After Bill Shock, Parents Say Texting with Kids is GR8
Though 40% of parents who exchange text messages with their teen- and young-adult children say they have been caught off guard by high texting bills, the majority still say text messaging is the most...
View ArticleNew York, London Most Popular LGBT Travel Destinations
New York City continues to maintain its longtime position as the #1 US destination for American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender travelers, while Great Britain is the world’s top LGBT destination...
View ArticleLagging Display, Paid Search Force Ad Forecast Down
Advertisers are now expected to spend only $23.6 billion online this year in the US, according to revised figures from eMarketer, which lowered its estimate from the $24.9 billion it predicted in...
View ArticleCollege Women Blog, Use SocNets More
College students are four times more likely to blog than all online adults, and the popularity of blogging among this demographic is being driven largely by women who are three times more likely to...
View ArticleTop 10 IT/Internet-based Business/Finance Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleTop 10 Real Estate Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleCyber Monday Second-Best Day Ever for Online Retail
Cyber Monday accounted for $846 million in online spending, up 15% from last year – and the second-highest amount spent in online retail since the $881 million spent on Green Monday 2007, according to...
View ArticleUnion Membership for Women Comparable to College Degree
US women who belong to labor unions have a large overall wage and benefit advantage over their non-unionized peers and have a much higher likelihood of having health insurance and a pension plan,...
View ArticleHalf of Consumers Delaying New Car Purchases, Buying Used
More than half (55%) of US consumers say they are delaying a planned purchase of a new vehicle, or opting for a pre-owned one because of the current recession, a lack of consumer confidence, and a weak...
View ArticleNo Improvement on Horizon for ‘Standard’ Online Advertising
A slow-to-no growth forecast in the US for “standard” components of the interactive advertising market – such as banner, display and pop-up ads – is not cyclical and shows no signs of improving...
View ArticleBusiness, Leisure Travel Heading South
Nearly half (53%) of American business travelers who planned to travel through the remainder of 2008 say their travel plans have been somehow affected by the bad economy, and 21% of leisure travelers...
View ArticleNearly All US Teens, 53% of Adults Play Video Games
Nearly all American teens (97%), and more than half of adults age 18+ (53%) say they play video games, and about one-in-five adults (21%) plays video games every day or almost every day, according to...
View ArticleTop 10 US Online Video Properties – October 2008
For site rankings by number of videos viewed (rather than number of viewers), see related story and table: “Top 10 Online Video Sites: YouTube Dominates, Hulu on Ascent.” Note: Rankings based on video...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleE-Commerce Sales Since Cyber Monday Up 9% from Year Ago
For the five days beginning with December 1 (Cyber Monday), the kick-off to the heaviest part of the online shopping season, sales totaled $3.74 billion, up 9% versus the same period a year ago,...
View ArticleOnly 16% of Students Read Marketing Email
Today’s high-school and college students started using email at an average age of 13, have had an email address for 8 years and have about 2.4 email addresses each, yet 61% say they ‘never’ or ‘hardly...
View ArticleLess Than Half of Men Think They’re Sexy
When it comes to male beauty, Greek men feel the sexiest, Italian men are rated as best-looking, Australians are least concerned about their looks, and basic male hygiene is more important to women...
View ArticleTop 10 Online Video Sites: YouTube Dominates, Hulu on Ascent
Americans viewed a record 13.5 billion online videos during the month of October – with nearly 40% of them on Google’s YouTube – representing a 45% increase in video watching vs. a year ago, according...
View ArticleTop 10 Investment/Finance Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
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