Top UK Web Rankings Issued for June
AOL’s acquisition of Bebo has propelled it to sixth place in the UK among online properties, which are still led by Google and Microsoft sites, according to comScore’s June rankings of the largest and...
View ArticleEconomic Growth vs. Environment: Push Come to Shove, Growth Wins
As economic conditions worsen, people asked to choose between protecting the environment or economic growth and development strongly favor economic growth, according to a June Harris Poll conducted...
View ArticleHispanics to Buy More Electronics than Others, More Influenced by TV & Internet
US Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanics to buy consumer electronics in the next year, according to (pdf) the Customer Focus Opiniones study from Vertis Communications. Some 28% say they will...
View ArticleNewspaper Website Audience Up 12% in Q2
Newspaper websites attracted an average of nearly 66.4 million unique visitors per month (40.2% of all internet users) in the second quarter, a 12.2% increase over the year-earlier period, according to...
View ArticleTop 10 Sports 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 Broadcast Media 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 ArticleUS Retail E-Commerce Growth Softens in May, June
Total US online retail sales (excluding travel) reached approximately $31 billion in Q2, and though year-over-year e-commerce growth rebounded slightly in April (up 15%) after a soft March, growth...
View ArticleYounger Voters & Obama Supporters Lead US Online Political Charge
Nearly half of all Americans (46%) have used the internet, email, or cell-phone text messaging to get news about the presidential campaign, share their views, or mobilize others, according to a new...
View ArticleShort Web Video Dominates; Full Online Episodes Drive Users to Network TV
The top 5 categories of videos watched online are all short-form – comedy, music videos, videos shot and uploaded by consumers, news stories and movie previews – according to a Frank N. Magid...
View ArticleOne in Five Marketers Bought Ads in Return for News Coverage
Nearly 19% of senior marketers say their organizations have bought advertising in return for a news story, despite growing criticism of such “pay-for-play” practices, according to a survey from PRWeek...
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