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3 in 4 Connected US Consumers Have High-Speed Web
Three in four connected US consumers already have high-speed internet, and another 5% will definitely or probably buy it, according to new data from the Nielsen Company. “State of the Media 2010”...
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Americans See Unemployment as No. 1 Problem
Americans say unemployment is the number one problem facing the US at the start of 2011, with 29% naming it in a new Gallup poll. This is a roughly 20% increase from the 24% who mentioned unemployment...
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Microsoft Core Search Query Volume Rebounds
Microsoft, which saw its total core search engine query volume drop 4% month-over-month in November 2010, rebounded strongly in December 2010 with a 9% gain, according to new comScore qSearch data....
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Bon Jovi Brings in Bucks
Hard rock group Bon Jovi was the only North American musical concert tour to gross more than $100 million in 2010 ($108.2 million), according to [pdf] data from PollStar. The veteran “hair metal” band...
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Luxury Sector Shows Improvement
The US luxury retail sector, including furniture, home furnishings, apparel, accessories and department stores, continued to show year-over-year improvement in Q3 2010 as consumer confidence slowly...
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Fewer Americans Get Employer Healthcare
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data indicates that 16.4% of adults were uninsured in 2010, statistically unchanged from 2009, but up about 11% from 14.8% in 2008. Meanwhile, the percentage of...
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4 in 10 US Adults Have Step Relatives
More than four in 10 American adults (42%) have at least one step relative in their family, according to a nationwide Pew Research Center survey. The highest percentage report having a step or...
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Google Improves Share of Search Engine Ad Spend
Google increased its share of search engine advertising spend from Q3 2010 to Q4 2010 by 3%, rising from 80.2% to 82.6%, according to a new white paper from performance marketing firm SearchIgnite. The...
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Younger See More SocNet Benefit
While a majority of US adults are using social media (65%), and a similar number say they have received a positive benefit from its use, adoption is not consistent across the board, according to...
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LGBT More Economically Optimistic
Three-quarters (74%) of all Americans believe the economy will improve or remain the same this year, however four in 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) (35%) expect the 2011 economy to...
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Web Users Participate in Group Activities
Internet users are more active participants in their groups than other adults, and are more likely to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet &...
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Web Email Down, Mobile Email Up
In November 2010, the number of visitors to web-based email sites declined 6% compared to the previous year, while email engagement declined at an even greater rate, according to new comScore MobiLens...
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Digital Coupons Save $32M during 2010 Holiday
Digital coupons saved US consumers a total of $32.2 million during the November-December 2010 holiday shopping season, according to data from coupon aggregator RetailmeNot.com. In November 2010,...
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