College Grads More Likely to Marry
In a reversal of long-standing marital patterns, college-educated young adults are more likely than young adults lacking a bachelor’s degree to have married by the age of 30, according to new data from...
View ArticleTop 10 Social Networking Websites & Forums – September 2010
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 ArticleUS Adults Continue Unhealthy Weight Trends
American adults are more likely to be at an unhealthy weight than they are to be at a normal weight, steady with recent trends, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. (more…)
View ArticleConsumer Troubles Fall from ’09
US consumers experienced significantly fewer economic troubles in October 2010 than October 2009, according to the latest Consumer Reports Index data. (more…)
View ArticleUS Ad Spending Up 4%
US ad spending increased 3.8% in the first half of 2010, according to new data from The Nielsen Company. (more…)
View ArticleApple Dominates US Mobile Device, Phone Markets
Apple led all mobile device and phone manufacturers in US market share during August 2010, according to Millennial Media Mobile Mix data. (more…)
View ArticleMen, Blacks, Middle-Aged Like Football
Broken down demographically, men, blacks and adults 34-64 are most apt to like football, according to new Harris Poll results. (more…)
View ArticleMicrosoft Jumps to 4th Place in Online Video Ranking
Microsoft Sites had 45.5 million unique online video viewers in September 2010, according to comScore VideoMetrix data. (more…)
View ArticleTeens Mistrust Search Engines, SocNets
US teens are highly doubtful of efforts by search engines and social networks and games to safeguard their privacy, according to a new survey from nonprofit social advocacy group Common Sense Media and...
View ArticleTop 10 Network TV Show Websites – Week Ended 10-02-10
CBS was #1 among the Broadcast network rankings. ABC was #2. ABC’s Dancing With The Stars was the #1 ranked TV show website among the broadcast networks. FOX’s Glee was the #2 most visited site...
View ArticleMost Want More Protection for Kids’ Online Info
US adults, particularly those who are parents of children younger than 18, have strong reservations about online sites collecting data about minors, according to a new survey from nonprofit social...
View ArticleBusiness Owners Healthiest, Most Satisfied
Business owners score high in health and job satisfaction indices, according to recent data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. (more…)
View Article1 in 5 Adults Have Tried Video Calling/Chatting
Almost a fifth of American adults (19%) have tried video calling either online or via their cell phones, according to new data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. (more…)
View ArticleGoogle Gains Search Ground
Google gained ground in its dominance of the US explicit and total core search markets in September 2010, according to monthly comScore qSearch analysis. (more…)
View ArticleTop 10 Mobile Phone Websites – September 2010
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 ArticleFood Prices Cause Global Concern
Majorities of the public in the US, Britain, France, Italy and Spain have become more concerned about the price of food since the global financial crisis, and most people in these countries and in...
View Article‘Behind the Curve:’ Week Ending Oct. 15, 2010
Below are some links to recent research news, studies and lists from the collection of items that MarketingCharts didn’t get to writing up this week, but still may be worth a peek: (more…)
View ArticleMore Americans Own Mobile Phones than Computers
A higher percentage of US adults owns a mobile phone than owns a computer, according to new data from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. (more…)
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