Archive for April, 2009

Netbooks: Searching along a converging frontier

Netbooks: Searching along a converging frontier

Depending on your vantage point, a netbook might look like a small laptop or a large Smartphone. The dual nature of the netbook may be marking a period of increasing...

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It’s finally here… the new and improved compete.com!

It’s finally here… the new and improved compete.com!

You’ve been waiting for it, and it’s finally here. Today, Compete and the compete.com team are excited to announce the unveiling of our new and improved...

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Searches for Twitter Explode +130% in March’s Fastest Moving Search Terms Rankings

Searches for Twitter Explode +130% in March’s Fastest Moving Search Terms Rankings

March search term biggest movers are here! What terms drove March’s huge spike in queries? Let’s take a look at the fastest growing (and declining) terms...

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March Search Market Share: Record query growth and the Yahoo/Microsoft search deal by the numbers

March Search Market Share: Record query growth and the Yahoo/Microsoft search deal by the numbers

March typically posts some big month/month query volume growth, but last month exceeded all expectations. Query volume across the top 5 search engines skyrocketed...

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Tale of the Clippings: The Changing Landscape of Coupon Sites

Tale of the Clippings: The Changing Landscape of Coupon Sites

Coupon sites are in vogue these days. Traffic to the largest ones, which include those sites offering discount codes and printable coupons, is up 34% from this time...

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March Movers: Spring is in the air, so are Social, Sports, and Skittles

March Movers: Spring is in the air, so are Social, Sports, and Skittles

Some big stories in March, and we’ll kick it off with the hottest one of all: Twitter. Sure, lots of buzz about the impact of Twitter as a game changer —...

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Changing of the Guard? Blackberry Passes iPhone Online

Changing of the Guard? Blackberry Passes iPhone Online

For the past two years, consumers and the media alike have "˜ooh’ed and "˜ahh’ed over the iPhone. And rightfully so. The sleek design, unique...

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March Madness 2009: Battling for B-Ball Bracketologists

March Madness 2009: Battling for B-Ball Bracketologists

U.S. markets may have risen by 15% in the last 3 weeks, but as anyone who works in an office knows, overall employee productivity in late March is pretty pathetic....

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March Data is Live on Site Analytics!

March Data is Live on Site Analytics!

Check out the March monthly data on Site Analytics, Referral Analytics and Ranked Lists. Highlights this month include Twitter continuing to surge, passing 14 million...

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CBS Sports a Winner in NCAA Tournament

CBS Sports a Winner in NCAA Tournament

My brackets were busted and my teams were ousted more rounds ago than I’d like to admit, but the tournament has again been a success for CBS Sports. While...

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