Top 10 Blog and Personal Websites – July 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 ArticleTechnology & Telecom Tops in Corporate Media Reputation, Retail Does Well
Technology and telecommunications companies nailed down seven of the top 10 slots in the 2008 Q2 Cision Index, a quarterly assessment of how news coverage reflects and helps shape the corporate...
View ArticleGoogle Extends Search Lead in July
Americans conducted 11.8 billion core searches in July (up 2% vs. June) as Google Sites slightly extended its lead in core search market share – by 0.4 percentage points – according to the monthly...
View ArticleGoogle, Apple Defy Declining Customer-Satisfaction Trends
American customer satisfaction declined in the second quarter of 2008 and continues on a bumpy path with no momentum, according to (PDF) the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) from the...
View ArticleInternet Plays Larger News Role, but TV Still Dominates
Though print newspaper readership continues to fall and reliance on online news is rising, TV still remains the dominant source of news in America, according to the 2008 biennial news consumption...
View ArticleTop 10 House and Garden Websites – July 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 – July 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 ArticleChina, US Compete for Most Visitors to Beijing 2008 Olympic Site
After a tight race between China and the United States, China clicked away with the gold in the number of visitors to Beijing2008.cn, the official website of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,...
View ArticleBetter Business Bureau: Trust in Biz Down in 13 of 15 Industries
American consumers say in a seven-month period their trust in businesses has fallen in 13 of 15 industries measured, with an overall composite Index decline in consumer trust of 14%, according to the...
View ArticleLocal Online Media Offer Significant Ad Advantage
Consumers trust advertising on local newspaper, magazine and television websites, and are very likely to take action after viewing ads on these sites, according to the “Local Online Media: From...
View ArticleTop US Online Display Advertisers and Ad Publishers in June
Fox Interactive Media, which owns MySpace.com, ranked as the top display ad publisher with 15.9% of all display ads viewed in June, and Microsoft was the top display advertiser with 1.7% of views,...
View ArticleTop 10 Network TV Show Websites – Week Ended 08-23-08
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 ArticleIndia Search Market: 1B Searches on Google Sites
Google Sites commanded the strong majority of searches conducted in India, a rapidly emerging internet market, but the frequency of searches there lags behind the global average, according to a...
View ArticleOnline Retailers to Up E-Commerce Tech Spend, but Not as Much as Last Year
Though 72% of internet retailers plan to purchase e-commerce applications or services this year, they’ll be spending less than they expected to spend last year, according to Internet Retailer’s latest...
View ArticleWidely Held Attitudes about Various Generations Studied
Generation Y is the most self-indulgent, Generation X is the most innovative, and Boomers are the most productive, while the “Silent Generation” and the “Greatest Generation” are the most admired,...
View ArticleTop 10 Sports Websites – July 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 – May 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 ArticlePersonal Income and Consumer Spending Down in July
Personal income decreased 0.7% in July, after increasing 0.1% in June, according to the “preliminary” estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce,...
View ArticleUS Mobile Web Surfing about to Surpass UK Levels
Mobile web usage is gaining traction in the United States and is poised to soon surpass usage in the United Kingdom, where consumers have accessed the internet from phones for years, according to data...
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