Every second 2 million e-mails are sent, 2 new blogs get made

Just heard Rob Howard speak…CEO of Telligent (makers of social networking software Community Server). It was good. He said things I’ve heard before:

1. Social media is about conversations
2. Small is the new big (referring to the trend of niche markets as Chris Anderson discusses in The Long Tail)
3. Mobile phone will soon beat out PCs as the device of choice (Steve Jobs has said as much in many of his talks)

Howard also threw out a few new tidbits that left an impression. Every second:

• two million e-mails are sent
• two new blogs are created
• 25 mobile phones are sold
• seven PCs are sold
• 1,200 videos are viewed on YouTube
• 23 new domains are registered
• 300 search engine queries
• seven new people log on for the first time

Powerful bits of information that speak to an increasing trend of digital conversations happening increasingly from people who want to have their say wherever they happen to be. I say: bring it on!