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Social Networking Penetration via Browser Reaches 30 Percent among Smartphone Owners
comScore, Inc. released a study on social networking access via mobile browser. The study found that 30.8 percent of smartphone users accessed social networking sites via their mobile browser in January 2010, up 8.3 points from 22.5 percent one [...]

Top-Growing Properties and Site Categories for January 2010. Tax Sites Experience Seasonal Surge as Tax Season Officially Commences. Travel Sites See Gains as Americans Seek to Combat Winter Doldrums.

In January 2010, Americans conducted 15.2 billion core searches, with Google Sites accounting for 65.4 percent search market share. Microsoft Sites grabbed 11.3 percent market share, up 0.6 percentage points versus December.

Top-Growing Properties and Site Categories for December 2009. Holiday Festivities Drive Traffic to Retail and Greetings Sites. Shipping Sites Experience Surge in Traffic as Americans Rush to Ensure Delivery in Time for the Holidays.

According to The Nielsen Company, global* consumers spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in December 2009, an 82% increase from the same time last year when users were spending just over three hours on social networking sites. In addition, the overall traffic to social networking [...]

Less than one-quarter of 18-34 year olds read a paper each day
Newspapers around the country are struggling. 2009 saw a few newspapers change their business model to an online focus or shut down completely. 2010 will most likely see the same struggle and, perhaps, new business models emerge for these media entities. One [...]

In December 2009, Americans conducted 14.7 billion core searches, with Google Sites accounting for 65.7 percent search market share, virtually unchanged from 65.6 percent in November. Microsoft Sites grabbed 10.7 percent market share, up 0.4 percentage points versus November.
December 2009 U.S. Core Search Rankings
Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in December with [...]

When Haiti was rocked by an earthquake of historical proportions yesterday, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook suddenly became a voice for both those in and out of Haiti.  As news organizations scrambled to send correspondents to Haiti, images and videos began to be uploaded and shared via Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.    CNN, Fox News, and [...]

For the full holiday online shopping season, $29.1 billion was spent online, marking a 4-percent increase versus the same period last year. The season featured distinct periods of strong spending growth surrounding the Thanksgiving-Black Friday timeframe and the final shopping week leading up to Christmas.

2009 Holiday E-Commerce Season vs. Year Ago
Non-Travel (Retail) Spending
Excludes Auctions [...]