Twitter named fastest-growing social network in 2012January 29, 2013 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter beat Facebook and Google+ as the fastest-growing social network in 2012, suggests a new study from GlobalWebIndex, Mediabistro reports. Overall, Twitter is now ranked fourth amongst all social networking sites in total active users, with Google+ securing a surprising second place. More than one-fifth (21 percent) of the global internet population now actively use Twitter on a monthly basis, good enough for a third-place tie with YouTube, but well behind Facebook (51 percent) and, surprisingly, Google+, which now boasts a 27 percent active user share. Facebook grew 33 percent last year to a base of 693 million “active users” in the 31 global markets tracked by Global Web Index. Meanwhile, Twitter’s active user base increased 40 percent to 288 million users in those markets, while Google+ grew 27 percent to 343 million users. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |