 billion active mobile connections across the region:
Behaviour again varies between individual countries though, with Chile, Argentina, and Brazil all home to subscription rates well in excess their populations:
Mobile subscriptions aren't all made the same though, and there are some significant differences between individual countries when it comes to pre- and post-paid contracts:
Similarly, access to faster 3G networks isn't evenly distributed across the region, ranging from a high of 55% in the United States to barely 0.0005% in Cuba:
As a result, access to an affordable, rich mobile internet experience remains elusive for many people across Central and South America, and marketers will need to craft content and distribution plans accordingly.
Regional Snapshots
In addition to the regional overview, the report also features regional breakdowns for North, Central, and South America, as well as The Caribbean:
Individual Countries
In addition to these regional snapshots, our Americas report contains detailed reports on 30 countries across The Americas:
To whet your appetite, here are the slides for Brazil:
You can read We Are Social's full Americas report here. You'll also find the rest of our Social, Digital and Mobile reports here. If you'd like to make sure you don't miss any of our future reports, why not sign up for our regular newsletter by clicking here?
We'd like to thank the lovely folks at GlobalWebIndex for allowing us to use their data again in this report.
We're delighted to announce the latest in We Are Social's series of Social, Digital & Mobile Worldwide reports, this time with more than 250 pages of stats and behavioural indicators for 40 countries across Europe.
We featured a number of these countries in our global report just a month ago, but as you'll see in this new report, many of the data points have already changed.
The critical changes are to the Social Media figures, with many countries seeing increases in monthly active user bases in the past couple of weeks.
The lovely folks at GlobalWebIndex have also given us permission to share figures from their fresh new Wave 12 study, released just last week. This new wave of GWI data brings us up to Q4 2013, and provides a hugely informative perspective on the freshest numbers and behaviours for the region's biggest economies.
The Global Picture
As we saw in the APAC report, online landscapes never stay the same, so we start this report with another fresh look at the global landscape.
The main difference in this report is the number of active social media users, which has grown by almost 2 million active users since our APAC report just 2 weeks ago:
Internet in Europe
Europe has impressively high levels of internet usage, with 7 countries around the region registering penetration of more than 90%.
Iceland and Norway lead the way, with 95% each.
Penetration in the Ukraine lags the rest of the region by some way, but is still on a par with the global average of 34%.
On a regional basis though, more than two thirds of Europe's population is now online:
The total number of internet users around the region is also impressive, with Europe now counting more than half a billion people online:
In terms of time spent online, it's the Eastern side of Europe that leads the way, with internet users in Poland and Russia spending an average of 4.8 hours on the net each day.
Italy leads the way when it comes to mobile internet usage at an average of 2.2 hours per day, while Irish, Spanish and Polish internet users all spend an average of almost 2 hours per day connected via mobile devices:
Social Media in Europe
At the start of 2014, Europe boasts almost 300 million active social media users, accounting for 40% of the region's population:
However, when it comes to platforms of choice, the social media landscape in Europe is split in two.
Facebook dominates in Western Europe, with 37 countries around the region accounting for a total of 232.2 million active users – roughly 19% of the platform's total global user base.
To put that in perspective, these countries account for less than 8% of the total world population.
Eastern Europe is still a VKontakte stronghold though, with users in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus accounting for more than 60 million active accounts.
Facebook is present here too, and its user base continues to grow in these countries, but the world's favourite social network currently only claims 12.4 million monthly active users across these 3 countries combined.
As with internet penetration, Iceland also leads the way in terms of social media penetration, with 70% of the country's population using Facebook in the past month.
Malta puts in an impressive showing at 58% penetration, with Scandinavian countries rounding out the rest of the top 5:
Time spent on social media continues to account for a large part of overall online activity too, with Italy and Russia – the most 'socially active' nations in Europe – spending more than 40% of their connected time on social media:
Meanwhile, mobile social continues to grow in importance around the region, with two thirds of the region's social media users regularly accessing via mobile devices:
This is still considerably lower than the same proportion in APAC though, and accounts for a penetration rate of barely 26% of the total regional population.
The figures vary considerably between countries, with more than half of the populations of Norway and Iceland connecting to Facebook via a mobile device in the past month:
At 30 million active mobile social users, the UK leads the way in terms of absolute numbers, while Germany, France and Italy all register 20 million active users each:
Sub-Regional Pictures
We're pleased to include overviews for each of Europe's sub-regions too, with 7 distinct analyses showing how the online landscape varies across the 'continent':
Each of these sub-regional analyses provides a top-level picture of key stats, helping marketers to plan multi-market activities with greater ease.
For illustration, here's the overview for Northern Europe, which covers Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden:
In-Depth Country Analysis
We've included an in-depth analysis of the local picture for 40 countries in this report, with a wealth of stats and behavioural indicators for each nation.
In particular, we're delighted to include data for Spain, which was the most-requested country following our global report a few weeks ago.
You'll find all the numbers you need for each country in the full SlideShare presentation (as featured at the top of this post), but just to whet your appetite, here are the numbers for Spain:
And there we have it – another bumper collection of online facts and stats.
Do get in touch if you'd like some help making sense of these numbers, or if you'd like us to work with you to turn these insights into an actionable strategy.
And don't forget we have offices all across Europe too, so if you're looking for on-ground support, be sure to get in touch with our teams in London, Paris, Milan and Munich:
Be sure to check back to our blog regularly for more reports in this series too. In addition, we'll be sharing some great strategic resources and forward-looking studies over the next few weeks as well, so why not sign up for our email newsletter to make sure you don't miss a single one?
Sources for all the above data are listed in the full report. We'd especially like to thank GlobalWebIndex and GSMA Intelligence for their help in providing data for these reports, and for allowing us to publish their valuable data.
Following on from We Are Social's hugely popular Social, Digital and Mobile Worldwide in 2014 report from last week, we're very pleased to share an even more detailed look at the online landscape around the Asia-Pacific region.
It also turns out that a week can make a big difference when it comes to online data; in the past 7 days, and with the help of some of the 200,000 people who've viewed our Global report, we've found some even fresher stats to the ones we published in last week's report.
These new discoveries have had a particular impact on India's stats, where figures for internet users have changed from 151 million to 213 million. Internet figures for Indonesia have also almost doubled, to 72.7 million.
These changes have had a significant impact on the regional and global totals too, so we'll begin with a refreshed look at the stats from the very top.
The Global Picture
Following revisions to a number of countries, the number of worldwide internet users now exceeds 2.64 billion, representing global penetration of 37%:
Following our report last week, we also received a number of queries regarding the difference between mobile subscriptions and actual mobile users, so we're delighted to be able include a new chart comparing the two in this report.
We've teamed up with the wonderful team at GSMA Intelligence for this, and they've been kind enough to let us share this valuable data in the report – here's the APAC picture:
In order to understand the context in which people use mobile devices, it's also important to understand how people pay for their subscriptions (contracts), and whether they have access to potentially faster mobile data connections.
The chart below offers more detail on both these areas, detailing how many people have pre- vs post-paid contracts, and using 3G as a proxy for the likelihood people could access faster internet if they chose to take out a relevant mobile data plan:
Asia-Pacific In Context
APAC is home to almost 3.9 billion people, accounting for just under 55% of the total world population. The region hosts just under half the world's Internet users, and 52.2% of the world's active social media users:
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Although internet user data for a number of countries around the region hasn't been updated as recently as we'd hoped, APAC has still shown impressive growth in recent months, with Asian countries alone adding more than 150 million new users since our previous report in October 2012 – many of which were in India and Indonesia:
However, internet access is still far from a universal reality around APAC, and penetration rates in some countries remain surprisingly low:
It's interesting to see how the average number of hours spent on the internet varies around the region too, both in terms of desktop / laptop access, as well as the time spent on the mobile web:
It's important to note that the figures in the chart above are based on claimed time spent on the internet, rather than on actual traffic. This has two important consequences:
- The data will, in part, reveal the story that people choose to tell about their internet use, rather than the exact number of minutes they spend connected
- However, in a similar way, this 'claimed' data helps to avoid over-counting internet usage when someone is connected to the internet, but not actually making use of it (e.g. the browser is open in the background while someone works on another, non-internet related application).
- There may also be some variations across cultures in what people consider 'internet' access. For example, someone who streams music through a service like Spotify for the whole day may not consider this 'time spent on the internet', even if we could argue the opposite is also true.
Social Media
2013 was an impressive year of growth across almost every aspect of the social media world in APAC, with chat apps in particular seeing stunning growth thanks to platforms like WeChat, LINE, and Kakaotalk.
We've chose to focus on social networks for this report's data though, as they continue to offer the greater opportunity for marketers.
User figures and penetration rates for social networks still vary hugely around the region, but the overall trend is definitely upwards (note that MAU stands for Monthly Active Users):
It's worth highlighting that the figures for social media penetration often exceed those for internet penetration, especially in fast-evolving markets. There may be a number of reasons for this:
- Social media stats are almost always more up to date than those for internet usage, largely because they are collected by a commercial entity on an on-going basis and published at least quarterly to help with advertising sales. In Facebook's case, the monthly active user figures are available in almost real-time.
- Many reports on internet usage and penetration omit mobile internet usage, meaning many mobile-only users aren't included in the figures (partly because they're more difficult to identify). In many emerging markets – particularly places like Indonesia or Myanmar – mobile-only use can account for a significant proportion of internet use. People accessing social media through mobile devices will be counted, however, meaning social media numbers are often a more accurate indication of actual internet use and penetration in these markets.
- On the other hand, some people may have multiple social media accounts on the same platform, leading to a slight skew in the data, although we don't anticipate this is the main cause for the difference between internet and social media usage numbers.
We've also changed the way we report user numbers in this year's report compared to our previous report in 2012, and we now only report monthly active user numbers (MAUs) for any given platform. This ensures a more reliable and actionable data set, and ensures organisations using the data have the most up-to-date picture of people's preferences and behaviour throughout the region.
Facebook's MAUs continued to grow across the region over the past year, adding 54 million by January 2014 in Asian countries alone (excluding countries in Oceania like Australia and New Zealand).
China's Qzone added 25 million MAUs too, meaning that overall growth around the region is somewhere in the region of 80 million new active users – almost 10% growth year-on-year.
We opted not to include chat apps like WeChat, WhatsApp, LINE and Kakaotalk in this year's analysis for a couple of reasons:
- The way that people use these platforms remains largely one-to-one, so they offer less of an obvious mass engagement channel for brands compared to platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Weibo (although we recongise that this is changing, especially with tweaks to WeChat's platform);
- The companies who operate these platforms tend not to publish monthly active user figures, and where they do, they aren't broken down by country, making it very difficult for us to attribute usage by country.
However, for handy reference, the global user figures for each of the region's largest chat apps are as follows:
- WhatsApp: 400 million monthly active users worldwide
- WeChat (Weixin): 270 million monthly active users worldwide
- LINE: 300 million total registered users worldwide
- Kakaotalk: 130 million total registered users worldwide
We're pleased to offer time spent on social media for many of the region's larger economies too, thanks to some great data from GlobalWebIndex's Active Usage: Time Spent study, which they've kindly allowed us to share. You can find out more about this study here.
As with the time spent on the internet chart above, this data is based on claimed usage rather than actual traffic information. This again means that data may be coloured by the story people wish to tell about themselves, but at the same time, it also helps to avoid over-counting time where people have social media open in the background.
Based on our qualitative research, many people keep social networks open throughout the day in a distinct browser tab or tool like Tweetdeck, but do not necessarily spend all that time actively engaging with the platform itself, so the data above should be used in conjunction with traffic-based numbers (where available) to paint a multi-dimensional picture of people's behaviour.
It's interesting to explore the above chart in the context of the societal norms of each country too; it appears that the time spent on social media is determined as much by a nation's culture as it is by the speed or ease of internet access. In many countries where fast internet access is still a luxury, people still spend many hours engaging with social media, highlighting once again that social media are playing a huge part in the growth and evolution of the online landscape in APAC.
However, to enrich this story, it's worth looking at the infrastructural elements too. Mobile devices play a huge role in Asia's social media scene, so we've added an extra data set to this report to illustrate mobile social access in more detail:
The number of mobile subscriptions in APAC continue to grow steadily in the past 15 months, with Asian countries alone adding more than 200 million new subscriptions since our previous report in October 2012.
Although it's likely that some of these new subscriptions constitute second subscriptions (e.g. an additional contract for work or personal use), the importance of mobile devices even in the region's less developed nations highlights the critical role mobile plays in people's daily lives in APAC.
While it can be tricky to identify the exact number of people accessing the internet through mobile devices, we have identified reliable data for two important indicators that offer valuable insights: mobile broadband subscriptions, and people accessing social media through mobile devices:
It's particularly interesting to note that the proportion of the population accessing social media through a mobile device is much higher than the penetration of mobile broadband, suggesting that many people continue to access social media through slower mobile connections.
You'll find this data broken down for each country around the region in the full report.
The Individual Country Story
We're delighted to announce that we now have social media and mobile data for every Asian country, as well as 4 key nations in Oceania.
Major additions to this year's report are North Korea and Myanmar, and although the numbers aren't likely to challenge China's position as the dominant digital player in the region, it's very exciting to see how online media are helping to open up some of the world's most secretive nations.
In particular, Myanmar – or Burma, if you prefer – has surprised us with the sheer speed of growth, particularly when it comes to social media. From a country where Facebook was technically blocked barely 12 months ago, this Southeast Asian country now boasts well over 1 million Facebook users, and is still growing at an impressive rate:
Despite these impressive numbers though, this still represents a social media penetration of just 2% in Myanmar, so there's clearly plenty more potential for growth as the country continues its journey towards a fully open approach to the internet.
Even mobile subscriptions struggle to reach double-digit penetration, while the internet – albeit based mostly on fixed-line figures – languishes at just 1%.
However, 2014 looks like a promising year for Myanmar's online landscape, and we're looking forward to plenty more good news from them in the months to come.
The story in North Korea remains less clear; with the internet still officially blocked in the world's most reclusive nation, it's difficult to get a clear picture of what's going on. However, Facebook themselves state that they now have 8,200 users within the North Asian state, 4,600 of whom access through mobile devices:
It's unclear how many of these users are actually North Korean citizens though, and we suspect that a significant proportion may be foreign nationals based in the country.
However, the fact that it is even possible for these people to access Facebook from within North Korea represents a step forward compared to the situation this time last year, so we'll take that as a glimmer of hope for 2014.
We've also included data for Timor-Leste, which, although still small in absolute numbers, represents another reason for optimism, given the young country's recent history.
East Timor's social media population in particular is growing steadily, with 6% of the population – or 76,000 people – using Facebook at least once in the past month:
As with many emerging economies, the numbers for internet usage in Timor-Leste are far lower than those for social media, mainly because it's harder to measure the exact number of people accessing the internet.
Many people still access from shared devices in internet cafés or in places of work, and data is often collected by surveys that have taken quite some time to gather, analyse and publish.
Social media figures such as those made available by Facebook are almost real-time though, offering a more up-to-date and accurate picture of the online landscape within these fast-evolving digital ecosystems.
Excitingly, mobile phone subscriptions have already surpassed 50% penetration in Timor-Leste too, meaning many more people now have the opportunity to connect to the internet as soon as affordable mobile data plans become available.
Alongside figures for Australia and New Zealand, we're also pleased to present some initial figures for Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Both nations play an important role in understanding the broader picture across Pacific nations, and the stories their data snapshots tell reveal some interesting insights:
Fiji already demonstrates relatively strong internet and social media penetration figures, surpassing the regional average in both areas.
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea still has plenty of potential for growth, with barely 4% of the population using Facebook in the past month. However, with mobile subscription penetration of 42%, it's clear that Papuans have an increasing digital opportunity, and we're confident these figures will all grow considerably during 2014.
We're also pleased to share statistics on mobile social behaviour for all 30 countries in this study, ensuring marketers have a solid understanding of the opportunities to engage their audiences in a variety of settings and contexts – here are some example stats for Indonesia:
As mobile increasingly becomes our predominant means of accessing online services and content, it's likely that Asia-Pacific will continue to lead the world in defining the future of the online landscape.
The India Changes
Finally, given the major changes in internet user numbers since last week's report, here's how the individual country situation looks today:
So there you have it – another week, another bumper collection of stats. Do get in touch if you'd like some help making sense of these numbers, or turning them into part of an actionable strategy.
Be sure to check back to our blog for more updates in the coming weeks too – given how quickly the data seems to be changing, it's clear 2014 is going to be another vintage year for online growth. We're already looking forward to next year's APAC report!
Sources for all the above data are listed in the full report. We'd especially like to thank GlobalWebIndex and GSMA Intelligence for their help in providing data for these reports, and for allowing us to publish their valuable data.
UPDATE: We've amended this post, and some slides in the original report, due to a request from one of our data partners.


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An action-horror OGN starring teenagers with super-powers who are the âmonsters' we're all afraid of. Seventeen-year-old Madison Thomas and her twin brother Lincoln just moved to Yuma, Arizona, following their mother's death. Madison quickly falls for Kevin, the leader of the most feared clique in high school. After a crazy night of partying â she becomes afflicted with an amazing power. And you know what they say -- With great power comes great irresponsibility. Brought to you by Shane Riches (writer) and Jose Holder (artist) the team behind Mick Foley's R.P.M.!
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They limit our children. When we reinforce, or indeed dont actively breakdown stereotypes, we close doors that could be the avenue to success and happiness for our children and students. In education, and the workforce, there are stereotypes usually unspoken, but not always about what jobs are appropriate for girls versus boys or men versus women. There are stereotypes about what jobs different minority or underrepresented groups are good at or not good at. There are statistics that reinforce stereotypes about graduation rates, abilities, interests, and economic necessities!
The reality is that the interests of one girl will surely differ from what interests another girl. There will certainly be Hispanic girls who find their passion in the automotive industry while their best friend finds hers in accounting and finance! There will be African American men who love to work with young children while their peers are studying law and are baffled by anyone who relates to young children! The reality is unknown; however, what is known is that students cannot maximize their human potential if their career aspirations are limited by stereotypes!


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'Vanity logging': Breaking laws in search of a view
As more Americans move to the woods, they cut down neighbors' trees - sometimes at night - to widen the vistas.
In this famously beautiful Wyoming valley, where world leaders come to relax in trophy homes behind big picture windows, a mountain view of the rugged Tetons can do far more than inspire.
In fact, those awe-inspiring views of "God's country" sometimes cause overzealous landowners to break the law - by firing up the chain saw to topple trees that block the grandiosity. Talk to real estate agents and they are hardly squeamish about telling prospective buyers and sellers that a commanding vantage point can increase property values by millions.
"There are three things most coveted in Jackson Hole," says Franz Camenzind, executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, a land protection organization. "The first is a Teton view, the second is a streamside home parcel, and the third is a lot adjacent to public land."
While Mr. Camenzind notes that home owners can do little to move the location of rivers or the boundary lines of a national forest or park, some have taken extreme measures to get a better view.
From the Tetons to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the phenomenon of felling trees for personal enrichment and financial gain is known as "vanity logging." In the East, impenetrable hardwood forests are, to some, just annoying walls that stand guard against the perfect outlook - and higher property values.
Out West, where vast stretches of open space yield dramatic views that are both commercially lucrative and coveted by local communities, development pressure has fueled social conflict. "More and more people are coming to the mountains to buy a little piece of the pretty," says Doug Robotham, director of the Trust for Public Lands in Denver. "They're finding that scenic values push up property values, and you can enhance those scenic values by opening up sightlines."
Vanity logging is hardly widespread. But land use experts say it's more common as Baby Boomers flock to mountain nests, changing culture, economies, and privacy attitudes. Often, logging comes after permission is denied, and clear-cutters move in under cover of darkness.
Case in point: In the well-to-do mountain hamlet of Highlands, N.C., near Whiteside Mountain - a slab of granite in the southernmost Appalachian highlands, a newcomer challenged local customs and understandings when he took matters - and a chain saw - into his own hands.


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Earlier this week, I read a press release from Robert Tonner (one of my most favorite doll artists in the world) and I said to myself, "This is either the bravest decision ever, or the most foolhardy." Mr. Tonner unveiled the debut of a new snazzy doll, a handsome fellow named "Andy Mills." The "dapper Dan" isn't your typical plaything. No, in creating this newest arrival, Tonner swung open the closet door and issued Andy out into the bright spotlight of public scrutiny. You see, Andy Mills is gay. Like all dolls of the last 20 years, Mills has a full curriculum vitae, a résumé of his accomplishments, a thriving career, a biography that makes him very nearly "real." What is most revealing about the Mills entry is the timing of his "outing." Though McGreevey swaddled himself in the rainbow flag to avoid censure and ongoing investigations, the term he used is actually quite inspirational. In many countries, being gay is a death sentence, or an invitation to be scorned and always viewed as "not quite right." America is not one of those caste-system lands. USA cialisTrackBack URI for this entryUSA cialis...
There's a big buzz in Russian news now. And it's not about a gay doll from Robert Tonner. It's about a gay Andy Mills doll from MATTEL!! A toy gay doll for kids was somehow invented by Russian journalists, and now hundreds of men and women are moaning online: "how could they?! WHO are they making our kids play with?!".
It took a lot of time and effort to help a young Russian doll collectors' community grow. Tonner dolls have been imported to Russia for several years already. But time after time we are literally forced to think that it was all in vain, because most people still blindly believe that Dolls Are For Kids. They see any adult doll and they say: "Barbie!" (=> kids => How Could They Make Such A Doll For Kids?!) This is what you see when you stumble upon a bunch of Fashion Royalty, Tonner and Sybarite lingerie-clad gentle figurines in a public photo blog and the title says: "SEE WHAT THEY MANUFACTURE FOR OUR KIDS". So sad. ...
Many gay men collect dolls, and are actively involved in the doll world. This doll makes sense, and now is a good time to introduce him. I hope Andy Mills (shares my name) finds love too.
I say good luck to Mr Tonner, with whatever doll he decides to release whether gay or otherwise. I come from the ball jointed doll world where there are many gay/lesbian dolls and no-one bats an eyelid, and why should they?
The only thing I would point out in your article, like countries the world over, there are many many places in the US where gay people are not accepted and are shunned for their sexuality, so I think the statement "In many countries, being gay is a death sentence, or an invitation to be scorned and always viewed as "not quite right." America is not one of those caste-system lands." .... is sadly incorrect. However, I do wish all the very best to Robert Tonner on the release of Andy Mills and look forward to him finding himself a partner doll in the future! ...
I admire Tonner for giving his doll a story that reflects his own life maybe and other people in the industry too.


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Axl Rose 'look alike/sound alike' up for LA Guns spot?
Colby Veil with Steven Adler.
It's been a little over a week since Jizzy Pearl up and left Tracii Guns version of LA GUNS. This all on the eve of their releasing a brand new CD. "Acoustic Gypsy Live" hit stores yesterday via Steve Vai's label Favored Nations.
In the last week rumors are rampant about Rock Star Supernova runner-up Dilana getting the job. Now the latest scoop is that Colby Veil is also in the running. Veil is a Axl Rose impersonator who has made quite an impression on Guns N' Roses fans. This includes original members themselves.
Colby has fronted Adler's Appetite, and also jammed with Izzy, Duff & Gilby Clarke over time. Check out some testimonials below:
"It was hard to believe that the voice this kid (of Hollywood Roses Frontman, Colby Veil) has. It was a nice trip back before I left Gn'R. "The 20th Anniversary Show" was GREAT and he's a nice guy"
-Izzy Stradlin – Guns n' Roses
"If you love Old School Guns and Roses, the Hollywood Roses are your ticket for a journey back in time. I think Colby might be Axl's twin brother from the 80's."
-Michael Starr – Steel Panther
"Hollywood Roses lead singer Colby Veil could be the future of bluesy rock"
-Tracii Guns – L.A. Guns
"…. I love that guy! Colby is a natural, born to entertain!"
-Taime Downe – Faster Pussycat
Colby with former gunner guitarist Gilby Clarke.
Tracii Guns is active in our forums and has just posted some demo recordings with one of the potential voices for the gig. Join today HERE and get involved.
The inside scoop is that auditions are Thursday of this week.
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Bradley Cooper's Changing Looks
Long before he was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011, Bradley Cooper was a heart breaker. "When I was a kid, my mom took me shopping a lot. I hung out at the makeup counter asking pretty women for kisses," Cooper once told InStyle. The days of stealing kisses at the makeup counter may be far behind him, but he still makes women stop in their tracks with his blue eyes, gorgeous smile and funny-guy personality.In 2001, Cooper pulled off an unkempt look nicely, with shaggy blonde locks and a scruffy face.
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Free Floral Tissue Box Cover Pattern
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Size: Fits Family Size box of tissues.
Materials:Yarn Needle; Worsted Weight Yarn;
White (MC) - 3 oz, 165 yd (84 g, 149 m);
Pink (CC) - 1 oz, 55 yd (28 g, 50 m);
Elastic - ¼" wide x 24" long.
Crochet Hook:Size H-8 (5.00 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 7 sc and 8 rows = 2".
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chain |
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contrasting color |
sc |
single crochet(s) |
dc |
double crochet |
sl st(es) |
slip stitch(es) |
hdc |
half double crochet |
sp(s) |
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loop(s) |
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When instructed to join with sc, begin with sl knot on hook, insert hook in st or sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through both loops on hook.
Special Stitches
Beginning Cluster Stitch (beg cl-st): Ch 3, keeping last lp of each st on hook, work 2 dc in same st as joining, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Cluster Stitch (cl-st):keeping last lp of each st on hook, 3 dc in next st, yo and draw through all 4 lps on hook.
Row 1: Starting at top, with MC, ch 32, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (31 sc)
Rows 2-8: Sc in each sc across.
Row 9(Opening Row): Sc in next 8 sc, ch 15, skip next 15 sc, sc in next 8 sc. (16 sc)
Row 10:Sc in each sc and ch across. (31 sc)
Rows 11-17:Sc in each sc across.
Rnd 1:3 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 29 sc,
3 sc in last sc; * working in ends of rows, work 16 sc evenly spaced *; working in unused lps of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next 29 chs,
3 sc in last ch; rep from * to *; join with sl st to first sc. (102 sc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Motifs(Make 6)
Rnd 1 (Right Side): With MC, ch 2, 8 sc in
2nd ch from hook; join with sl st to first sc. (8 sc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 2(Petal Rnd): With right side facing, join CC with sl st to any sc, beg cl-st, ch 3, (cl-st,
ch 3) around; join with sl st to beg cl-st.
(8 cl-sts, 8 ch-3 sps) Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 3:With right side facing, join MC with sl st to any ch-3 sp, ch 2 (counts as first hdc),
(2 hdc, ch 2, 3 hdc in same sp as joining, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp, *(3 hdc, ch 2, 3 hdc) in next
ch-3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around; join with sl st to first hdc. (36 hdc) Finish off leaving long end.
Sides(Make 2)
Row 1 (Right Side):With W, ch 19, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (18 sc)
Rows 2-11:Sc in each sc across.
At the end of Row 11, finish off leaving long end.
- With right sides together, working in back lps only and using long ends, sew 2 strips of 3 motifs each.
- With right sides together, working in back lps only and using long ends, sew short ends of Sides to short ends of Motif strips.
- With right sides together, working in back lps only, sew edge of Top Rnd 1 to Sides and Motifs.
Bottom Edge
Rnd 1:With right side facing, join MC with st to any st at bottom of cover, sc evenly spaced around edge of cover.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, do not turn, decreasing 4 sts at each corner, hdc evenly spaced around; join with sl st to first hdc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Weave elastic through Rnd 2 and tie ends.
Top Edging
With right side facing and working in reverse sc loosely from left to right, join CC to any unused lp of Top Rnd 1, * insert hook in next st to the right, , pull up a loop, yo and draw through both lps on hook; rep from * around, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
With CC, reverse sc around opening.
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Supervoxel parcellation of visual cortex connectivity53.559, Tuesday, 20-May, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Pavilion Christopher Baldassano1, Diane M. Beck2, Li Fei-Fei1; 1Computer Science, Stanford University, 2Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign New large-scale studies using fMRI and dMRI have begun to reveal the fine-scale functional and anatomical connectome of the human brain. We have developed a new approach for understanding these massive datasets, allowing us to discover and visualize how connectivity changes over the entire cortical surface. Given a matrix describing the functional or anatomical connectivity strength between each pair of voxels, we apply a nonparametric clustering algorithm based on the distance-dependent Chinese Restaurant Process (ddCRP) in order to group voxels with similar connectivity properties into spatially contiguous "supervoxels." Our method is hypothesis-free, requires no specification of seed voxels, and produces a true parcellation of the brain into spatially-connected subregions rather than ignoring location information. We first validate the clustering method by dividing the Parahippocampal Place Area (PPA) into two subregions based on functional connectivity properties, matching previous work. We then cluster the 59,412-voxel whole-brain group functional and anatomical dataset from the Human Connectome Project, producing a ~200 supervoxel parcellation which provides a compact summary of the full connectivity matrix. For example, resting-state connectivity clustering in early visual cortex divides peripheral V1 from the foveal confluence of V1-V4, revealing that these regions have different functional connectivity patterns with other occipital regions (which match anatomical connectivity differences from probabilistic tractography). In addition to aiding in the discovery of more fine-grained connectivity patterns (allowing us to move beyond a localizer approach to region discovery), the learned parcellation is a general-purpose atlas that can be used to aid in other experiments such as whole-brain decoding. We plan to publicly release the connectivity atlas using an interactive 3D browser-based visualization tool, which will allow anyone to explore the rich connectivity structure of the brain. < Back |