marți, 21 decembrie 2010

10 Cool Facebook Status Tips and Tricks

With Facebook’s ever-changing layout, and the fact that other social sites are encroaching on its real-time update strangle-hold, it’s easy to forget that there are some pretty nifty tricks you can pull using your humble Facebook status.
We’ve pulled together 10 great how-to tips that will help you get the most out of your status update, from official features to apps, Easter eggs, jokes and more.
Perfect for newer Facebook users, or anyone who is looking for a refresher, read on and let us know the ones you like in the comments below.

1. HOW TO: Add a Dislike Option to Your Status Update



“Like” buttons are everywhere on Facebook, and they’re everywhere on the web. But what if you want to update your status or share something that your friends can “dislike?” We know, your friends can choose to “comment” on your post, but where’s the fun in that?
The clever Status Magic Facebook app can add a dislike button to any status updates posted via the app. And if you wanted to really mix it up you can actually customize the second emotion to anything, such as “love,” “hate,” “disagree” or even “LOLs.”

2. HOW TO: Hide Status Updates From Certain People


Using Facebook’s general privacy settings (find these by hitting “account” on the top right of a Facebook page) you can select whether everyone, just friends or friends of friends can see your status updates. However, there is a way to narrow those options down even further.
You can select specific friend lists to see your status (relevant for work, special interest groups, etc.) or even individual people by name, which is useful for anyone organizing a surprise party.
To take advantage of these options, click the padlock icon just below your “what’s on your mind” box on your wall and a drop down menu should appear. Selecting “customize” will bring up more options such as “make this visible to” and “hide from” with the option to make your selection a default.

3. HOW TO: Pre-Schedule Status Updates


While SocialOomph, Sendible and HootSuite offer the same kind of service, the simplest way to schedule Facebook status updates is by using the easy, free Later Bro service.
Just sign in with Facebook Connect, select your time zone, type in what it is you’d like to say, set the calendar and clock to when you’d like to say it, and presto!

4. HOW TO: Tag People in Your Status Updates


This was quite a big deal when it was announced this past September, but from the amount of searches on the topic “how can I make someone’s name go blue in a Facebook status?” it seems it’s not universally known.
To mention someone in a status update just type “@” (a la Twitter) in the status bar and start typing their name as it appears on Facebook. An auto-generated list will then come up with people in your social circle whose name starts with the letters you’ve typed. The feature also works with pages, brands, events and companies.
Hit the name you want, complete the update, click share and the name will become a hyperlink (you won’t see the @ symbol) and will appear in blue text.

5. HOW TO: Add Symbols to Your Facebook Status


Although there are plenty of emoticons that work with Facebook Chat, typing “:)” into Facebook’s status bar will not magically transform into a smiley yellow face. In fact, the only symbol you can create in a Facebook status update through the shortcut keys is a ♥, by typing “<3."
While this won't bother many Facebook users, others more used to punctuating their missives can copy and paste web-happy, universal symbols into the box, as you can see in the screengrab above.
PC users can also access some symbols by hitting “alt” + various number combinations (on a numerical keypad). So, while smileys are yet to hit Facebook statuses, you can annoy or amuse your buddies with symbols right now.

6. HOW TO: Turn Your Status Updates Into a Word Cloud


There’s a really fun way to visualize anyone’s status updates (even an entire country’s) as a word cloud. The Status Analyzer 3D app will look at what it is you’ve been chatting about lately and generate a list, and then a pretty, colorful, animated cloud as pictured above.
You can share the results with others on the social networking site by posting it to your friends’ walls or by adding it to your profile.

7. HOW TO: Have Fun With Facebook’s Humorous Language Options


While you can always change your setting into more sensible alternative languages, the site offers a couple of fun linguistic Easter eggs.
You can chose to have Facebook display upside down English, or, for anyone feeling a little salty, in “pirate.” Pirate essentially turns your status into your “plank,” your attachments into “loot” and instead of “share” it offers the option to “blabber t’ yer mates.”
Sadly, anything you type in the status bar won’t be upside down, or pirate-y. But with the use of some external sites you can achieve the same effect.
TypeUpsideDown.com and UpsideDownText.com are just two examples of sites that can flip your text, while the Talk Like a Pirate Day site can help you with your pirate translations.

8. HOW TO: See Status Updates From Around the World


If you want to get a glimpse of the thoughts of Facebook users from around the world’s, head over to OpenBook.
Created by three San Fran web developers with a serious privacy message in mind, the site aggregates the status updates of everyone whose privacy levels are set to “everyone.”
You can narrow your searchable results down by gender and keywords to find out what people are saying about a certain topic. Or you can just browse the recent searches.

9. HOW TO: See Your Status Update Stats


Have you ever wondered how many times you have updated your status on Facebook? The Facebook app Status Statistics, can tell you this and more.
The app analyzes your updates and gives you a tidy list of how many you’ve written, the average word count and how many times a day you post. In addition, it generates a graph that shows you what time of day or what days of the week you normally update.
Old statuses are also searchable via the app, so you can find that witty retort you made back in November 2009 without having to scroll back through your history.

10. HOW TO: Play a Trick On Your Friends in Your Status Update


We have a funny one to end on — a way to play an amusing trick on your Facebook buddies.
This clever link “http://facebook.com/profile.php?=73322363″ looks like it could be a URL for anyone’s Facebook profile, actually takes anyone logged into Facebook to their own profile page.
If you try it out, be sure to remove the link preview that Facebook auto-ads. Have fun, and don’t be too mean…

10 Predictions for the News Media in 2011

In many ways, 2010 was finally the year of mobile for news media, and especially so if you consider the iPad a mobile device. Many news organizations like The Washington Post and CNN included heavy social media integrations into their apps, opening the devices beyond news consumption.
In 2011, the focus on mobile will continue to grow with the launch of mobile- and iPad-only news products, but the greater focus for news media in 2011 will be on re-imagining its approach to the open social web. The focus will shift from searchable news to social and share-able news, as social media referrals close the gap on search traffic for more news organizations. In the coming year, news media’s focus will be affected by the personalization of news consumption and social media’s influence on journalism.

1. Leaks and Journalism: A New Kind of Media Entity


In 2010, we saw the rise of WikiLeaks through its many controversial leaks. With each leak, the organization learned and evolved its process in distributing sensitive classified information. In 2011, we’ll see several governments prosecute WikiLeaks () founder Julian Assange for his role in disseminating classified documents and some charges will have varying successes. But even if WikiLeaks itself gets shut down, we’re going to see the rise of “leakification” in journalism, and more importantly we’ll see a number of new media entities, not just mirror sites, that will model themselves to serve whistle blowers — WikiLeaks copycats of sorts. Toward the end of this year, we already saw Openleaks, Brusselsleaks, and Tradeleaks. There will be many more, some of which will be focused on niche topics.
Just like with other media entities, there will be a new competitive market and some will distinguish themselves and rise above the rest. So how will success be measured? The scale of the leak, the organization’s ability to distribute it and its ability or inability to partner with media organizations. Perhaps some will distinguish themselves by creating better distribution platforms through their own sites by focusing on the technology and, of course, the analysis of the leaks. The entities will still rely on partnerships with established media to distribute and analyze the information, but it may very well change the relationship whistleblowers have had with media organizations until now.

2. More Media Mergers and Acquisitions


At the tail end of 2010, we saw the acquisition of TechCrunch by AOL and the Newsweek merger with The Daily Beast. In some ways, these moves have been a validation in the value of new media companies and blogs that have built an audience and a business.
But as some established news companies’ traditional sources of revenue continue to decline, while new media companies grow, 2011 may bring more media mergers and acquisitions. The question isn’t if, but who? I think that just like this year, most will be surprises.

3. Tablet-Only and Mobile-First News Companies


In 2010, as news consumption began to shift to mobile devices, we saw news organizations take mobile seriously. Aside from launching mobile apps across various mobile platforms, perhaps the most notable example is News Corp’s plan to launch The Daily, an iPad-only news organization that is set to launch early 2011. Each new edition will cost $0.99 to download, though Apple will take 30%. But that’s not the only hurdle, as the publication relies on an iPad-owning audience. There will have been 15.7 million tablets sold worldwide in 2010, and the iPad represents roughly 85% of that. However, that number is expected to more than double in 2011. Despite a business gamble, this positions news organizations like The Daily for growth, and with little competition, besides news organizations that repurpose their web content. We’ve also seen the launch of an iPad-only magazine with Virgin’s Project and of course the soon-to-launch News.me social news iPad application from Betaworks.
But it’s not just an iPad-only approach, and some would argue that the iPad isn’t actually mobile; it’s leisurely (yes, Mark Zuckerberg). In 2011, we’ll see more news media startups take a mobile-first approach to launching their companies. This sets them up to be competitive by distributing on a completely new platform, where users are more comfortable with making purchases. We’re going to see more news companies that reverse the typical model of website first and mobile second.

4. Location-Based News Consumption


In 2010, we saw the growth of location-based services like Foursquare (), Gowalla () and SCVNGR. Even Facebook entered the location game by launching its Places product, and Google () introduced HotPot, a recommendation engine for places and began testing it in Portland. The reality is that only 4% of online adults use such services on the go. My guess is that as the information users get on-the-go info from such services, they’ll becomes more valuable and these location-based platforms will attract more users.
Part of the missing piece is being able to easily get geo-tagged news content and information based on your GPS location. In 2011, with a continued shift toward mobile news consumption, we’re going to see news organizations implement location-based news features into their mobile apps. And of course if they do not, a startup will enter the market to create a solution to this problem or the likes of Foursquare or another company will begin to pull in geo-tagged content associated with locations as users check in.

5. Social vs. Search


In 2010, we saw social media usage continue to surge globally. Facebook alone gets 25% of all U.S. pageviews and roughly 10% of Internet () visits. Instead of focusing on search engine optimization (SEO), in 2011 we’ll see social media optimization become a priority at many news organizations, as they continue to see social close the gap on referrals to their sites.
Ken Doctor, author of Newsonomics and news industry analyst at Outsell, recently pointed out that social networks have become the fastest growing source of traffic referrals for many news sites. For many, social sites like Facebook () and Twitter only account for 10% to 15% of their overall referrals, but are number one in growth. For news startups, the results are even more heavy on social. And of course, the quality of these referrals is often better than readers who come from search. They generally yield more pageviews and represent a more loyal reader than the one-off visitors who stumble across the site from Google.

6. The Death of the ‘Foreign Correspondent’


What we’ve known as the role of the foreign correspondent will largely cease to exist in 2011. As a result of business pressures and the roles the citizenry now play in using digital technology to share and distribute news abroad, the role of a foreign correspondent reporting from an overseas bureau “may no longer be central to how we learn about the world,” according to a recent study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The light in the gloomy assessment is that there is opportunity in other parts of the world, such as Asia and Africa, where media is expanding as a result of “economic and policy stability,” according to the report. In 2011, we’ll see more news organizations relying heavily on stringers and, in many cases, social content uploaded by the citizenry.

7. The Syndication Standard and the Ultimate Curators


Syndication models will be disrupted in 2011. As Clay Shirky recently predicted, more news outlets will get out of the business of re-running the same story on their site that appeared elsewhere. Though this is generally true, the approach to syndication will vary based on the outlet. The reality is that the content market has become highly fragmented, and if content is king, then niche is certainly queen. Niche outlets, which were once curators of original content produced by established organizations, will focus more on producing original content. While established news brands, still under pressure to produce a massive amount of content despite reduced staff numbers, will become the ultimate curators. This means they will feature just as much content, but instead through syndication partners.
You already see this taking place on sites like CNN.com or NYTimes.com, both of whose technology sections feature headlines and syndicated content from niche technology publications. In this case, it won’t only be the reader demand for original content that drives niche publications to produce more original content, but also its relationship with established organizations that strive to uphold the quality of their content and the credibility of their brand. Though original content will be rewarded, specialized, niche publications could benefit the most from the disruption.

8. Social Storytelling Becomes Reality


In 2010, we saw social content get weaved into storytelling, in some cases to tell the whole story and in other cases to contextualize news events with curation tools such as Storify. We also saw the rise of social news readers, such as Flipboard and Pulse mobile apps and others.
In 2011, we’ll not only see social curation as part of storytelling, but we’ll see social and technology companies getting involved in the content creation and curation business, helping to find the signal in the noise of information.
We’ve already heard that YouTube is in talks to buy a video production company, but it wouldn’t be a surprise for the likes of Twitter () or Facebook to play a more pivotal role in harnessing its data to present relevant news and content to its users. What if Facebook had a news landing page of the trending news content that users are discussing? Or if Twitter filtered its content to bring you the most relevant and curated tweets around news events?

9. News Organizations Get Smarter With Social Media


In 2010, news organizations began to take social media more seriously and we saw many news organizations hire editors to oversee social media. USA Today recently appointed a social media editor, while The New York Times dropped the title, and handed off the ropes to Aron Pilhofer’s interactive news team.
The Times‘ move to restructure its social media strategy, by going from a centralized model to a decentralized one owned by multiple editors and content producers in the newsroom, shows us that news organizations are becoming more sophisticated and strategic with their approach to integrating social into the journalism process. In 2011, we’re going to see more news organizations decentralize their social media strategy from one person to multiple editors and journalists, which will create an integrated and more streamlined approach. It won’t just be one editor updating or managing a news organization’s process, but instead news organizations will work toward a model in which each journalist serves as his or her own community manager.

10. The Rise of Interactive TV


In 2010, many people were introduced to Internet TV for the first time, as buzz about the likes of Google TV, iTV, Boxee Box and others proliferated headlines across the web. In 2011, the accessibility to Internet TV will transform television as we know it in not only the way content is presented, but it will also disrupt the dominance traditional TV has had for years in capturing ad dollars.
Americans now spend as much time using the Internet as they do watching television, and the reality is that half are doing both at the same time. The problem of being able to have a conversation with others about a show you’re watching has existed for some time, and users have mostly reacted to the problem by hosting informal conversations via Facebook threads and Twitter hashtags. Companies like Twitter are recognizing the problem and finding ways to make the television experience interactive.
It’s not only the interaction, but the way we consume content. Internet TV will also create a transition for those used to consuming video content through TVs and bring them to the web. That doesn’t mean that flat screens are going away; instead, they will only become interconnected to the web and its many content offerings.

duminică, 5 decembrie 2010

Video File Types

The Video Files category includes a wide range of video formats, which use different codecs to encode and compress video data. This category also includes video project files and video information files, which may not contain video data.

Formate video.

Extension File Description   Popularity
.264Ripped Video Data File Uncommon
.3g23GPP2 Multimedia File Very Common
.3gp3GPP Multimedia File Very Common
.3gp23GPP Multimedia File Average
.3gpp3GPP Media File Average
.3gpp23GPP2 Multimedia File Uncommon
.3mm3D Movie Maker Movie Project Average
.3p23GPP Multimedia File Average
.60dCCTV Video Clip Uncommon
.aepAfter Effects Project Average
.ajpCCTV Video File Average
.amvAnime Music Video File Average
.amxAdobe Motion Exchange File Average
.arfWebEx Advanced Recording File Average
.asfAdvanced Systems Format File Very Common
.asxMicrosoft ASF Redirector File Very Common
.avbAvid Bin File Average
.avdMovie Edit Pro Video Information File Uncommon
.aviAudio Video Interleave File Very Common
.avsAviSynth Script File Average
.avsApplication Visualization System File Uncommon
.axmAXMEDIS Object Average
.bdmAVHCD Information File Common
.bdmvBlu-ray Disc Movie Information File Average
.bikBINK Video File Average
.binBinary Video File Average
.bixKodicom Video File Average
.bmkPowerDVD MovieMark File Average
.boxKodicom Video Average
.bs4Mikogo Session Video Recording Uncommon
.bsfBlu-ray AVC Video File Common
.byuBrigham Young University Movie Average
.camrecCamtasia Studio Screen Recording Average
.clpiBlu-ray Clip Information File Average
.cmprojCamtasia Project File Average
.cmrecCamtasia Recording Average
.cpiAVCHD Video Clip Information File Common
.cvccVideo Average
.d2vDVD2AVI File Average
.d3vDatel Video File Average
.datVCD Video File Average
.davDVR365 Video File Uncommon
.dceDriveCam Video Average
.dckResolume Deck File Average
.ddatDivX Temporary Video File Uncommon
.difDigital Interface Format Uncommon
.dirAdobe Director Movie Average
.divxDivX-Encoded Movie File Common
.dlxSony VDU Video File Uncommon
.dmbDigital Multimedia Broadcasting File Average
.dmsmVideoWave Movie Project File Common
.dmsm3dVideoWave 3D Movie Project File Uncommon
.dmssVideoWave SlideShow Project File Average
.dncWindows Dancer File Uncommon
.dpgNintendo DS Movie File Average
.dreamDream Animated Wallpaper File Common
.dsyBesta Video File Rare
.dvDigital Video File Average
.dv-aviMicrosoft DV-AVI Video File Average
.dv4Bosch Security Systems CCTV Video File Uncommon
.dvdmediaRipIt DVD Package Common
.dvr-msMicrosoft Digital Video Recording Common
.dvxDivX Video File Average
.dxrProtected Macromedia Director Movie Average
.dzmDirectorZone Menu Template Common
.dzpDirectorZone Particle Effect File Common
.dztDirectorZone Title File Average
.evoHD DVD Video File Average
.eyeEyemail Video Recording File Average
.f4pAdobe Flash Protected Media File Average
.f4vFlash MP4 Video File Common
.fbrFlashBack Screen Recording Common
.fbrMercury Screen Recording Uncommon
.fbzFlashBack Screen Recorder Movie Average
.fcpFinal Cut Project Average
.flcFLIC Animation Average
.flhFLIC Animation File Average
.fliFLIC Animation Average
.flvFlash Video File Very Common
.flxFLIC Animation Average
.glGRASP Animation Average
.graspGRASP Animation Average
.gtsCaptiveWorks PVR Video File Average
.gviGoogle Video File Rare
.gvpGoogle Video Pointer Uncommon
.hdmovQuickTime HD Movie File Common
.hkmHavok Movie File Average
.ifoDVD-Video Disc Information File Average
.imovieprojiMovie Project File Common
.imovieprojectiMovie Project Average
.ivaSurveillance Video File Uncommon
.ivfIndeo Video Format File Average
.ivrInternet Video Recording Average
.ivsInternet Streaming Video Average
.izzIsadora Media Control Project Average
.izzyIsadora Project Average
.jtsCyberlink AVCHD Video File Average
.lsfStreaming Media Format Average
.lsxStreaming Media Shortcut Uncommon
.m15MPEG Video Rare
.m1pgiFinish Video Clip Average
.m1vMPEG-1 Video File Uncommon
.m21AXMEDIS MPEG-21 File Average
.m21MPEG-21 File Average
.m2aMPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio File Uncommon
.m2pMPEG-2 Program Stream File Common
.m2tHDV Video File Average
.m2tsBlu-ray BDAV Video File Average
.m2vMPEG-2 Video Average
.m4eMPEG-4 Video File Rare
.m4uMPEG-4 Playlist Average
.m4viTunes Video File Common
.m75MPEG Video Rare
.metaRealPlayer Metafile Uncommon
.mgvPSP Video File Average
.mj2Motion JPEG 2000 Video Clip Average
.mjpMJPEG Video File Average
.mjpgMotion JPEG Video File Uncommon
.mkvMatroska Video File Common
.mmvMicroMV Video File Rare
.mnvPlayStation Movie File Average
.modCamcorder Recorded Video File Common
.moddSony Video Analysis File Uncommon
.moffSony Video Analysis Index File Uncommon
.moiMOI Video File Common
.moovApple QuickTime Movie Uncommon
.movApple QuickTime Movie Very Common
.movieQuickTime Movie File Uncommon
.mp21AXMEDIS MPEG-21 Object Average
.mp21MPEG-21 Multimedia File Average
.mp2vMPEG-2 Video File Uncommon
.mp4MPEG-4 Video File Very Common
.mp4vMPEG-4 Video Uncommon
.mpeMPEG Movie File Uncommon
.mpegMPEG Movie Common
.mpeg4MPEG-4 File Rare
.mpfMainActor Project File Rare
.mpgMPEG Video File Very Common
.mpg2MPEG-2 Video File Rare
.mpgindexAdobe MPEG Index File Average
.mplAVCHD Playlist File Average
.mplsBlu-ray Movie Playlist File Average
.mpvMPEG Elementary Stream Video File Average
.mpv2MPEG-2 Video Stream Rare
.mqvSony Movie Format File Average
.msdvdWindows DVD Maker Project File Average
.mshVisual Communicator Project File Average
.mswmmWindows Movie Maker Project Average
.mtsAVCHD Video File Common
.mtvMTV Video Format File Average
.mvbMultimedia Viewer Book Source File Average
.mvcMovie Collector Catalog Uncommon
.mvdMovie Edit Pro Movie File Average
.mveInfinity Engine Movie File Average
.mvpMovie Edit Pro Video Project File Uncommon
.mxfMaterial Exchange Format File Common
.mysVineyard Captured Video File Uncommon
.ncorAdobe Encore Project File Average
.nsvNullsoft Streaming Video File Average
.nvcNeroVision Express Project File Average
.ogmOgg Media File Common
.ogvOgg Vorbis Video File Average
.ogxOgg Vorbis Multiplexed Media File Average
.ospOpenShot Project File Uncommon
.parDedicated Micros DVR Recording Uncommon
.pdsPowerDirector Script File Common
.pgiVideo Recording File Average
.pivPivot Stickfigure Animation Average
.playlistCyberLink PowerDVD Playlist Average
.pmfPSP Movie File Average
.prelPremiere Elements Project File Average
.proProPresenter Export File Average
.prprojPremiere Pro Project Common
.pshPhotodex Slide Show Common
.pssdPhotoSuite Slide Show File Uncommon
.pvaPVA Video File Uncommon
.pvrWintal PVR Video File Uncommon
.pxvPixbend Media File Average
.qtApple QuickTime Movie Uncommon
.qtchQuickTime Cache File Average
.qtlQuickTime Link File Average
.qtmApple QuickTime Movie File Uncommon
.qtzQuartz Composer File Average
.rcprojectiMovie '08 Project Common
.rdbWavelet Video Images File Average
.recTopfield PVR Recording Average
.rmReal Media File Very Common
.rmdRealPlayer Media File Rare
.rmpRealPlayer Metadata Package File Average
.rmsSecure Real Media File Average
.rmvbRealMedia Variable Bit Rate File Common
.roqId Software Game Video Average
.rpRealPix Clip Average
.rtsRealPlayer Streaming Media Average
.rtsQuickTime Real-Time Streaming Format Average
.rumBink Video Subtitle File Average
.rvReal Video File Average
.sbkSWiSH Project Backup File Average
.sbtSBT Subtitle File Uncommon
.scmScreenCam Screen Recording Common
.scmSuper Chain Media File Rare
.scnPinnacle Studio Scene File Uncommon
.secGuinXell Video File Rare
.seqNorPix StreamPix Sequence Average
.sfvidcapSonic Foundry Video Capture File Average
.smiSMIL Presentation Average
.smilSMIL Presentation File Common
.smkSmacker Compressed Movie File Average
.smlSMIL Slideshow Presentation Uncommon
.smvVideoLink Mail Video File Uncommon
.splFutureSplash Animation Average
.srtSubRip Subtitle File Common
.ssmStandard Streaming Metafile Average
.strPlayStation Video Stream Uncommon
.stxPinnacle Studio Project File Common
.sviSamsung Video File Average
.swfFlash Movie Very Common
.swiSWiSH Project File Average
.swtFlash Generator Template Average
.tda3mtDivX Author Template File Average
.tivoTiVo Video File Average
.tixDivX Video Download Activation File Common
.todJVC Everio Video Capture File Average
.tpBeyond TV Transport Stream File Average
.tp0Mascom PVR Video File Average
.tpdCyberlink TOD Video File Average
.tprTMPGEnc Project File Average
.trpHD Video Transport Stream Common
.tsVideo Transport Stream File Common
.tvsTeamViewer Video Session File Average
.vc1VC-1 Video File Average
.vcpfVideoConvert Project File Average
.vcrATI Video Card Recording Uncommon
.vcvViewCave Video File Average
.vdoVDOLive Media File Average
.vdrVirtualDub Signpost File Average
.vegVegas Video Project Common
.vemMeta Media Video E-Mail File Uncommon
.vfVegas Movie Studio Project File Common
.vfwVideo for Windows Uncommon
.vfzCreative Webcam Video Effects File Average
.vgzDigitalVDO Compressed Video File Average
.vidGeneric Video File Average
.viewletQarbon Viewlet Average
.vivVivoActive Video File Average
.vivoVivoActive Video File Average
.vlabVisionLab Studio Project File Average
.vobDVD Video Object File Very Common
.vp3On2 Streaming Video File Rare
.vp6TrueMotion VP6 Video File Average
.vp7TrueMotion VP7 Video File Average
.vpjVideoPad Video Editor Project File Average
.vroDVD Video Recording Format Common
.vspVideoStudio Project File Average
.w32WinCAPs Subtitle File Average
.wcpWinDVD Creator Project File Average
.webmWebM Video File Average
.wmWindows Media File Average
.wmdWindows Media Download Package Average
.wmmpWindows Movie Maker Project File Average
.wmvWindows Media Video File Very Common
.wmxWindows Media Redirector Average
.wp3Microsoft Photo Story Project File Average
.wplWindows Media Player Playlist Average
.wtvWindows Recorded TV Show File Common
.wvxWindows Media Video Redirector Average
.xflFlash Movie Archive Average
.xvidXvid-Encoded Video File Common
.yuvYUV Video File Common
.zm1ZSNES Movie #1 File Average
.zm2ZSNES Movie #2 File Average
.zm3ZSNES Movie #3 File Average
.zmvZSNES Movie File Average

miercuri, 1 decembrie 2010

How fast is the world's population growing ?

One of the major problems for our future is the ever growing number of people living on Earth. We are referring to this in several articles on this site. Below you can find first a graph about the population by geographical area and by year, starting in 1950 until the year 2050.
The second graph shows the population density by geographical area by year, i.e. the number of people living per square kilometre. Further down, we provide lists of the current and predicted population by country.

How fast is the world's population growing?

The world's current growth rate is about 1.3%, representing a doubling time of 54 years. We can expect the world's population of approximately 6 billion to become 12 billion by 2054 if the current rate of growth continues. The world's growth rate peaked in the 1960s at 2% and a doubling time of 35 years.


The rate of national growth is expressed as a percentage for each country, commonly between about 0.1% and 3% annually. You'll find two percentages associated with population - natural growth and overall growth. Natural growth represents the births and deaths in a country's population and does not take into account migration. The overall growth rate takes migration into account. For example, Canada's natural growth rate is 0.3% while its overall growth rate is 0.9%, due to Canada's open immigration policies. In the U.S., the natural growth rate is 0.6% and overall growth is 0.9%. The growth rate of a country provides demographers and geographers with a good contemporary variable for current growth and for comparison between countries or regions. For most purposes, the overall growth rate is the more frequently utilized.
The growth rate can be used to determine a country or region or even the planet's "doubling time," which tells us how long it will take for a country's current population to double. This length of time is determined by dividing the growth rate into 70. The number 70 comes from the natural log of 2, which is .70.
Given Canada's overall growth of 0.9% in the year 2006, we divide 70 by .9 (from the 0.9%) and yield a value of 77.7 years. Thus, in 2083, if the current rate of growth remains constant, Canada's population will double from its current 33 million to 66 million.
However, if we look at the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base Summary Demographic Data for Canada, we see that Canada's overall growth rate is expected to decline to 0.6% by 2025. With a growth rate of 0.6% in 2025, Canada's population would take about 117 years to double (70 / 0.6 = 116.666).
The world's current (overall as well as natural) growth rate is about 1.14%, representing a doubling time of 61 years. We can expect the world's population of 6.5 billion to become 13 billion by 2067 if current growth continues. The world's growth rate peaked in the 1960s at 2% and a doubling time of 35 years.
Most European countries have low growth rates. In the United Kingdom, the rate is 0.2%, in Germany it's 0.0%, and in France, 0.4%. Germany's zero rate of growth includes a natural increase of -0.2%, without immigration, Germany would be shrinking, like the Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic and some other European countries' growth rate is actually negative (on average, women in the Czech Republic give birth to 1.2 children, which is below the number to yield zero population growth, approximately 2.1 children). The Czech Republic's natural growth rate of -0.1 can not be used to determine doubling time because the population is actually shrinking in size.
Many Asian and African countries have high growth rates. Afghanistan has a current growth rate of 4.8%, representing a doubling time of 14.5 years! If Afghanistan's growth rate remained the same (which is very unlikely and the country's projected growth rate for 2025 is a mere 2.3%), then the population of 30 million would become 60 million in 2020, 120 million in 2035, 280 million in 2049, 560 million in 2064, and 1.12 billion in 2078! This is a ridiculous expectation. As you can see, population growth percentages is better utilized for short term projections.
Increased population growth generally represents problems for a country - it means increased need for food, infrastructure, and services. These are expenses that most high-growth countries have little ability to provide today, let alone if population rises dramatically.

Age-Sex Pyramids

Dateline: 07/14/97 The most important demographic characteristic of a population is its age-sex structure. Age-sex pyramids (also known as population pyramids) graphically display this information to improve understanding and ease comparison.
Age-sex pyramids display the percentage or actual amount of a population broken down by gender and age. The five-year age increments on the y-axis allow the pyramid to vividly reflect long term trends in the birth and death rates but also reflect shorter term baby-booms, wars, and epidemics.
There are three key types of population pyramids:

Rapid Growth Philippines Pyramid
This pyramid of the Philippines shows a triangle-shaped pyramid and reflects a high growth rate of about 2.1 percent annually.
Slow Growth U.S. Pyramid
In the United States, the population is growing at a rate of about 1.7 percent annually. This growth rate is reflected in the more square-like structure of the pyramid. Note the lump in the pyramid between the ages of about 35 to 50. This large segment of the population is the post-World War II "baby boom." As this population ages and climbs up the pyramid, there will be a much greater demand for medical and other geriatric services. An online animated population pyramid from 1950 to 2050 shows the aging of the boomers.
Negative Growth Germany Pyramid
Germany is experiencing a period of negative growth (-0.1%). As negative growth in a country continues, the population is reduced. A population can shrink due to a low birth rate and a stable death rate. Increased emigration may also be a contributor to a declining population. To create your own age-sex pyramids for almost any country in the world using current and projected population, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's wonderful International Population Pyramids site. Enjoy!





World population by geographical area from 1950 to 2050






World population by continent from 1950 to 2050

Population density by year and by geographical area:


World population density 1950 to 2050

Population by country for 2007 and 2050 (alphabetical order)


20072050
Afghanistan31'889'92381'933'479
Albania 3'600'5234'016'945
Algeria 33'333'21643'983'870
American Samoa57'66335'129
Andorra 71'82269'129
Angola 12'263'59624'746'652
Anguilla13'67715'921
Antigua and Barbuda 69'48169'259
Argentina 40'301'92748'740'060
Armenia 2'971'6502'943'441
Aruba72'19469'990
Australia 20'434'17624'175'783
Austria 8'199'7837'520'950
Azerbaijan 8'120'2479'955'428
Bahamas, The 305'655324'052
Bahrain 708'573973'412
Bangladesh 150'448'339279'955'405
Barbados280'946274'523
Belarus 9'724'7237'738'613
Belgium 10'392'2269'882'599
Belize 294'385541'734
Benin8'078'31416'356'458
Bermuda 66'16366'025
Bhutan 2'327'8494'653'447
Bolivia 9'119'15213'772'819
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4'552'1983'891'669
Botswana1'639'1311'411'662
Brazil 190'010'647228'426'737
Brunei 386'511600'998
Bulgaria7'322'8584'651'477
Burkina Faso 14'326'20343'656'786
Burma47'373'95854'430'334
Burundi 8'390'50522'852'556
Cambodia14'131'85825'089'909
Cameroon18'060'38234'908'839
Canada 33'390'14141'429'579
Cape Verde 423'613380'614
Cayman Islands46'60090'230
Central African Republic 4'369'0386'502'151
Chad 10'238'80729'547'665
Chile16'284'74119'244'843
China1'321'851'8881'424'161'948
Colombia44'227'55064'534'230
Comoros 710'9601'835'099
Congo (Brazzaville) 3'800'6109'618'358
Congo (Kinshasa) 64'606'759183'177'415
Cook Islands 21'75024'930
Costa Rica 4'133'8845'696'700
Cote d'Ivoire 18'013'40932'400'664
Croatia 4'493'3123'864'201
Cuba 11'416'98710'477'677
Cyprus 788'457841'102
Czech Republic10'228'7448'540'221
Denmark 5'468'1205'575'147
Djibouti496'374993'011
Dominica68'92581'961
Dominican Republic 9'365'81814'657'962
East Timor 1'084'9711'942'734
Ecuador 13'755'68020'332'088
Egypt80'264'543126'920'512
El Salvador6'939'68812'039'149
Equatorial Guinea551'2011'063'071
Eritrea 4'906'58510'164'076
Estonia 1'315'912861'913
Ethiopia76'511'887144'716'331
Faroe Islands 47'51153'050
Fiji 918'6751'447'573
Finland 5'238'4604'819'615
France 61'083'91661'017'122
French Guiana 203'321317'377
French Polynesia 278'633390'581
Gabon1'454'8673'221'749
Gambia, The1'688'3594'068'861
Gaza Strip 1'482'4054'209'026
Georgia 4'646'0033'784'724
Germany 82'400'99673'607'121
Ghana22'931'29938'735'638
Gibraltar 27'96725'617
Greece 10'706'29010'035'935
Greenland 56'34456'644
Grenada 89'97187'136
Guadeloupe 456'698528'062
Guam 173'456242'692
Guatemala 12'728'11122'995'434
Guernsey65'57360'606
Guinea 9'947'81428'713'509
Guinea-Bissau 1'472'0412'895'666
Guyana 769'095597'806
Haiti8'706'49719'807'275
Honduras7'483'76312'641'869
Hong Kong S.A.R. 6'980'4126'172'725
Hungary 9'956'1088'374'619
Iceland 301'931350'922
India1'129'866'1541'807'878'574
Indonesia 234'693'997313'020'847
Iran 65'397'52181'490'039
Iraq 27'499'63856'360'779
Ireland 4'109'0865'396'215
Isle of Man75'83180'131
Israel 6'426'6798'516'835
Italy58'147'73350'389'841
Jamaica 2'780'1323'499'068
Japan127'467'97299'886'568
Jersey 91'32184'077
Jordan 6'053'19311'772'789
Kazakhstan 15'284'92915'099'700
Kenya36'913'72165'175'864
Kiribati107'817235'342
Korea, North 23'301'72526'363'688
Korea, South 49'044'79045'224'224
Kuwait 2'505'5596'374'800
Kyrgyzstan 5'284'1498'237'623
Laos 6'521'99813'176'153
Latvia 2'259'8101'544'073
Lebanon 3'921'2784'940'731
Lesotho 2'012'6491'448'643
Liberia 3'193'9427'072'402
Libya6'036'91410'817'176
Liechtenstein 34'24735'776
Lithuania 3'575'4392'787'516
Luxembourg 480'222720'603
Macau S.A.R. 456'989487'488
Macedonia 2'055'9151'990'728
Madagascar 19'448'81556'513'827
Malawi 13'603'18129'820'957
Malaysia24'821'28643'122'397
Maldives369'031815'031
Mali 11'995'40240'002'414
Malta401'880395'639
Marshall Islands 61'782102'761
Martinique 439'202478'627
Mauritania 3'270'0658'635'801
Mauritius 1'250'8821'451'156
Mayotte 208'807592'627
Mexico 108'700'891147'907'650
Micronesia, Federated States of 107'86274'296
Moldova 4'320'4903'620'416
Monaco 32'67132'964
Mongolia2'874'1274'086'025
Montenegro 684'736577'654
Montserrat 9'53811'908
Morocco 33'757'17550'871'553
Mozambique 20'905'58541'842'274
Namibia 2'055'0801'795'852
Nauru13'52822'696
Nepal28'901'79053'293'874
Netherlands16'570'61317'334'090
Netherlands Antilles223'472252'578
New Caledonia 221'943290'682
New Zealand4'115'7714'842'397
Nicaragua 5'675'3569'437'504
Niger12'894'86534'419'502
Nigeria 135'031'164356'523'597
Northern Mariana Islands 84'546143'132
Norway 4'627'9264'966'385
Oman 3'204'8978'337'734
Pakistan169'270'617294'995'104
Palau20'84226'300
Panama 3'242'1735'038'122
Papua New Guinea 5'795'88710'670'394
Paraguay6'667'14714'635'743
Peru 28'674'75738'300'067
Philippines91'077'287147'630'852
Poland 38'518'24132'084'570
Portugal10'642'8369'933'334
Puerto Rico3'944'2593'770'496
Qatar907'2291'239'216
Reunion 798'0941'132'283
Romania 22'276'05618'678'226
Russia 141'377'752109'187'353
Rwanda 9'907'50925'128'735
Saint Helena 7'5437'247
Saint Kitts and Nevis 39'34952'348
Saint Lucia170'649235'420
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7'0366'355
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines118'14992'335
Samoa176'615170'739
San Marino 29'61535'335
Sao Tome and Principe 199'579502'489
Saudi Arabia 27'601'03849'706'851
Senegal 12'521'85127'519'852
Serbia 10'150'2659'274'767
Seychelles 81'89589'713
Sierra Leone 6'144'56213'998'936
Singapore 4'553'0094'635'110
Slovakia5'447'5024'943'616
Slovenia2'009'2451'596'947
Solomon Islands 566'8421'110'514
Somalia 9'118'77325'499'605
South Africa 43'997'82833'002'952
Spain40'448'19135'564'293
Sri Lanka 20'926'31524'920'558
Sudan42'292'92984'192'309
Suriname470'784617'249
Swaziland 1'133'066751'328
Sweden 9'031'0889'084'788
Switzerland7'554'6617'296'092
Syria19'314'74734'437'235
Taiwan 23'174'29423'203'650
Tajikistan 7'076'59812'132'365
Tanzania38'139'64071'949'135
Thailand65'068'14969'268'817
Togo 5'701'57914'714'623
Tonga116'921188'340
Trinidad and Tobago 1'056'608622'011
Tunisia 10'276'15812'462'798
Turkey 71'158'64786'473'786
Turkmenistan 5'136'2629'626'193
Turks and Caicos Islands 21'74642'384
Tuvalu 11'99220'018
Uganda 30'262'610128'007'514
Ukraine 46'299'86233'573'842
United Arab Emirates2'642'5663'696'962
United Kingdom60'776'23863'977'435
United States 301'139'947420'080'587
Uruguay 3'447'4963'728'264
Uzbekistan 27'780'05948'597'111
Vanuatu 211'971310'486
Venezuela 26'084'66237'106'394
Vietnam 85'262'356107'772'641
Virgin Islands108'448103'303
Virgin Islands, British23'55234'038
Wallis and Futuna16'30920'434
West Bank 2'535'9275'580'321
Western Sahara382'617996'674
Yemen22'211'74371'119'251
Zambia 11'477'44718'435'053
Zimbabwe12'311'14312'221'257

Population by country for 2007 and 2050 (ordered by population in 2050)


20072050
India1'129'866'1541'807'878'574
China1'321'851'8881'424'161'948
United States 301'139'947420'080'587
Nigeria 135'031'164356'523'597
Indonesia 234'693'997313'020'847
Pakistan169'270'617294'995'104
Bangladesh 150'448'339279'955'405
Brazil 190'010'647228'426'737
Congo (Kinshasa) 64'606'759183'177'415
Mexico 108'700'891147'907'650
Philippines91'077'287147'630'852
Ethiopia76'511'887144'716'331
Uganda 30'262'610128'007'514
Egypt80'264'543126'920'512
Russia 141'377'752109'187'353
Vietnam 85'262'356107'772'641
Japan127'467'97299'886'568
Turkey 71'158'64786'473'786
Sudan42'292'92984'192'309
Afghanistan31'889'92381'933'479
Iran 65'397'52181'490'039
Germany 82'400'99673'607'121
Tanzania38'139'64071'949'135
Yemen22'211'74371'119'251
Thailand65'068'14969'268'817
Kenya36'913'72165'175'864
Colombia44'227'55064'534'230
United Kingdom60'776'23863'977'435
France 61'083'91661'017'122
Madagascar 19'448'81556'513'827
Iraq 27'499'63856'360'779
Burma47'373'95854'430'334
Nepal28'901'79053'293'874
Morocco 33'757'17550'871'553
Italy58'147'73350'389'841
Saudi Arabia 27'601'03849'706'851
Argentina 40'301'92748'740'060
Uzbekistan 27'780'05948'597'111
Korea, South 49'044'79045'224'224
Algeria 33'333'21643'983'870
Burkina Faso 14'326'20343'656'786
Malaysia24'821'28643'122'397
Mozambique 20'905'58541'842'274
Canada 33'390'14141'429'579
Mali 11'995'40240'002'414
Ghana22'931'29938'735'638
Peru 28'674'75738'300'067
Venezuela 26'084'66237'106'394
Spain40'448'19135'564'293
Cameroon18'060'38234'908'839
Syria19'314'74734'437'235
Niger12'894'86534'419'502
Ukraine 46'299'86233'573'842
South Africa 43'997'82833'002'952
Cote d'Ivoire 18'013'40932'400'664
Poland 38'518'24132'084'570
Malawi 13'603'18129'820'957
Chad 10'238'80729'547'665
Guinea 9'947'81428'713'509
Senegal 12'521'85127'519'852
Korea, North 23'301'72526'363'688
Somalia 9'118'77325'499'605
Rwanda 9'907'50925'128'735
Cambodia14'131'85825'089'909
Sri Lanka 20'926'31524'920'558
Angola 12'263'59624'746'652
Australia 20'434'17624'175'783
Taiwan 23'174'29423'203'650
Guatemala 12'728'11122'995'434
Burundi 8'390'50522'852'556
Ecuador 13'755'68020'332'088
Haiti8'706'49719'807'275
Chile16'284'74119'244'843
Romania 22'276'05618'678'226
Zambia 11'477'44718'435'053
Netherlands16'570'61317'334'090
Benin8'078'31416'356'458
Kazakhstan 15'284'92915'099'700
Togo 5'701'57914'714'623
Dominican Republic 9'365'81814'657'962
Paraguay6'667'14714'635'743
Sierra Leone 6'144'56213'998'936
Bolivia 9'119'15213'772'819
Laos 6'521'99813'176'153
Honduras7'483'76312'641'869
Tunisia 10'276'15812'462'798
Zimbabwe12'311'14312'221'257
Tajikistan 7'076'59812'132'365
El Salvador6'939'68812'039'149
Jordan 6'053'19311'772'789
Libya6'036'91410'817'176
Papua New Guinea 5'795'88710'670'394
Cuba 11'416'98710'477'677
Eritrea 4'906'58510'164'076
Greece 10'706'29010'035'935
Azerbaijan 8'120'2479'955'428
Portugal10'642'8369'933'334
Belgium 10'392'2269'882'599
Turkmenistan 5'136'2629'626'193
Congo (Brazzaville) 3'800'6109'618'358
Nicaragua 5'675'3569'437'504
Serbia 10'150'2659'274'767
Sweden 9'031'0889'084'788
Mauritania 3'270'0658'635'801
Czech Republic10'228'7448'540'221
Israel 6'426'6798'516'835
Hungary 9'956'1088'374'619
Oman 3'204'8978'337'734
Kyrgyzstan 5'284'1498'237'623
Belarus 9'724'7237'738'613
Austria 8'199'7837'520'950
Switzerland7'554'6617'296'092
Liberia 3'193'9427'072'402
Central African Republic 4'369'0386'502'151
Kuwait 2'505'5596'374'800
Hong Kong S.A.R. 6'980'4126'172'725
Costa Rica 4'133'8845'696'700
West Bank 2'535'9275'580'321
Denmark 5'468'1205'575'147
Ireland 4'109'0865'396'215
Panama 3'242'1735'038'122
Norway 4'627'9264'966'385
Slovakia5'447'5024'943'616
Lebanon 3'921'2784'940'731
New Zealand4'115'7714'842'397
Finland 5'238'4604'819'615
Bhutan 2'327'8494'653'447
Bulgaria7'322'8584'651'477
Singapore 4'553'0094'635'110
Gaza Strip 1'482'4054'209'026
Mongolia2'874'1274'086'025
Gambia, The1'688'3594'068'861
Albania 3'600'5234'016'945
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4'552'1983'891'669
Croatia 4'493'3123'864'201
Georgia 4'646'0033'784'724
Puerto Rico3'944'2593'770'496
Uruguay 3'447'4963'728'264
United Arab Emirates2'642'5663'696'962
Moldova 4'320'4903'620'416
Jamaica 2'780'1323'499'068
Gabon1'454'8673'221'749
Armenia 2'971'6502'943'441
Guinea-Bissau 1'472'0412'895'666
Lithuania 3'575'4392'787'516
Macedonia 2'055'9151'990'728
East Timor 1'084'9711'942'734
Comoros 710'9601'835'099
Namibia 2'055'0801'795'852
Slovenia2'009'2451'596'947
Latvia 2'259'8101'544'073
Mauritius 1'250'8821'451'156
Lesotho 2'012'6491'448'643
Fiji 918'6751'447'573
Botswana1'639'1311'411'662
Qatar907'2291'239'216
Reunion 798'0941'132'283
Solomon Islands 566'8421'110'514
Equatorial Guinea551'2011'063'071
Western Sahara382'617996'674
Djibouti496'374993'011
Bahrain 708'573973'412
Estonia 1'315'912861'913
Cyprus 788'457841'102
Maldives369'031815'031
Swaziland 1'133'066751'328
Luxembourg 480'222720'603
Trinidad and Tobago 1'056'608622'011
Suriname470'784617'249
Brunei 386'511600'998
Guyana 769'095597'806
Mayotte 208'807592'627
Montenegro 684'736577'654
Belize 294'385541'734
Guadeloupe 456'698528'062
Sao Tome and Principe 199'579502'489
Macau S.A.R. 456'989487'488
Martinique 439'202478'627
Malta401'880395'639
French Polynesia 278'633390'581
Cape Verde 423'613380'614
Iceland 301'931350'922
Bahamas, The 305'655324'052
French Guiana 203'321317'377
Vanuatu 211'971310'486
New Caledonia 221'943290'682
Barbados280'946274'523
Netherlands Antilles223'472252'578
Guam 173'456242'692
Saint Lucia170'649235'420
Kiribati107'817235'342
Tonga116'921188'340
Samoa176'615170'739
Northern Mariana Islands 84'546143'132
Virgin Islands108'448103'303
Marshall Islands 61'782102'761
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines118'14992'335
Cayman Islands46'60090'230
Seychelles 81'89589'713
Grenada 89'97187'136
Jersey 91'32184'077
Dominica68'92581'961
Isle of Man75'83180'131
Micronesia, Federated States of 107'86274'296
Aruba72'19469'990
Antigua and Barbuda 69'48169'259
Andorra 71'82269'129
Bermuda 66'16366'025
Guernsey65'57360'606
Greenland 56'34456'644
Faroe Islands 47'51153'050
Saint Kitts and Nevis 39'34952'348
Turks and Caicos Islands 21'74642'384
Liechtenstein 34'24735'776
San Marino 29'61535'335
American Samoa57'66335'129
Virgin Islands, British23'55234'038
Monaco 32'67132'964
Palau20'84226'300
Gibraltar 27'96725'617
Cook Islands 21'75024'930
Nauru13'52822'696
Wallis and Futuna16'30920'434
Tuvalu 11'99220'018
Anguilla13'67715'921
Montserrat 9'53811'908
Saint Helena 7'5437'247
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7'0366'355