Archive for March, 2010

The Wallet wars — Round 3 — Preferred card features

The Wallet wars — Round 3 — Preferred card features

Round 2 recap: An average American credit card holder owns 4.4 credit cards, of which only 2 cards are used frequently; the others are rarely or never used. Hence...

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Search still feeling the love in February

Search still feeling the love in February

February seems to have brought with it an amplification of the current trends in the search space.  Overall query volume dropped 6.2% in February, but with 10%...

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Is that any way to make an impression?

Is that any way to make an impression?

"Click fraud" is something we all know to be on guard against, thanks to investigation and reporting that’s extended even into mainstream news. ...

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Talk is Cheap – Verizon Wireless to Allow Skype Calls

Talk is Cheap – Verizon Wireless to Allow Skype Calls

Starting today, Verizon Wireless will allow the use of Skype’s Internet calling service on some of its smartphones.  At first glance, this move doesn’t...

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The Wallet Wars — Round 2 — Which card to use?

The Wallet Wars — Round 2 — Which card to use?

The Wallet Wars — Round 2 — Which card to use? In Wallet wars — Part 1 I talked about the competition between credit cards, debit cards and cash....

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March Madness Goes Online

March Madness Goes Online

March might be my favorite month:  The first day of spring, baseball’s spring training, meaningful NBA games, and *VERY* meaningful NCAA games. Even more...

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February Fast Movers

February Fast Movers

February data is live on Compete.com and we’ve ranked the fastest moving websites and fastest moving industry categories by month-over-month change in Unique...

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The Device That Goes Everywhere Helps Take You Anywhere

The Device That Goes Everywhere Helps Take You Anywhere

Compete will be at CTIA Wireless 2010 and is emceeing the Mobile Marketing & Advertising special session for agencies and brands to learn more about the burgeoning...

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Olympics All The Buzz in February

Olympics All The Buzz in February

February data is live and online Olympics coverage is everywhere! Of the top 15,000 fastest moving websites, domains related to NBC universal (the exclusive owner...

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The Wallet Wars — Part 1

The Wallet Wars — Part 1

Ever wondered how people use credit cards, debit cards and cash? Which is used more often? How do people choose between these while making a payment? 181M Americans...

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