In 2009, more data [was] generated by individuals than in the entire history of mankind through 2008.
http://blogs.hbr.org/now-new-next/2009/05/the-social-data-revolution.html
Across the world 15 petabytes of new data are created every day.
That’s eight times more information than is contained in all the libraries in the United States.
http://thomsonreuters.com
Harvard Business Review
http://blogs.hbr.org/now-new-next/2009/05/the-social-data-revolution.html#comments