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Computer Hardware Top-Growing Holiday E-commerce Category
Computer hardware ranks as the top-growing online product category for the holiday season to date with a 25% increase from last year, according to new comScore data. comScore analysis indicates...
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US Leads Global SocNet Usage
Americans are most likely to use online social networks, according to a new study from the Pew Global Attitudes Project. Among the 22 publics surveyed, Americans most often say they use websites like...
View ArticleTop 10 Politics Websites – November 2010
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NYC Leads US Cities in Hotel Rate Increases
New York City was the major US city with the highest percentage increase in its average nightly hotel rate between Q3 2009 and Q3 2010, according to new data from American Express Business Travel...
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Promotional Email Volume Slips
Top online retailers sent each of their subscribers 4.4 promotional emails on average during the week ending Dec. 17, 2010, according to Chad White, research director at Responsys and author of the...
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Global Personal Tech Usage Rises
Global rates of using personal technologies such as cell phones, PCs, the internet and email are rising, according to a new study from the Pew Global Attitudes Project. For example, looking across the...
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2 in 3 Online Americans Oppose Ad Tracking
Two in three (67%) online US adults do not believe advertisers should be allowed to match ads to their specific interests based on websites they have visited, according to a recent Gallup poll. Almost...
View ArticleTop 10 House and Garden Websites – November 2010
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View ArticleTop 10 Print Media Websites – November 2010
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Consumers End 2010 on Pessimistic Note
US adult consumers are ending 2010 with a pessimistic viewpoint about the economy, jobs and other major issues, according to new data from the Pew Research Center for the People & The Press. Almost...
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4 in 10 US Households Have DVR
Nearly four in 10 (38%) US households have a DVR player, according to a new study from The Nielsen Company. Data from “DVR State of the Media Report” indicates those households tend to be wealthier...
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Consumers Seek Online Coupons in November
Coupon sites ranked as the top gaining US web category for November 2010, according to [pdf] new comScore MediaMatrix data. A record 44 million Americans visited a coupon site during month, up 40% from...
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1 in 4 US Adults Lives in Wireless Phone-only Household
In the first six months of 2010, more than one of every four US households (26.6%) did not have a landline telephone but did have at least one wireless telephone, according to preliminary estimates...
View Article‘Behind the Curve:’ Week Ending Dec. 24, 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 holiday-shortened week (we will be taking off tomorrow...
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Online Spending Grows 17% Final Shopping Weekend
The final shopping weekend before Christmas (Dec. 18-19, 2010) reached $900 million in retail e-commerce spending, representing a strong 17% growth rate compared to$767 million last year, according to...
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Bing-powered Queries Grow 4%
The query volume for Bing-powered search engines (which includes Microsoft Bing as well as Yahoo) grew 4.3% from October to November 2010, increasing from about 4.38 million to 4.57 million, according...
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Small Business Owner Optimism Surges
The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, a measure of small-business owners’ perceptions of their operating environments, surged 24 points in November 2010, from -28 to -4. This represents a sharp...
View ArticleTop 10 Sports Websites – November 2010
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Network Radio Reaches 74% of Americans 12 and Up
Network radio essentially maintained its reach rate of nearly 74% among Americans age 12 and up, according to the latest Arbitron RADAR 107 report. In December 2010, network radio reached 73.7% of...
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Economic Confidence Slightly Grows in Late Dec.
The Gallup Economic Confidence Index averaged -26 during the week ending Dec. 26. This marked an improvement from -29 earlier in the month, but not enough improvement to bring the month’s average up to...
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