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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 08:51 IST
A lot happens online in 60 seconds.

While we know that technology travels at lightning speed on the Internet, but what actually happens online in just 60 seconds?

Apparently, a lot, according to data collected by Business Insider.

So, let's see what happens online every minute.

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 08:51 IST
79,364 posts are written on Facebook Wall every minute.

Facebook status updates: 695,000

Wall posts on Facebook: 79,364

Comments on Facebook: 510,000

New Twitter accounts: 320

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 08:51 IST
98,000 tweets are sent every 60 seconds.

Tweets: 98,000

LinkedIn accounts: 100

Pictures uploaded on Flickr: 6,600

Videos uploaded on YouTube: 600

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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370,000 minutes voice calls are made on Skype.

Emails sent: 168 million

Conversations on instant messengers: 11 million

Search queries on Google: 694,445

Voice calls on Skype: 370,000 minutes

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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13,000 iphone apps are downloaded every minute.

New posts on Tumblr: 20,000

iPhone applications downloaded: 13,000

Questions asked on answers.com: 100

Questions asked on Yahoo: 40

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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Mozilla Firefox sees 1,700 downloads every 60 seconds.

New blogs: 60

Blog posts: 1,500

Domains registered: 70

Firefox downloads: 1,700

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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12,000 new adds are posted on Craiglist every minute.

WordPress downloads: 50

Plugin downloads: 125

Article published on Associated Content: One

New ads posted on Craiglist: 12,000

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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13,000 hours of music is streamed on Pandora.

Music streaming on Pandora: 13,000 hours

Reads on Scribd: 1,600

Definition added on Urban Dictionary: One

Computers sold: 710

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 08:51 IST
103 BlackBerrys are sold every minute online.

iPads sold: 81

XBox 360 Consoles sold: 11

Windows 7 CDs sold: 450

BlackBerrys sold: 103

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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18 Amazon Kindle Fire are sold every 60 seconds.

USB devices sold: 4,000

Amazon Kindle Fire sold: 18

Ink cartridges sold: 2,500

Purchaes on eBay: 950

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

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1,400 movies are rented online every minute.

Computers infected: 232

Websites hacked: 12

Movies rented online: 1,400

Paypal payments: 219,000

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Amazing things that happen online every 60 seconds

Last updated on: December 28, 2011 08:51 IST
1,100 acres of land is farmed on FarmVille every minute.

E-waste generated: 38 tonnes

Land farmed on FarmVille: 1,100 acres

Revenues added to Google: $75,000

How many watch porn online? Two million