The Ipsos Inter@ctive Reid Report claims to be the largest, most comprehensive and authoritative source for quarterly internet trends in Canada. The latest report points out some interesting facts.

It’s all about the data and Mary Meeker is considered by many of the digerati to be queen of the data of the internet. Her influential state-of-the-nation presentations look at data points that help us understand what has happened in the internet industry within the last few years, and the most likely places for substantial growth in the next phase of this industry.

In classic BookNet style here is a ranking of top websites 2005 vs. 2008…

A recent Ipsos Reid Poll that shows Canadians lagging their American neighbours in reading makes me feel a bit like the way I did when the Dallas Stars or the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup—come on Canada let’s practice more!