A new report from the Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India shows incredibly fast growth in access to the Internet via mobile devices. According to the report, the number of people surfing the net via mobiles has climbed 70% in the last year, reaching 214m as of June 2010.

If you thought Social networks and blogs were merely the domain of hook-ups, photo sharing and purely personal dialogues, then think again. A multi-market report from Edelman and Strategy One has reported that more than 80% of “millennial” consumers regularly discuss brands on the web. The study surveyed people born between 1980 and 1995 – in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, the UK and US.

Branded entertainment is one of the hottest topics circling today’s digital ecosystem. It also happens to be one of the most misunderstood. Last month, one of our Proximity Worldwide agencies – Barefoot Proximity – launched our brand new center of excellence called Proximity Branded Entertainment.

Flowtown has created a nice Infographic illustrating some interesting facts and figures on Social Network ad spending globally. A recent study by eMarketer predicts that US advertisers will spend nearly $1.7 billion on social sites this year. This estimate is a noticeable increase from initial 2010 projection made by eMarketer, which forecasted $1.3B for this year, as well as a 20% increase from 2009 spending.