Bing’s Continued Growth ‘Rattles’ Google
Microsoft’s new search engine Bing continued to sees gains in US searcher penetration and share of search result pages during the second week after its public launch, according to a follow-up study on...
View ArticleOnline Search Share, April 2009 & May 2009
Note: ComScore’s qSearch 2.0 figures are based on the five major search engines, including partner searches and cross-channel searches. Searches for mapping, local directory, and user-generated video...
View ArticleTop 10 Social Networking Websites & Forums – May 2009
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 ArticleOnline & Email Newsletters Jump 475%
The number of online and email newsletters has jumped from 1,053 to 6,055 over the last five years, an increase of 475%, while print-only newsletters decreased 43% from 7,395 to 4,180, and those in...
View ArticleSecurity Worries Scare Mobile Users Off New Services
Nearly two thirds (65%) of mobile-device owners are concerned about the security of their device, and this anxiety is preventing half of them from conducting financial and shopping transactions via...
View ArticleWeb Toll on Family Time Leaves Women Feeling Ignored
The percentage of Americans spending less face-time with others in their household since being connected to the internet at home has nearly tripled, from 11% in 2006, to 28% in 2008 and has resulted in...
View ArticleSocNets Still Not Viable Commerce Platforms
Though online social networks continue to post dramatic growth, users still see them as as a way to communicate and interact with one another rather than a means for conducting e-commerce, according to...
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