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50ò0of Web users have never heard of RSS: 50ò0of Web users have never heard of RSSRSS must die [nt]x; Tags: RSS, Web-user; Discussion threads 2005-08-16
67% of Web users did not register at Web sites when privacy policies were unclear: 67% of Web users did not register at Web sites when privacy policies were unclearClear can be just as badHow many say "We own your info. HAND"?On the flip side, how many sites get fake data, and at what percentage?; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, privacy policy, Web-user, Web site, Web; Discussion threads 2005-07-01
Roughly 55,000 Web users pay for online storage, 500,000 users pay for .Mac: Roughly 55,000 Web users pay for online storage, 500,000 users pay for .MacBox.net is another optionAt $2.99/month for 1GB, http://www.box.net is another good option for online storage and sharing for all types of files. It is cheaper than the other services and still has enough space for many users...; Tags: online storage, storage, Web-user, Apple Macintosh, Box.net; Discussion threads 2005-06-17
70% of Web users use an anti-spyware tool: 27% of Web users use anti-spyware software to erase cookies weekly, according to Horizon Interactive and InsightExpress. 70% of consumers use some form of anti-spyware software. Of that group, 79.5 report running anti-spyware programs at least once a week and almost half, 48.3%, use the programs to delete cookies.; Tags: anti-spyware, anti-spyware software; Blog posts 2005-05-26
Web users spend 40.3% of online time on communications in March 2005: Web users spent 17.8% of their March 2005 online time at shopping sites, compared to March 2004 share of 17.6%, Nielsen//NetRatings says. Online news or entertainment Web sites received 37.4% of online time in March 2005, up from 35.6% in March 2004, but down from the 12-month high of 41%...; Tags: online time; Blog posts 2005-05-09

In March 2005 users spent 37.4% of their time on news sites, 17.8% on shopping, 40.3% on communication: MediaPost quotes Online Publishers Association survey conducted by Nielsen//NetRatings in regards to the sites that Web users spend their time on. In March 2005, Web users spent 17.8% of their online time at shopping sites, almost equal to March 2004 share of 17.6%. They spent 37.4% of the time on...; Tags: Web-user; Blog posts 2005-04-19
In March 2005 users spent 37.4% of their time on news sites, 17.8% on shopping, 40.3% on communication: MediaPost quotes Online Publishers Association survey conducted by Nielsen//NetRatings in regards to the sites that Web users spend their time on. In March 2005, Web users spent 17.8% of their online time at shopping sites, almost equal to March 2004 share of 17.6%. They spent 37.4% of the time on...; Tags: Web-user; Blog posts 2005-04-19
20.5 mln Web users visited tax sites in January 2005: Tax sites drew 20.5 mln visitors in January 2005 (more than three times the 6.1 mln Web users who visited tax sites in December 2004), according to comScore Networks. IRS.gov drew almost 11 mln visitors in January. HRBlock.com lured 4.1 mln visitors.; Tags: tax, Web-user; Blog posts 2005-03-13
20.5 mln Web users visited tax sites in January 2005: Tax sites drew 20.5 mln visitors in January 2005 (more than three times the 6.1 mln Web users who visited tax sites in December 2004), according to comScore Networks. IRS.gov drew almost 11 mln visitors in January. HRBlock.com lured 4.1 mln visitors.; Tags: tax, Web-user; Blog posts 2005-03-13
5% of Web users watch streaming video daily: 74% of Web users have viewed online video at least once; 51% do so a minimum of once a month; 27% watch streaming video at least once a week; and 5% view Web video streams daily, according to Online Publishers Association.; Tags: Web-user, video; Blog posts 2005-02-23
5% of Web users watch streaming video daily: 74% of Web users have viewed online video at least once; 51% do so a minimum of once a month; 27% watch streaming video at least once a week; and 5% view Web video streams daily, according to Online Publishers Association.; Tags: Web-user, video; Blog posts 2005-02-23
Major holiday shopping sites: Amazon, eBay, iVillage: Claria analyzed the online behavior of mlns of Web users, monitoring traffic from Sep 1 to Nov 1 among consumers who viewed retailing sites in the apparel, books, toys, flowers, gifts, jewelry, cosmetics, and fitness and nutrition categories. They found out that 66% of Web users prefer to purchase holiday...; Tags: Web-user; Blog posts 2004-11-28
50-60% of Web users have popup blockers, but popups still make 6% of the ad market: According to Nielsen/NetRatings, pop-up and pop-under advertising comprised 6% of the total online ad impressions in September 2004, the same as it did in October of 2003. An ad network Dedicated LA says that on average 50-60% of Web users are now actively using pop-up blockers.; Tags: Web-user, advertisement; Blog posts 2004-10-16

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DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...: Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stirÂ and I was asked to register...; Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Bookmark this: Three Web sites to aid the green cause: "EcoSearch this" doesn't have quite the same ring as "Google this," but the non-profit is hoping to harness the power of the Google search engine to help raise money for environmental non-profits including the Sierra Club, TreePeople, RainForest Alliance, National Resource Defense Council, Heal the Bay, Healthy Child, Healthy World...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?: After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Apple is not the real enemy of open source: Apple is not the real enemy of open sourceGodwin's Law is now in effectGodwin's law: whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.Loser.Apple is the official NAZI PARTY of Open Source.Where is http://opendarwin.com? It's GONE.Apple SUPPORTED the whole OSx86 project, then THEY reneged- There...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Digital media, Godwin, Apple Inc., open source, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft: Open-source Castle Project founder joins MicrosoftI've always been curious about the uptake of Iron*Its a strategy that seems to follow the same mistake MS is making on the web...."If we offer OUR version they will come". It seems to me that ASP.Net attracts a certain type of person just like...; Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Scripting languages, open source, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., PHP; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Spam coming from free email providers increasing: After analyzing three weeks of spam data between June 13 to July 3, 2008, Roaring Penguin Software Inc. found evidence that spam originating from the top three free email providers (Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail) is increasing, with spammers in favor of abusing Gmail's privacy preserving feature of not including...; Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Gmail, Free Email Company, Anti-spam, Spammer, E-mail Company, IP, Service, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-18
WSO2 adds data services and security features in Mashup Server 1.5: The latest version from the Mountain View, Calif., and Sri Lanka company adds WSO2 Data Services and security features for enterprise-class service composition. Mashup Server 1.5 is built on the WSO2 Web Services Application Server based on Apache/Axis 2. It can be used as an individual service development and deployment...; Tags: Data Service, Security, Mashup, WSO2, Mashup Server 1.5, eBizQ, Collaboration, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-07-18