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Wakoopa the social networking site that monitors the various software running on your system has just a made jump by releasing its State of the Apps report. This shows the data collected over a quarter associated to the desktop software and web services. Where did the data come from? From over 75,000 registered users of Wakoopa who were running its desktop tracking software and providing the company with data on the software they use. It highlighted numerous trends that include what browser did most people prefer, this would sound alarming to Microsoft as Firefox and Chrome continue to become favorites with many users worldwide. Other interesting findings included:

• Facebook usage is consistent throughout working and non-working hours. Daily activity on social networks across all regions peaked on average between 9 and 10 PM. Daily activity across all web applications was highest between 4 and 5 PM.
• Twitter continued its growth spike throughout the entire first quarter of 2009 with a heavy increase in March 2009. Tweetdeck ranked first among users who posted updates to Twitter via desktop with Twhirl a close second.
• Windows Live Hotmail and Symbaloo were the fastest gainers among web apps while Google Friend Connect and Veoh showed the greatest decline.
• Google Chrome is making a significant impact on the browser market with 15% usage across all countries and age groups. The Opera browser market has its highest adoption levels in Europe. Firefox is the dominant browser of choice worldwide for Wakoopa users.