Top 10 Telecom Websites – June 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleCanada Leads World in Online Banking Usage
Canada is the world’s most developed markets for online banking, with 67.1 of Canadian internet users banking online in April 2008 – significantly more penetration than in other English-speaking...
View ArticleDigital Divide Narrows: Two-Thirds of African Americans Online
The digital divide between Black Americans and other groups in America has narrowed, with 68% of African Americans reporting they are online (compared with 71% of all Americans), according to a survey...
View ArticleCoworker Word-of-Mouth Strongly Influences Purchases
Americans in the workforce have a significant impact on their coworkers’ consumer shopping behaviors – 96% say they regularly or occasionally give shopping advice to their peers, according to (pdf) a...
View ArticleEmerging-Media Spending to Keep Growing, but Slow Down a Bit
The forecast for emerging media spending – nearly 30% in ’08 and 26% in ’09 – by Magna’s director of Industry Analysis Brian Wieser is, understandably, more optimistic than his colleague Robert Coen’s...
View ArticleTop 10 Network TV Show Websites – Week Ended 07-05-08
Note: Rankings are based on market share of US visits among custom category of television network websites of six major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW and MyNetwork) for the week ended...
View ArticleTop 10 Automotive-Classifieds Websites – June 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleFinance Info Sites’ Audiences Growing, Yahoo Finance Leads
The financial news & research site category attracted more than 64 million US visitors in May, an increase of 35% from a year ago, and Yahoo Finance was the top site with 18+ million visitors,...
View ArticleBar-based Media Can Reach TV Ad Avoiders
Bar-based advertising has the potential to not only reach a significant portion of adult consumers but also to concentrate its message among those who actively avoid advertising delivered on television...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – June 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleShare of Ad Spending by Medium – April 2008
Note: Internet spending estimates are from AdRelevance. All others from Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Different methodologies employed by each company may lead to disproportionate comparisons.
View ArticleGLBT Consumers Don’t See Financial Services as Others Do
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults are less comfortable with financial services providers than heterosexual consumers, according to a recent national survey conducted online by Harris...
View ArticleAlready, 1 Million iPhone 3Gs Sold and 10 Million Apps Downloaded
Apple announced it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after its Friday launch in 21 countries, reports MarketingVox. The original iPhone hit its one millionth sale 74 days...
View ArticleMore People Using Internet in New Ways and Embracing Web 2.0
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population (some 1.4 billion people) – will use the internet on a regular basis in 2008 – and that number is expected to surpass 1.9 billion, or 30% of the world’s...
View ArticleTop 10 Online Video Properties in May; 12 Billion Videos Viewed in All
US internet users viewed more than 12 billion online videos in May – an increase of 45% from a year ago – with Google Sites accounting for 35% or all videos viewed online, according to data from the...
View ArticleTop 10 Investment/Finance Websites – June 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleTop 10 US Online Video Properties – May 2008
For site rankings by number of videos viewed (rather than number of viewers), see related story: “Top 10 Online Video Properties in May; 12 Billion Videos Viewed in All.” Note: Rankings based on video...
View ArticleAlcohol Purchases in Bars, Restaurants Hurt by Economic Downturn
Nearly 44% of bar managers, bar owners and bartenders report a decrease in consumer traffic at their establishments, according to a May 2008 study from The Nielsen Company and Bevinco. (more…)
View ArticleInternet Adds 14 Million Domain Names in Q1, High Growth in China and India
In the first three months of 2008, 14 million domain names were added to the internet, according to the first quarter 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign. That’s a 17% increase over...
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