Archive for May, 2008

April Video Market Share: YouTube Defies Laws of Gravity, Hulu Has Some Catching Up To Do

April Video Market Share: YouTube Defies Laws of Gravity, Hulu Has Some Catching Up To Do

When will the YouTube phenomenon slow down? Laws of math and physics suggest it has to some time, but it certainly wasn’t in April. YouTube shot up 2.4...

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Movie Searches: No Country Adds Top Search Honors to Awards List

Movie Searches: No Country Adds Top Search Honors to Awards List

Wanna see a movie? You’re not alone. Every weekend, millions of Americans head to their local cineplex to trade $20 for questionably buttered popcorn, sugar...

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Heavyweight Harley-Davidson Failing to Keep Up with Surging Scooters

Heavyweight Harley-Davidson Failing to Keep Up with Surging Scooters

With Memorial Day behind us, the summer driving season is officially underway. You probably heard that AAA estimated a decrease in motor traffic over the holiday...

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Environmental Issues Turning Many Into Treehuggers

Environmental Issues Turning Many Into Treehuggers

Remember when calling someone a "tree hugger" was supposed to be an insult? Now with global warming becoming a prominent issue, it seems to be worn...

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April Search Market Share: Yahoo! Up"¦ A Little

April Search Market Share: Yahoo! Up"¦ A Little

Last month I posted the search market share numbers and pointed out that Club Live was generating substantial volume of search traffic. I also decided last month...

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Huffington Post Readers: More Diverse Than You Think

Huffington Post Readers: More Diverse Than You Think

Playing to your base may be standard operating procedure in politics, but the left-leaning Huffington Post appears to have attracted a more diverse audience than...

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iPhone Subsidies Could Be Apple's Ticket to the Mainstream Market

iPhone Subsidies Could Be Apple's Ticket to the Mainstream Market

Rumors have been flying this month that Apple and/or AT&T will begin subsidizing iPhone sales, which could total up to 50% of the device’s current selling...

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Meeting of the Giants: Composition Index of the Top Advertisers and Publishers

Meeting of the Giants: Composition Index of the Top Advertisers and Publishers

The Top 50 Online Advertisers spent $294 million in February, according to TNS Media Intelligence. But how did they know where to spend it? Using Compete’s...

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Compete.com (temporary) 2-for-1 Credit "Split"

Compete.com (temporary) 2-for-1 Credit "Split"

Over the last few weeks, rumors about major Search related acquisitions have popped up just about every day. While these acquisitions may never come to fruition,...

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Are Consumers Going "˜Whoo Hoo' Over WaMu's New Campaign?

Are Consumers Going "˜Whoo Hoo' Over WaMu's New Campaign?

Beginning in February, Washington Mutual unveiled its new "Whoo Hoo!" campaign which tries to capture how its customers feel about the company’s...

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