Top 10 IT/Internet-based Business/Finance Websites – September 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 Real Estate Websites – September 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 Travel Frustrations: Cost of Gas and Airline/Cruise/Train Tickets
Americans’ travel frustrations are both widespread and acute, and, in some cases, growing, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs poll conducted on behalf of Access America. Topping the list of...
View ArticleInternet Ad Revenue Up 15.2% in First Half of 2008
Internet advertising revenues for the first six months of 2008 were $11.5 billion, setting a new half-year record that represents a 15.2% increase over the first half of 2007, according to recently...
View ArticleBusy Moms Say Parenting Pubs Out of Touch, Want Info Here and Now
Mothers of school-age children want customized parenting information that will help them deal with the complex parenting issues they face each day, but 69% say today’s parenting magazines are not...
View ArticleRevised Ad Spend Forecasts Show Only 4% Growth in 2008 and 2009
World ad spending is expected to grow 4.3% in 2008 and 4.0% in 2009, according to revised forecasts (pdf) issued by Zenith Optimedia. These numbers are significantly lower than June forecasts, which...
View ArticleTop 10 Telecom Websites – September 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 ArticleOnline Offerings Rise at US Libraries, 68% of Americans Have Library Cards
The US’s public libraries are dramatically increasing new-media offerings and have signed up an all-time high number of cardholders, but online services are – in many cases – still not enough to meet...
View ArticleAmazon, Rhapsody Gain in Digital Music Market – iTunes Dominates Still
Despite Amazon.com Music’s phenomenal showing in its first year and Rhapsody’s gains in part due to expanded advertising and partnerships, iTunes remains the best fee-based digital music destination...
View ArticleGift Card Sales to Decline to $25 Billion
Consumers will not only spend less on gift cards during this holiday season but also shift gift-card spending toward necessities such as groceries and gas or small indulgences such as dining out,...
View ArticleList Rental Prices Down, Use of International Lists Rises
Prices of list rentals are declining across the board and – for the first time ever – show a downward trend in every B2C and B2B category tracked, according to Worldata’s Fall 2008 List Price Index....
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – September 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 ArticleConsumers Reward Cause-Supporting Companies
Despite lean economic times, 78% of US consumers think companies should either maintain or increase their level of financial support for causes and nonprofit organizations, according to research...
View ArticleMen Value Internet over TV, but Sex Trumps Internet
More than two-thirds of men age 18-34 say they cannot live without the internet vs. television, but 74% would rather have sex than surf the web, according to (pdf) a study from Break Media, conducted...
View ArticleTop 10 Community-based Organization Websites – September 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 Investment/Finance Websites – September 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 ArticleDespite Record-Low IT Spending Plans, iPhone Gains Business Traction
Corporate IT spending for Q3 and the next 90 days is experiencing a drastic, record downturn that foreshadows even tougher times ahead for the US economy, according to a survey from ChangeWave. (more…)
View ArticleNew Vehicle Sales to Decline in US and Abroad, Consumers Keep Vehicles Longer
The US new-vehicle market continues to deteriorate, with new-vehicle retail sales projected to end 2008 at 10.8 million units, two million units below 2007 levels, according to forecasts from J.D....
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