A survey of social features on 100 eCommerce websites is the main feature of the Summer 2011 issue of State of the Net. It also covers trends in internet use, broadband and social media in Ireland as well as new research by Google on Irish businesses online.

1. State of the Net June 2011 www.amas.ie

4. Social features on eCommerce sites Source: AMAS review of 100 websites, May 2011. Each site was evaluated on ten criteria.

5. Internet use Source: REDC De-coding digital trends in Ireland 2011, Online survey of 500 adults aged 18+ .

6. Broadband Source: ComReg Irish Communications Market: Key Data Report – Q4 2010. Graph shows broadband subscriptions across all platforms

7. eCommerce Source: Eurostat, 2010, respondents asked if they have bought or ordered goods or services for their own use over the past 12 months

8. eCommerce by age Source: Eurostat, 2010, respondents asked if they have bought or ordered goods or services for their own use over the past 12 months

9. Social media Source: Facebook and LinkedIn, May 2011

10. Digital advertising Source: 2010 IAB/UK Ireland PwC Adspend Study, survey of 26 online properties, advertising networks and sales houses Source: IAB UK/ PwC Online AdSpend Study 2010 Adds to 99% due to rounding

11. Mobile Source: Amárach Research, The Smart Future, online survey of 844 Irish mobile phone users in May 2011, including 311 smartphone users

12. Businesses online Source: Google SME Insights Ireland, Conducted by Ipsos MORI via telephone in November 2010, 821 companies surveyed which were representative of commercial Irish SMEs based on employee size and sector

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