Archive for October, 2006

The perfect chance to be someone else"¦

The perfect chance to be someone else"¦

It’s that time of year again. Halloween! One of the most popular commercial holidays in the United States. Americans spend over $7B on Halloween per year,...

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Buy.com hunting in the Amazon: Part II

Buy.com hunting in the Amazon: Part II

Part I Summary: In September of 2005, Scott Blum, the CEO of Buy.com announced in a TV commercial that his online shopping site would offer 10% off Amazon‘s...

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Digg.com Being Dugg??

Digg.com Being Dugg??

There’s rumors on the Internets that social newssite Digg.com might be the latest high-profile acquisition target. A report on TechCrunch says that media...

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Digg.com Being Dugg??

Digg.com Being Dugg??

There’s rumors on the Internets that social newssite Digg.com might be the latest high-profile acquisition target. A report on TechCrunch says that media...

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South Park Turns 10!

South Park Turns 10!

That’s right, it’s the 10th season* of South Park and the adventures of Eric, Kyle, Stan and Kenny! Making fun of pop trends, celebrities, politics...

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Google Hot but Cooling; Ask Up then Down then Up

Google Hot but Cooling; Ask Up then Down then Up

September was a historic month according to Compete search data. September 2006 was the first month since September 2005 that Google had lower search market share...

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Toys "R" Us Flees Amazon's Jungle, Taking Most Toy Buyers with It.

Toys "R" Us Flees Amazon's Jungle, Taking Most Toy Buyers with It.

When it comes to selling toys and baby products online, Amazon.com and Toys"R"Us have yet to prove they can do it effectively without each other’s...

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O'Reilly Vs. Olbermann

O'Reilly Vs. Olbermann

With his recent unapologetic criticisms of Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, and George W. Bush striking a chord with viewers, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann (host of...

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The Internet Is Predicting Cell Phone Purchases

The Internet Is Predicting Cell Phone Purchases

Compete is fortunate to be able to talk to and observe millions of Internet users. We see millions of people buying things online, but we also see plenty of products...

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Shhh — Compete.com is coming next week!

Shhh — Compete.com is coming next week!

We wanted to let our readers in on a little secret"¦ Next Tuesday compete.com is relaunching. You will notice the site today is dedicated to our corporate...

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