Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Facebook demographics

How many users are there on Facebook?

Based on the results from the Facebook Flyers targeting feature, there are over 45 million users. 37% of these users are outside North America (USA & Canada).

Here's a snapshot of an analysis that I just completed. Flyers currently covers targeting for 31 countries, excluding some notable social network havens such as Hong Kong, Philippines (Friendster) and Brazil (Orkut).

Facebook demographics table

Further analysis to follow.

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Friday, May 11, 2007

How much does it cost to print on your inkjet?

Ever wondered whether your cheap printer was actually worth the money?

The illustration below compares inkjet printers from HP and Eastman Kodak. Cheap printers usually mean paying more for printing (ink cartridges) in the long run.



When manufacturers slash the prices of their ink cartridges, then tend to also reduce the volume of ink. This in turn means a higher cost per page.

Lower-priced cartridges from Eastman Kodak ($9.99) and Hewlett-Packard ($14.99):


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*p/s: Vignesh, thanks for the WSJ forward!

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