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Tuesday 4 June 2013
Saudi Internet users topped the list of those who share their public and private lives online, according to a US report on the Internet and computing trends. It said Saudi respondents were most likely to share “everything” and “most things” online. It added that online sharing, including status updates, feelings, photos, video and other links. India occupies second place in this category.
About 60 percent of Saudis surveyed said they share “everything” or “most things” online compared to 15 percent in the United States and 10 percent in France. The annual study, conducted by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and a technology wizard, Mary Meeker, studies smartphone and Internet dissemination, the rise of tablet computing, and even the outcome of immigration in the United States on the tech industry.
Categories: Arab World, Asia, Saudi Arabia