Archive for: January, 2009
January 31st, 2009
Posted by AM @ 8:33 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Plasma Screen, HDTV, Digital Television, Sales Strategy, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
2009 is expected to be another record-breaking year for HDTV sales with 29.8 mln HD sets expected to ship, out of a total of 34.5 mln digital televisions sold in the U.S. in 2009. This is up from 26.8 mln HD sets sold in 2008. In addition to key sporting events like the Super Bowl, another factor driving this demand is the drop in the average wholesale price of sets. In the past five years, the average wholesale price for an HDTV has fallen nearly 50% to $849 in 2009. All categories of digital television (DTV) sales are on the rise. CEA projects that more than 34.5 mln DTVs will ship in 2009. The 26.8 mln LCD TVs expected to ship will make up the bulk of these sales. Plasma displays will account for 10% of total sets sold in 2009. Overall digital displays remain the primary revenue driver for the industry with dollar shipments representing 15% of total industry sales in 2009.
January 31st, 2009
Posted by NB @ 3:12 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Internet, NB
| |
Nov-08 |
Dec-08 |
% Change |
Rank by Unique Visitors |
| Total Internet |
190,775 |
190,650 |
0 |
N/A |
| FRONTIERNET.NET |
2,450 |
6,504 |
165 |
190 |
| Fantasy Sports Ventures |
5,818 |
10,414 |
79 |
109 |
| WUNDERGROUND.COM |
3,054 |
5,097 |
67 |
237 |
| Borders Group, Inc. |
4,055 |
6,541 |
61 |
185 |
| PYZAM.COM |
4,080 |
6,476 |
59 |
191 |
| UPS Sites |
14,691 |
21,628 |
47 |
44 |
| Xacti Corporation |
5,117 |
7,501 |
47 |
152 |
| MERCHANTCIRCLE.COM |
4,309 |
6,247 |
45 |
199 |
| Barnes & Noble |
8,420 |
12,021 |
43 |
96 |
| Jango Music Network |
4,654 |
6,512 |
40 |
189 |
| Source: comScore |
January 30th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 2:00 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Education, Dictionary, Yahoo, Wiki, Online Communications, NB
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
wikipedia |
0.45% |
| 2. |
dictionary |
0.34% |
| 3. |
funbrain |
0.11% |
| 4. |
dictionary.com |
0.10% |
| 5. |
yahoo answers |
0.10% |
| 6. |
thesaurus |
0.07% |
| 7. |
spanish translation |
0.06% |
| 8. |
fafsa |
0.05% |
| 9. |
science fair projects |
0.05% |
| 10. |
online dictionary |
0.05% |
| Source: Hitwise |
January 30th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 11:14 am
Categories: General
Tags: E-mail Providers, Search, Cloud Computing, Internet, NB
| Provider |
Searches, 000 |
YTY Growth |
Share of Searches |
| All Search |
8,075,564 |
9.6% |
100.0% |
| Google Search |
5,177,158 |
21.7% |
64.1% |
| Yahoo! Search |
1,299,306 |
-1.4% |
16.1% |
| MSN/Windows Live Search |
733,460 |
-16.7% |
9.1% |
| AOL Search |
344,465 |
3.6% |
4.3% |
| Ask.com Search |
184,059 |
-6.0% |
2.3% |
| My Web Search |
71,113 |
-18.3% |
0.9% |
| Comcast Search |
40,645 |
3.5% |
0.5% |
| AT&T Worldnet Search |
25,351 |
-13.3% |
0.3% |
| NexTag Search |
22,308 |
-19.5% |
0.3% |
| Dogpile.com Search |
17,121 |
-6.5% |
0.2% |
| Source: Nielsen |
January 30th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 10:24 am
Categories: General
Tags: Web, Retail Company, Web Site, Retail, NB
| Reason |
% of Respondents |
| I went to the retailer I have purchased from in the past |
62 |
| I found the retailer through search engines |
38 |
| I received a catalog in the mail from the retailer |
31 |
| I came across an email promotion from the retailer |
25 |
| I subscribe to e-newsletters from retailers |
25 |
| Source: Nielsen |
January 30th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 9:49 am
Categories: General
Tags: Online Retail, E-business, AM
US online retail sales are expected to rise 11% to $156 bln in 2009, excluding revenue from travel. However, that will mark a slowdown in the overall growth rate, which was 13% in 2008, when online retail sales totaled $141 bln, Forrester Research says.
January 30th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 9:48 am
Categories: General
Tags: Job, Layoff, Electronics, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, AM
Job cuts in the tech sector increased 74.2% in 2008 compared with 2007. 186,955 jobs in the telecommunications, computer, and electronics sectors were slashed, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
January 30th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 5:13 am
Categories: General
Tags: Retail, NB
| |
Nov-08 |
Dec-08 |
% Change |
| Total Internet : Total Audience |
190,775 |
190,650 |
0 |
| Retail - Jewelry/Luxury Goods/Accessories |
19,210 |
24,988 |
30 |
| Shipping |
29,781 |
37,924 |
27 |
| Retail - Sports/Outdoor |
30,891 |
38,356 |
24 |
| Retail - Music |
21,023 |
26,004 |
24 |
| e-cards |
34,266 |
41,453 |
21 |
| Humor |
28,649 |
33,623 |
17 |
| Weather |
65,500 |
76,797 |
17 |
| Retail - Flowers/Gifts/Greetings |
39,110 |
45,653 |
17 |
| Pharmacy |
18,277 |
20,940 |
15 |
| Retail - Computer Software |
26,498 |
30,186 |
14 |
| Source: comScore |
January 29th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 3:19 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Site, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Marketing, NB
| Rank |
Property |
Visitors, 000 |
| |
Total Internet |
190,650 |
| 1 |
Google Sites |
149,027 |
| 2 |
Yahoo! Sites |
145,708 |
| 3 |
Microsoft Sites |
125,351 |
| 4 |
AOL LLC |
109,879 |
| 5 |
Fox Interactive Media |
89,225 |
| 6 |
eBay |
77,885 |
| 7 |
Ask Network |
73,267 |
| 8 |
Amazon Sites |
71,431 |
| 9 |
Glam Media |
61,129 |
| 10 |
Wikimedia Foundation Sites |
58,302 |
| 11 |
FACEBOOK.COM |
54,552 |
| 12 |
Apple Inc. |
53,652 |
| 13 |
CBS Corporation |
52,806 |
| 14 |
Wal-Mart |
49,405 |
| 15 |
Turner Network |
48,505 |
| 16 |
Viacom Digital |
46,312 |
| 17 |
New York Times Digital |
46,270 |
| 18 |
Target Corporation |
45,089 |
| 19 |
Weather Channel, The |
41,503 |
| 20 |
craigslist, inc. |
36,977 |
| 21 |
AT&T Interactive Network |
35,967 |
| 22 |
Adobe Sites |
34,401 |
| 23 |
Time Warner - Excluding AOL |
32,975 |
| 24 |
Verizon |
31,832 |
| 25 |
Comcast Corporation |
31,306 |
| 26 |
Disney Online |
30,782 |
| 27 |
Shopzilla.com Sites |
29,410 |
| 28 |
Superpages.com Network |
28,854 |
| 29 |
AT&T, Inc. |
28,807 |
| 30 |
Best Buy Sites |
27,730 |
| 31 |
Bank of America |
27,599 |
| 32 |
Sears Sites |
27,462 |
| 33 |
Weatherbug Property |
27,100 |
| 34 |
Everyday Health |
26,701 |
| 35 |
United Online, Inc |
24,593 |
| 36 |
Gorilla Nation |
24,482 |
| 37 |
WordPress |
24,199 |
| 38 |
Demand Media |
23,759 |
| 39 |
Photobucket.com LLC |
23,543 |
| 40 |
Answers.com Sites |
23,530 |
| 41 |
Real.com Network |
22,700 |
| 42 |
JCPenney Sites |
22,254 |
| 43 |
JPMorgan Chase Property |
22,181 |
| 44 |
UPS Sites |
21,628 |
| 45 |
The Mozilla Organization |
21,332 |
| 46 |
WhitePages |
21,200 |
| 47 |
Gannett Sites |
21,138 |
| 48 |
iVillage.com |
20,612 |
| 49 |
WorldNow - ABC Owned Sites |
20,356 |
| 50 |
ESPN |
20,316 |
| Source: comScore |
January 28th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 3:37 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Software, Industry, Video Game, Video, Hardware, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Games, Corporate Communications, Sales
Computer and video game industry hardware, software and peripheral sales climbed to $22 bln in 2008, with entertainment software sales comprising $11.7 bln of that total figure, a 22.9% jump over 2007, Entertainment Software Association announced. The industry set the new record, calculated by market-research firm NPD Group, on the strength of December 2008 sales, when industry revenue ($5.3 bln) topped $5 bln for the first time in any single month. By comparison, as recently as 1997, the industry generated $5.1 bln over the entire year. In 2008, total US video game console software sales reached $8.9 bln (189.0 mln units), PC game sales hit $701.4 mln (29.1 mln units), and portable software topped 2007’s record sales with $2.1 bln (79.5 mln units) in revenue. Overall, retailers sold approximately 297.6 mln computer and video games 2007.
January 28th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 3:23 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Media, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, NB
| Rank |
Property |
Unique Visitors (000) |
Reach % |
| |
Total Internet |
190,650 |
100% |
| 1 |
Platform-A |
173,804 |
91% |
| 2 |
Yahoo! Network |
165,879 |
87% |
| 3 |
ValueClick Networks |
159,420 |
84% |
| 4 |
Google Ad Network |
157,131 |
82% |
| 5 |
Specific Media |
153,079 |
80% |
| 6 |
Traffic Marketplace |
147,024 |
77% |
| 7 |
Yahoo! Sites |
145,708 |
76% |
| 8 |
24/7 Real Media |
142,448 |
75% |
| 9 |
Adconion Media Group |
142,133 |
75% |
| 10 |
Google |
141,044 |
74% |
| 11 |
Tribal Fusion |
139,778 |
73% |
| 12 |
Tremor Media |
137,407 |
72% |
| 13 |
interCLICK |
137,076 |
72% |
| 14 |
Casale Media - MediaNet |
136,806 |
72% |
| 15 |
Collective Network |
126,294 |
66% |
| 16 |
Revenue Science |
126,261 |
66% |
| 17 |
DRIVEpm |
126,158 |
66% |
| 18 |
Turn, Inc |
123,150 |
65% |
| 19 |
CPX Interactive |
118,305 |
62% |
| 20 |
ADSDAQ by ContextWeb |
117,025 |
61% |
| 21 |
BrightRoll Video Network |
114,333 |
60% |
| 22 |
Burst Media |
112,601 |
59% |
| 23 |
MSN-Windows Live |
112,223 |
59% |
| 24 |
AOL Media Network |
109,879 |
58% |
| 25 |
AdBrite |
87,826 |
46% |
| 26 |
YOUTUBE.COM |
81,926 |
43% |
| 27 |
Centro - Potential Reach |
79,294 |
42% |
| 28 |
Undertone Networks |
79,259 |
42% |
| 29 |
Vibrant Media |
78,370 |
41% |
| 30 |
MYSPACE.COM |
75,909 |
40% |
| 31 |
Ask Network |
73,267 |
38% |
| 32 |
NNN Total Newspapers: U.S. |
72,178 |
38% |
| 33 |
IAC Ad Solutions |
69,839 |
37% |
| 34 |
Gorilla Nation Media |
69,676 |
37% |
| 35 |
EBAY.COM |
62,738 |
33% |
| 36 |
Kontera |
62,340 |
33% |
| 37 |
AMAZON.COM |
62,081 |
33% |
| 38 |
Glam Media |
61,129 |
32% |
| 39 |
Pulse 360 |
60,834 |
32% |
| 40 |
ITN Digital Networks |
60,060 |
32% |
| 41 |
MSN.COM Home Page |
56,543 |
30% |
| 42 |
TattoMedia |
56,284 |
30% |
| 43 |
FACEBOOK.COM |
54,552 |
29% |
| 44 |
IB Local Network |
53,461 |
28% |
| 45 |
NNN Top 25 |
49,520 |
26% |
| 46 |
Adify |
48,974 |
26% |
| 47 |
Business.com Network |
47,695 |
25% |
| 48 |
WALMART.COM |
46,049 |
24% |
| 49 |
YuMe Video Network |
45,860 |
24% |
| 50 |
QuadrantONE |
44,940 |
24% |
| Source: comScore |
January 28th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 1:35 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Video, Site, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB
| Property |
Videos, 000 |
Share, % |
| Total Internet |
13,536,595 |
100.0 |
| Google Sites |
5,373,783 |
39.7 |
| Fox Interactive Media |
519,926 |
3.8 |
| Yahoo! Sites |
363,426 |
2.7 |
| Viacom Digital |
305,258 |
2.3 |
| Microsoft Sites |
286,464 |
2.1 |
| Hulu |
235,096 |
1.7 |
| Turner Network |
228,024 |
1.7 |
| Disney Online |
126,611 |
0.9 |
| AOL LLC |
122,580 |
0.9 |
| ESPN |
104,724 |
0.8 |
| Source: comScore |
January 28th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 10:36 am
Categories: General
Tags: Gift Card, AM
Continued convenience and a clearer understanding of usage terms are expected to increase sales of gift cards by nearly $14 bln over the next five years, according to Packaged Facts. Gift cards, which lead the closed-loop segment of the $81 bln prepaid card market, have been gaining credit since 2002. Then, gift cards were categorized in the catch-all “other” category of in-store payments. In 2003, however, they became their own line item on the survey, accounting for 2% of all sales, a number that doubled in 2005. Nearly 35% of consumers who purchased gift cards in the last 12 months anticipate spending more on gift cards during the next 12 months, with 9.1% expecting to spend “significantly more.”
January 28th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 10:35 am
Categories: General
Tags: HDTV, Programming, Household, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM
39 mln US households contain an HDTV, but only 22 mln of those hi-tech homes have signed up for HD programming. On a more positive note, the report said the number of high-definition households with an HDTV and HD programming was up 40% in 2008, In-Stat said.
January 28th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 10:33 am
Categories: General
Tags: In-law, HDTV, Football Fan, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM
Americans, football fans or not, agree there is no better place to watch the game than at home when there is a high definition television in place. However, Samsung also found that football fans are willing to take the show on the road, even to the in-laws, if they had the right incentive. 43% of football fans would be more likely to visit their in-laws if they had an HDTV to watch the game. Among this group, men are more likely than women to visit the in-laws if there was an HDTV waiting for them (50% vs. 34%).
January 27th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 3:29 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Food, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, NB
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
food network |
0.97% |
| 2. |
recipes |
0.66% |
| 3. |
pizza hut |
0.42% |
| 4. |
thanksgiving recipes |
0.29% |
| 5. |
pepsistuff.com |
0.24% |
| 6. |
foodnetwork.com |
0.22% |
| 7. |
foodnetwork |
0.21% |
| 8. |
papa johns |
0.21% |
| 9. |
green bean casserole |
0.19% |
| 10. |
all recipes |
0.17% |
| Source: Hitwise |
January 27th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 1:37 pm
Categories: General
Tags: Video, Site, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB
| Property |
Unique Viewers, 000 |
Videos per Viewer |
| Total Internet |
147,283 |
91.9 |
| Google Sites |
100,475 |
53.5 |
| Fox Interactive |
60,791 |
8.6 |
| Yahoo! Sites |
45,187 |
8.0 |
| Microsoft Sites |
30,696 |
9.3 |
| Viacom Digital |
25,658 |
11.9 |
| HULU.COM |
23,993 |
9.8 |
| AOL LLC |
22,743 |
5.4 |
| Turner Network |
20,858 |
10.9 |
| Disney Online |
13,757 |
9.2 |
| CBS Corporation |
13,639 |
4.7 |
| Source: comScore |
January 26th, 2009
Posted by AM @ 7:41 pm
Categories: General
Tags:
94% of corporate developers expect development of wireless enterprise applications to either increase or stay the same in the coming year. Evans’ Wireless Development Survey, completed in December 2008, revealed that 47.6% believe development will increase, while 46.4% expect it to remain constant.
January 26th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 3:31 pm
Categories: General
Tags:
| Rank |
Website |
Market Share |
| 1. |
www.google.com |
6.34% |
| 2. |
mail.yahoo.com |
4.64% |
| 3. |
www.myspace.com |
3.8% |
| 4. |
www.yahoo.com |
3.7% |
| 5. |
mail.live.com |
1.81% |
| 6. |
www.ebay.com |
1.62% |
| 7. |
search.yahoo.com |
1.52% |
| 8. |
www.facebook.com |
1.42% |
| 9. |
www.msn.com |
1.19% |
| 10. |
www.youtube.com |
0.99% |
| 11. |
www.gmail.com |
0.86% |
| 12. |
images.google.com |
0.56% |
| 13. |
www.wikipedia.org |
0.54% |
| 14. |
mail.aol.com |
0.43% |
| 15. |
www.amazon.com |
0.42% |
| 16. |
search.msn.com |
0.41% |
| 17. |
www.pogo.com |
0.4% |
| 18. |
my.yahoo.com |
0.4% |
| 19. |
news.yahoo.com |
0.39% |
| 20. |
www.craigslist.org |
0.36% |
| Source: Hitwise |
January 26th, 2009
Posted by NB @ 1:52 pm
Categories: General
Tags:
| Property |
Sep-2008 |
Oct-2008 |
% Change |
| Total Internet : Total Audience |
57,933 |
58,515 |
1 |
| Yahoo! Sites |
48,508 |
49,203 |
1 |
| Google Sites |
37,244 |
37,767 |
1 |
| Rakuten Inc |
31,544 |
31,273 |
-1 |
| FC2 inc. |
28,828 |
28,710 |
0 |
| NTT Group |
28,516 |
28,604 |
0 |
| Microsoft Sites |
28,747 |
27,960 |
-3 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Sites |
23,326 |
23,169 |
-1 |
| GMO Internet Group |
23,661 |
23,026 |
-3 |
| Nifty Corporation |
23,068 |
22,995 |
0 |
| Livedoor |
23,043 |
22,788 |
-1 |
| Source: comScore |
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