13 Million US Households Not Ready for Digital Transition
More than 13 million households with television sets that can receive only analog broadcasts are still unprepared for the transition to all-digital broadcasting, scheduled for February 18, 2009, the...
View ArticleMobile Music Grows along with Music Phone Adoption
Nearly 11% of mobile subscribers in the US and Western Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK) listen to music on their mobile device, with the proportion of listeners ranging from 5.7% (in the...
View ArticleConsumers and Merchants: User Reviews a Must for Retail Websites
Online customer reviews are profitable for retailers and help build a sense of community for online shoppers, 82% of whom consider such reviews better than researching a product in-store with a sales...
View ArticleSponsored Link Ad Impressions by Industry – January 2008
Note: Nielsen Online’s AdRelevance service uses a proprietary methodology for estimating online advertising expenditures and takes into account only image-based technologies and advertising sold per...
View Article14MM UK Households Have High-Speed Internet Connection
The UK had another breakout year for internet consumption in 2007, with some 36.8 million Britons having gone online, according to eMarketer, which forecasts that number to reach 42.8 million in 2012 –...
View ArticleDVR Use Moves Prime Time to Late Evening, Increases TV Viewing
As digital video recorder (DVR) use has increased, so has time spent watching television – both throughout the day and during prime time – according to The Nielsen Company. (more…)
View ArticleTop 50 US Web Rankings Issued for January, Tax and Politics Sites Surge
Yahoo Sites again edged out Google Sites among US web properties with 138 million visitors vs. nearly 135 million, as traffic to the tax, politics, career, real estate and travel category sites also...
View ArticleTop 10 Network TV Show Websites – Week Ended 02-16-08
Highlights: American Idol overtook Deal or No Deal to become the most-visited TV show website for the week, and Jericho entered the top 10 for the first time, at No. 6. Note: Rankings are based on...
View ArticleBusinesses Find Case for Social Responsibility
Companies are viewing corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a growth opportunity rather than a regulatory-compliance or philanthropic issue, with 68% of firms surveyed focused on generating revenue...
View ArticleInternet Opportunity Knocks as Newspaper Website Audiences Grow
US newspaper website audience coverage has grown 14% – from 6.4% for the 12 months ended Sept. 2005, to 7.3% for the 12 months ended March 2007 – and that online audience growth is mitigating print...
View ArticleMarketers: TV Advertising Less Effective Than Two Years Ago
Most marketers say television advertising has become less effective in the past two years, but many are interested in exploring new ad formats and forms of video commercials, according to the...
View ArticleNew Media’s Influence on Purchase Grows, Especially among Minorities
Advertisers would be well advised to pay more attention to what their customers say influence their purchases – particularly new media options that are growing the fastest in wielding influence,...
View ArticleInsurance and Gays, Lesbians – Patterns Differ from Heterosexuals’
Gays and lesbians are twice as likely as heterosexuals to purchase their automotive insurance online, according to a study of auto, life and homeowner’s/renter’s insurance by Harris Interactive in...
View ArticleSearches Jump 9% in January, Only Yahoo Loses Share
Americans conducted more than 10 billion core searches last month – a significant 9% jump in searches from Dec. 2007, according to the monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the search marketplace in...
View ArticleOnline Shoppers Willing to Buy, but Security Issues Holding Back Growth
Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products, but most also express discomfort over a key step in online shopping – sending personal or credit...
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