Heated Competition among Social Networks, Video Sites
Despite a whopping 117% year-over-year growth in unique audience, which numbered 19.2 million in August, Facebook remained behind MySpace, which remains entrenched at the top of the US...
View ArticleTelecom Milestone: More Cell Phone-Only Than Landline-Only Households
The United States has passed a milestone in telecommunications history: Cell-phone-only households now outnumber landline-only households, according to (pdf) Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI), which...
View ArticleOnline Ad Spend by Industry – August 2007
Note: Nielsen/NetRatings AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and takes into account only image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
View ArticleTop Online Pharmacies Rated; Shouldn’t Be Sole Source of Health Info
Among the top 3 most-visited online drugstores, Walgreens.com was rated the clear choice for reliable information and ease of use by experts at HealthRatings.org, a joint project of Consumer Reports...
View ArticleBuzz a Major Influencer of Teens’ Movie-Going Decisions
Most teens see movies within the first two weeks – 27% say they usually go on opening weekend, and an additional 44% go within the first two weeks – according to a recent OTX (Online Testing eXchange)...
View ArticleRBC CASH Index: US Consumer Confidence Hits 16-Month Low
The housing-market debacle, softening job markets, rising gas prices and an unstable stock market have taken a serious toll on consumer sentiment, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH...
View ArticleAlcohol Spending on Radio Falls – but Ads Still Reaching Youth
Alcohol-industry spending on radio advertising decreased 38% between 2001 and 2006, but more than one-third of alcohol radio ads in 2006 were still more likely to be heard by underage youth than...
View ArticleNine of 10 Women Online Seek Health Info via Web
The internet – rather than healthcare professionals – is by far online US households’ main source for healthcare information, and women more than men seek such information online, according to a recent...
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