Men Agree More Often on ‘Attractive’ Women
Men in the US are more likely to judge women to be appealing based on their physical features, and also are more likely to agree with other men on what makes an attractive mate, according to recent...
View ArticleiPhone Rains on Palm Pre’s Search Parade
Though a digital ad campaign for the new Palm Pre smartphone appears to have reached target consumer segments and generated early interest for the new device in May and early June, online searches for...
View ArticleMajority of US Consumers Peeved by Internet Ads
At the same time as many internet advertisers are ramping up their web advertising efforts, the majority of US consumers say they are very frustrated by many common types of internet ads, according to...
View ArticleTop 10 US Movie Websites – July 20, 2009
NOTE: ‘Saturation’ is percentage of total movie pages viewed in the specified time period. ‘Change’ is rank change from the previous time period; if there were no page views to a specific movie in the...
View ArticleiPhone, Palm Pre Drive Smartphone Demand
Driven by demand for the Palm Pre and new Apple iPhone devices, smartphone ownership is continuing to rise, with 37% of US consumers now reporting they own some type of smartphone, according to a June...
View ArticleRecession Ups Backstabbing & Politics for 40% of Workers
More than four in 10 US employees say they are encountering increased workplace backstabbing, “sucking up” and politicking as co-workers take desperate measures to stay employed amid widespread fears...
View Article‘Social Notworking’ Costs Firms 1.5% of Productivity
Companies that allow their workers to access to Facebook during business hours lose an average of 1.5% in total employee productivity, according to a study by Nucleus Research. (more…)
View ArticleTop 50 June Websites: Facebook Rises, Twitter Cracks List
Though Google and Yahoo were still the most visited web properties in the US in June, Facebook rose to #6, and Twitter – which has displayed astronomic growth over the past year – has cracked the list...
View ArticleBehind the Curve: Week Ended July 24, 2009
Below are this week’s links to recent research news and studies from the collection of items that MarketingCharts didn’t get to writing up, but still may be worth a peek: Top Ice Cream Flavors in...
View ArticleTop 10 Entertainment Online Advertisers by Image-Based Impressions – July 2009
Note: Nielsen Online, AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and only takes into account image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
View ArticleTop 10 Auto Manufacturer Websites – July 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 ArticleTop 10 Real Estate Websites – July 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 ArticleTop 10 IT/Internet-based Business/Finance Websites – July 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 ArticleTop 25 SocNet Games: MySpace Mobsters vs. Facebook Farmers
MySpace users continue to favor Mobster and mafia-themed role-playing games, while a growing interest in farming games appears to be taking hold on Facebook, according to an InsideSocialGames.com July...
View ArticlePrivate-Label Food Market Grows 60% Since 2003
The US private-label food market has expanded by almost 60% since 2003, compared with just 23% growth for overall US retail food and drink industry, and is giving branded food companies cause for...
View ArticleWomen Ditch Mothers-in-Law for SocNets, but Won’t Pay Fees
More than one-third (36%) of online US and Canadian women would give up chocolate, their Pradas, or their mother-in-law before they gave up their social networks, but only half would be willing to pay...
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