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Top search engines in November 2007: Nielsen//NetRatings published its findings on top search engines in November 2007. Top search engines in November 2007 Search engine Searches, mln. Share Searches per user Google 4,253,794 57.7% 40.8 Yahoo! 1,317,919 17.9% 23.7 MSN/Windows Live 880,550...; Tags: Search Engine, Nielsen//NetRatings, Search, site admin; Blog posts 2008-01-01
Emerging markets most likely to engage in online media: Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Latvia: Nielsen//NetRatings researched the Internet users in emerging countries in order to find out the countries, where citizens are most likely to engage in reading online newspapers. Out of all emerging markets, Ukraine and Hungary have the highest share of Internet users (whom Nielsen//NetRatings called netizens) who are likely to read...; Tags: Nielsen//NetRatings; Blog posts 2006-01-15
Top search engines in October 2005: Google - 47.7%, Yahoo! - 21.8%, MSN - 11.3%: Nielsen//NetRatings reported the volume of Internet search queries growing to more than 5.1 bln in October 2005, up 15% from five months ago. Ask Jeeves led as the fastest growing search player out of the top five search engines, skyrocketing 77% in search volume, while Google maintained its leader position...; Tags: TOP Search Engines, Nielsen//NetRatings; Blog posts 2005-12-14
18% of online shoppers bring 46% of the revenues, 11% - 24% of the revenues: Nielsen//NetRatings reported 18% of online buyers accounts for 46% of total online spending. The majority of online shoppers, or 55% of the total, generally spend less than $185, make less than 3 purchases for a three-month period (Nielsen//Netratings looked at data for June, July and August 2005) and account for...; Tags: revenue, Nielsen//NetRatings; Blog posts 2005-12-05
Top Internet advertisers in October 2005: Vonage, Devry, LowerMyBills: Nielsen//NetRatings points to Vonage, Devry and LowerMyBills.com being the largest advertiser in October 2005.Top advertisers in October 2005AdvertiserEstimated spendingImpressions, 000Vonage$30,444,70012,507,387DeVry$17,201,6005,492,903LowerMyBills$13,744,1003,331,186Dell$9,230,7002,233,000Apollo Group$8,819,7001,874,152NexTag.com$8,730,6002,124,267Scottrade$8,065,0001,821,128InterActiveCorp$8,033,0001,842,735Walt Disney$7,545,5001,226,945Verizon$7,479,8001,883,391Source: Nielsen//NetRatings; Tags: DeVry; Blog posts 2005-11-21

RedCross.org traffic increases 600% in September 2005: Nielsen//NetRatings says RedCross.org had 9.6 mln visitors in September 2005, more than five times the traffic in the prior month, and FEMA.gov, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, had 4.9 mln visitors, up 369% from August 2005.; Tags: RedCross.org; Blog posts 2005-10-31
Home traffic to MSN Maps up 175% within a single week: Nielsen//NetRatings says that MSN Maps and Directions, with the launch of its satellite mapping site Virtual Earth, ranked #1 in week-over-week unique audience growth during the final week of July, garnering a substantial 175% and 71% traffic increase at home and at work, respectively. The number of visitors went from...; Tags: MSN Maps; Blog posts 2005-08-07
Where Internet ad money went in June 2005: finance, Web media, retail: Nielsen//NetRatings published the list of the top growing Web categories. In June 2005 financial Web sites attracted more than $80 mln of Internet advertising, getting ahead of Web media and online retail. 53% of the active Internet universe, or 74 mln people in the US, are currently conducting financial activity...; Tags: finance, Nielsen//NetRatings, Web-media, Internet advertising, Internet; Blog posts 2005-07-14
Web traffic to real estate sites from poor families jumps by 47%: Nielsen//NetRatings says the continued interest in home and rental properties compelled 21.6 mln Web surfers, or 15% of the active Internet population, to visit a real estate or apartment site during April 2005, spiking 26% from 17.1 mln visitors six months ago. Though the overall jump in visitors came from...; Tags: income, real estate, apartment site; Blog posts 2005-06-17
Top online retail categories by order size: computer hardware, tickets, automotive: Nielsen//NetRatings ranked various retail categories by order size. Nielsen//NetRatings data covers February 2005, and for four categories - computer hardware, event tickets, automotive goods and office supplies, the average order size is above $100. Top retail categories by average order size Product category Average order size, $Computer Hardware 584.47 Event &...; Tags: Nielsen//NetRatings; Blog posts 2005-05-23
22% of French Internet users gamble online: Nielsen//NetRatings says 22% of French Internet users spend an hour or more per month on online betting. 14% of UK Internet users gamble online, which is a 45% YTY increase. 85% of those who connected to a gambling site from France used a broadband connection. 75% of British gamblers use...; Tags: French Internet; Blog posts 2005-05-06
Americans spend 13 hours 44 minutes a month online: Nielsen//NetRatings found that easier growth opportunities exist in several emerging Internet markets, including Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy and Japan, which experienced double-digit increases in time spent online at-home. The latest global research from Nielsen//NetRatings tracks the Web usage behavior of 12 countries worldwide, which accounts for more than 70%...; Tags: Nielsen//NetRatings; Blog posts 2005-03-21
Americans spend 13 hours 44 minutes a month online: Nielsen//NetRatings found that easier growth opportunities exist in several emerging Internet markets, including Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy and Japan, which experienced double-digit increases in time spent online at-home. The latest global research from Nielsen//NetRatings tracks the Web usage behavior of 12 countries worldwide, which accounts for more than 70%...; Tags: Nielsen//NetRatings; Blog posts 2005-03-21

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Sectors with highest concentration of UK broadband visitors: Rank Sector % of UK Visitors on >2Mb speed 1 Automotive Parts & Accessories 38% 2 Multi-category Automotive 38% 3 Car manufacturers 37% 4 Ticketing/Theatre/Events 37% 5 Targeted Portals/Communities 37% 6 Computer/Consumer Electronics News 37%...; Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Networking, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-08
In February 2008 Brit used broadband for 19 hours 40 minutes: 52% of Britons online are on a connection speed between 512Kb and 2Mb. 33% are on a connection speed between 2Mb and 8Mb, according to Nielsen. The faster the connection speed, the more time people spend online - those on the fastest speed (over 8Mb) averaged 22% more time online...; Tags: Hour, Minute, Broadband, Connection Speed, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Brands with highest concentration of UK broadband visitors: Rank Brand % of UK Visitors on >2Mb speed 1 BT 41% 2 Carphone Warehouse 41% 3 Ticketmaster 40% 4 Six Apart blogging 40% 5 O2 40% 6 Royal Mail 40% 7 Daily...; Tags: Brand, Broadband, Blogging, Branding, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Marketing, Networking, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Online video consumption in Q1 2008: January 2008 February 08 March 2008 Viewers (000) 116,745 115,799 115,366 Streams (000) 5,987,475 6,333,326 6,967,963 Streams per Viewer 51.3 54.7 60.4 Time per Viewer min 124.4 130.7 137.3 Source: Nielsen by NB; Tags: Online Video, Video, Consumption, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Spigit mashes up social software to reveal innovation: Take the idea of community, sprinkle liberally with process, add a dash of prediction market thinking and a soupcon of reputation analysis, stir gently without too much mashing and you have InnovationSpigit. I really like this idea because it solves one of the...; Tags: Innovation, Idea, Spigit, InnovationSpigit, Research & Development, LDAP, Leadership, Games, Strategy, Business Operations, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Personal Technology, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Who watches video on Presidential candidate sites: Candidate Web Site Viewers (000) Video Streams (000) Time Spent Barack Obama 518 828 16 min Hillary For President 351 551 4.8 min JohnMcCain.com 38 66 1.5 min Source: Nielsen by NB; Tags: Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Video, Web Site Development, Marketing, Personal Technology, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Top 10 Web companies in March 2008: Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 128,026 1:43:21 2. Microsoft 123,911 2:21:42 3. Yahoo! 115,508 3:12:30 4. Time Warner 108,269 3:44:09 5. News Corp. Online 78,961 2:02:36 6. eBay 67,517 1:53:26 ...; Tags: Web, Internet, Channel Management, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-01