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Canada Internet Users and Usage Growth is Projected to Be 3.7% in 2008.


DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland
Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River.
, Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3b1ae0/canada_internet_u) has announced the addition of eMarketer's new report "Canada Internet: Users and Usage" to their offering.

Growth in Internet users Internet user ninternauta m/f

Internet user Internet ninternaute m/f 
 in Canada is slowing. It's projected to be just 3.7% in 2008. On the other hand, the online population is already approaching 23 million people: over two-thirds of all Canadians.

This report analyzes the county's online demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data.  and usage patterns as online population growth slows and matures. Canada's online population growth may be slowing, but that doesn't mean things are slowing down. Broadband broadband

Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies).
 is more prevalent in Canada than in many other countries, including the US. Broadband penetration is also growing more quickly than the online population. About two-thirds of households have broadband in 2008, but three-quarters will benefit from high-speed connections by 2012.

Key questions the "Canada Internet" report answers:

* Is Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma.  Internet usage growing or slowing?

* How many households have broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. ?

* How do Internet access See how to access the Internet.  and usage vary among regions?

* What activities are most popular with Internet users in Canada?
Key Topics Covered:

- Executive Summary
- The eMarketer View
- Canada's Online Population
- Geographical Variations
- Demographics of Canadian Internet Users
- Online Activities
- Social Networking
- Favorite Social Media Sites among Internet Users in Canada, 2007
  (% of respondents)
- Social Media and Content Sharing
- The Internet and Traditional Media
- Endnotes
- Related Information and Links

Companies Mentioned:

- China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
- comScore Networks Inc.
- comScore qSearch
- Data Center of China Internet (DCCI)
- eMarketer
- Facebook
- Foundation Research Group, Inc.
- Harris Interactive
- Industry Canada
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Ipsos
- Ipsos Reid
- JPMorgan
- Nokia
- OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
- Office of Communications (Ofcom) - UK
- Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC)
- Point Topic
- Pollara
- Solutions Research Group
- Statistics Canada
- Synovate
- The Future Laboratory
- Universal McCann
- Veritas Communications


For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3b1ae0/canada_internet_u
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