How do we measure technological and cultural progress continuously, accurately, and with the most relevance? I took a sample 24 hours of public Twitter traffic from Peoplebrowsr, population data from Wolfram Alpha, and came up with Tweets per Capita as an interesting economic and cultural indicator.

1. WCIT 2010 @DOM SAGOLLA
DOM.NET
INCLUSION
HOW TO CHANGE
THE WORLD 20 MINUTES
WITH 140 CHARACTERS

2. HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WITH 140 CHARACTERS
TWEETS PER CAPITA
One day in May How do we measure
Normalized by Year technological
Sorted by # of Messages
and cultural progress
Took Top 30 Output
quickly, accurately,
Sampled Middle & Last
Based on Population
and with the most relevance?
Total countries: 60

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Growth 2010 tweets
One Day in 2010 One Day in 2009
Country Percentage per capita
normalized normalized
2009 to 2010 per month
1. Singapore 688,781 90,937 757 4.5
2. Netherlands 1,170,748 204,560 572 2.1
3. Australia 1,286,871 377,808 341 1.8
4. New Zealand 245,378 65,601 374 1.7
5. USA 17,721,271 6,007,384 295 1.7
6. Canada 1,448,704 447,033 324 1.3
7. Ireland 189,753 35,182 539 1.3
8. Puerto Rico 155,392 16,057 968 1.2
9. Brazil 6,652,450 375,661 1,771 1.0
10. UK 2,022,785 471,130 429 1.0
BEST Tweets Per Capita 24-hours: May 16 2009 & 2010

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Growth 2010 tweets
One Day in 2010 One Day in 2009
Country Percentage per capita
normalized normalized
2009 to 2010 per month
1. DRC 118 0 0.0
1. Ethiopia 365 608 60 0.0 !
2. Kosovo 51 0 0.0
3. Sudan 1,701 301 565 0.0
4. Bangladesh 7,263 1,167 622 0.0
5. Uzbekistan 1,485 17 8,717 0.0
6. Somalia 488 133 366 0.0
7. Nepal 7,206 1,465 492 0.0
8. Pakistan 46,610 6,401 728 0.0
9. Nigeria 55,162 3,096 1,782 0.0
10. BVI 10 6 181 0.0
11. Haiti 4,811 667 721 0.0
WORST Tweets Per Capita 24-hours: May 16 2009 & 2010

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Growth 2010 tweets
One Day in 2010 One Day in 2009
Country Percentage per capita
normalized normalized
2009 to 2010 per month
1. Uzbekistan 1,485 17 8,717 0.0
2. Indonesia 6,134,744 110,098 5,572 0.8
3. Venezuela 707,650 18,142 3,901 0.8
4. Turkey 290,096 11,158 2,600 0.1
5. Thailand 668,514 29,650 2,255 0.3
6. Japan 3,031,742 162,380 1,867 0.7
7. Nigeria 55,162 3,096 1,782 0.0
8. Brazil 6,652,450 375,661 1,771 1.0
9. Egypt 47,884 2,871 1,668 0.0
10. Saudi Arabia 39,141 2,743 1,427 0.0
BEST Tweet Growth 24-hours: May 16 2009 & 2010

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Growth 2010 tweets
One Day in 2010 One Day in 2009
Country Percentage per capita
normalized normalized
2009 to 2010 per month
1. Iran 84,101 273,211 31 0.0 !
2. Ethiopia 365 608 60 0.0 !
3. British Virgin 10 6 181 0.0
4. US Virgin 185 65 283 0.1
5. USA 17,721,271 6,007,384 295 1.7
6. Canada 1,448,704 447,033 324 1.3
7. Portugal 162,578 49,885 326 0.5
8. Israel 73,774 21,771 339 0.0
9. Australia 1,286,871 377,808 341 1.8
10. Aruba 2,853 784 364 0.8
WORST Tweet Growth 24-hours: May 16 2009 & 2010

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WITH 140 CHARACTERS
Growth 2010 tweets
One Day in 2010 One Day in 2009
Country Percentage per capita
normalized normalized
2009 to 2010 per month
1. USA 17,721,271 6,007,384 295 1.7
2. Brazil 6,652,450 375,661 1,771 1.0
3. Indonesia 6,134,744 110,098 5,572 0.8
4. Japan 3,031,742 162,380 1,867 0.7
5. UK 2,022,785 471,130 429 1.0
6. Canada 1,448,704 447,033 324 1.3
7. Australia 1,286,871 377,808 341 1.8
8. Netherlands 1,170,748 204,560 572 2.1
9. India 895,429 119,865 747 0.0
10. Germany 876,216 189,635 462 0.3
BEST Tweet Output 2010 24-hours: May 16 2009 & 2010

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Growth 2010 tweets
One Day in 2010 One Day in 2009
Country Percentage per capita
normalized normalized
2009 to 2010 per month
1. British Virgin 10 6 181 0.0
2. Gibraltar 15 0 0.0
3. Kosovo 51 0 0.0
4. DRC 118 0 0.0
5. US Virgin 185 65 283 0.1
6. Ethiopia 365 608 60 0.0 !
7. Somalia 488 133 366 0.0
8. Uzbekistan 1,485 17 8,717 0.0
9. Sudan 1,701 301 565 0.0
10. NL Antilles 2,575 275 935 0.4
WORST Tweet Output 2010 24-hours: May 16 2009 & 2010

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IRAN PROTESTS
12,762 on June 14, 2009
On the night of 14 June the pro-
Ahmadinejad Basij paramilitary
472,115 on June 20, 2009 group raided Tehran University,
injuring many.
On June 15, Twitter was asked by
84,101 on May 16, 2010 the US State Department to move
a maintenance window so that they
could continue to monitor events.
-31% Tweet Growth
~0 Tweets Per Capita / Mo.
Image: Wikipedia

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HAITI
879 on Jan 11, 2010
3033 on Jan 13, 2010
4811 on May 16, 2010
721% Tweet Growth
~0 Tweets Per Capita / Mo.
Image: Wikipedia

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CHILE
75,550 on Feb 26, 2010
89,382 on Feb 27, 2010
432,243 on May 16, 2010
1,079% Tweet Growth
0.8 Tweets Per Capita / Mo.
Image: Wikipedia

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VENEZUELA
707,650 on May 16, 2010
28,100,000 people
0.8 Tweets Per Capita / Mo.
3,901% Tweet Growth
@chavezcandanga
404,786 followers
Image: BoingBoing

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NETHERLANDS
1,170,748 on May 16, 2010
16,500,000 people
572% Tweet Growth
2.1 Tweets Per Capita / Mo.
Amsterdam

14. HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WITH 140 CHARACTERS
GIVE THEM A VOICE
Find the weakest signal.
Enable short codes.
Foster community.
Encourage speech.
Listen.

15. HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WITH 140 CHARACTERS
YOUR VOICE
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16. HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WITH 140 CHARACTERS
TWITTER DATA
peoplebrowsr.com San Francisco, CA

17. HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WITH 140 CHARACTERS
POPULATION DATA
wolframalpha.com Champaign, IL

18. WCIT 2010
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DOM@DOM.NET