Archive for December, 2007

Happy New Year from Compete!
 
Top 10 Compete Blog Posts of 2007

Top 10 Compete Blog Posts of 2007

As we finish up our first full year of blogging at Compete, we thought we’d take a look back. Using the wealth of Compete data to find trends, the blog has...

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Analysis of Kayak.com and SideStep.com Merger

Analysis of Kayak.com and SideStep.com Merger

Overview: On December 21st it was announced that the two largest Meta Search Engines in the travel industry, Kayak.com and SideStep.com, will be merging. The larger...

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GettyImages vs. iStockphoto: Old School vs. New School

GettyImages vs. iStockphoto: Old School vs. New School

On the surface, this appears to be a story of an internet old-timer versus a web 2.0 darling, but this story isn’t all that it seems. The new age side of...

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Happy Holidays from all of us at Compete!
 
Fantasy Round-Up: Yahoo! Gets the W

Fantasy Round-Up: Yahoo! Gets the W

I was recently asked for some follow up analysis to a previous post I did last December. In a post about Tabloid Fantasy Leagues I provided a graph depicting traffic...

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Guest Post by Aaron Wall: How to Hire a Dedicated Market Research Firm for $50

Guest Post by Aaron Wall: How to Hire a Dedicated Market Research Firm for $50

I admit it, I am in favor of the small guy. The independent webmaster working exclusively in his underwear. For the tech savvy small guy life just got a lot easier. Why...

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Candidate FaceTime in November:  Meetup.com is Ron Paul's Secret Weapon

Candidate FaceTime in November: Meetup.com is Ron Paul's Secret Weapon

Last month Compete unveiled a new way of tracking the effectiveness of the presidential candidates’ online efforts. Dubbed Candidate FaceTimeTM, the metric...

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Holiday Shopping 2007 — How Wireless is Shaping Up

Holiday Shopping 2007 — How Wireless is Shaping Up

"˜Tis the season for snow, Santa and shopping till you drop. Merchants across the country are currently in the midst of their busiest season of the year. The...

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Xbox 360 vs. Wii vs. PS3: Wii more in demand now than at launch

Xbox 360 vs. Wii vs. PS3: Wii more in demand now than at launch

About one year ago, those lucky enough to purchase a Wii in November were enjoying it, about to make someone’s Christmas, or cleaning house on Ebay. Those...

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