US Trade Deficit Rises 5.4%
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce reported this week that the US trade deficit rose 5.4%, from $26.1 billion in February 2009 to $27.6 billion in March 2009, writes Retailer...
View ArticleGoogle Still #1; MSN Shopping Search Grows 615%
The total number of US searches in April 2009 increased 4.4% year-over-year, with Google Search firmly holding the #1 search-provider spot when ranked by total searches, according to Nielsen Online,...
View Article1 in 3 Americans Drinks Alcohol at Least Weekly
Three in ten (29%) US adults report that they drink alcohol, including beer or wine, at least once a week, with 6% saying they drink daily, and men and Easterners more likely to drink than others,...
View ArticleMiddle-Agers Help Hulu Grow 490%
Though YouTube continues to rank as the #1 video web brand in the US, with 5.5 billion total streams in April, Hulu ranks #2 as it continues on a steep growth trajectory, increasing 490% in total...
View ArticleTop 10 House and Garden Websites – April 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 Broadcast Media Websites – April 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 ArticleReputation Survey: Corporate America Rates ‘Terrible’
Led by nosediving perceptions of US auto and financial companies, the images of US corporations have plunged to their worst levels in 10 years, with 88% of Americans rating the reputation of...
View ArticleSearch Volume up 3% in April
Americans conducted 14.8 billion core searches last month, a 3% gain over March, according to April, 2009 data from comScore, Inc.’s qSearch service, which indicate that a large majority of searches...
View ArticleConsumers Think Fewer Ads Spell Trouble
More than 48% of US adults believe that a lack of advertising by a retail store, bank or auto dealership during a recession indicates that the business is likely struggling, according to a study from...
View ArticleBest and Worst US Cities for Hair
Santa Barbara, Calif., has been named the best US city for “good hair days,” while Corpus Christi, Tex., ranks as the place where people are most likely to experience a “bad hair day,” according to an...
View ArticleHalf of US Latino Kids Have Immigrant Parents; 7% are Illegal
More than one-fifth (22%) of all children under age 18 in the US are of Hispanic descent and 7% are estimated to be in the country illegally, according to recent research from the Pew Hispanic Center....
View ArticleEmail, Website Navigation Merit Different Design Tactics
Though many online marketers send emails that are very similar to their websites in terms of navigation and linking, major differences in the way consumers view emails vs. websites indicate that...
View ArticleCollege Facebook Users Have Lower GPAs
College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than students who have not signed up for the popular social networking site, according to a study...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – May 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 Telecom Websites – May 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 Automotive-Classifieds Websites – May 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 ArticlePaid Subscriptions to Digital Magazine Editions Rising
The number of paid subscriptions to digital editions of magazines has leapt since 2007, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. (more…)
View ArticleAmericans Choose Media Messages They Agree With
Americans prefer to read political articles that support their own pre-existing views and spend 36% more time reading articles they agree with vs. articles that challenge their beliefs, according to...
View ArticlePreliminary Data: Bing Gives Spring to Microsoft Search
Microsoft’s position in the online search market improved substantially in the days following the introduction of its new search engine Bing, according to a very preliminary analysis by comScore. (more…)
View ArticleEmail, IM, Texting Use Varies By Country; Spam Universal
North Americans and Europeans are much more likely to use email as their primary form of communication than those in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, where instant messaging is more popular, according...
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