Archive for: February, 2009
February 28th, 2009
Traffic Growth to Top Retailer Sites in December 2008
| 2007 | 2008 | Percent Change | |
| Total Internet | 171,113 | 179,997 | 5% |
| eBay | 88,894 | 85,442 | -4% |
| Amazon Sites | 70,975 | 76,240 | 7% |
| Wal-Mart | 49,632 | 51,546 | 4% |
| Target Corporation | 47,338 | 46,837 | -1% |
| Apple Inc. | 29,450 | 35,017 | 19% |
| Best Buy Sites | 28,602 | 28,555 | 0% |
| JCPenney Sites | 21,329 | 18,918 | -11% |
| Toysrus Sites | 19,817 | 18,075 | -9% |
| Sears.com | 18,010 | 18,413 | 2% |
| Circuit City Stores, Inc. | 19,466 | 15,456 | -21% |
| Overstock.com | 18,911 | 15,951 | -16% |
| AmericanGreetings Property | 17,273 | 14,666 | -15% |
| Hewlett Packard | 15,217 | 19,425 | 28% |
| Dell | 17,279 | 14,305 | -17% |
| Macy’s Inc. | 15,715 | 15,868 | 1% |
| Source: comScore | |||
February 28th, 2009
Top search engines in December 2008
| Provider | Searches, 000 | YTY Growth | Share |
| All Search | 8,623,705 | 19.6% | 100.0% |
| Google Search | 5,421,943 | 33.5% | 62.9% |
| Yahoo! Search | 1,448,140 | 13.7% | 16.8% |
| MSN/Windows Live Search | 841,457 | -15.5% | 9.8% |
| AOL Search | 357,025 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| Ask.com Search | 169,116 | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| My Web Search | 62,415 | -11.6% | 0.7% |
| Comcast Search | 50,385 | 45.1% | 0.6% |
| NexTag Search | 29,219 | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| AT&T Worldnet Search | 27,176 | 8.0% | 0.3% |
| BizRate Search | 23,593 | 37.1% | 0.3% |
| Source: Nielsen | |||
February 27th, 2009
63% of online shoppers indicated that it was important to have multiple reviews for each product
| Factor | % of Respondents | |
| The product has multiple ratings or reviews | 63 | |
| The rating or review comes from an established source | 14 | |
| The rating or review comes from someone I know | 3 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Source: Nielsen | ||
February 27th, 2009
Managed services for mobile networks generated $19 bln in 2008
Managed services for mobile networks returned about $19 bln revenue in 2008, ($5.8 bln for network services and $13.4 bln for IT-related services.) Europe led managed services adoption: Tier One operators there face stiff competition, so they have turned to managed services to improve their margins. According to a new study from ABI Research, that $19 bln figure represents only a small part of the potential addressable market.
February 27th, 2009
Top Countries by Internet Audience in December 2008
| Country | Total Unique Visitors (000) |
Share of Total Worldwide Internet Audience (%) |
| Worldwide | 1,007,730 | 100.0% |
| China | 179,710 | 17.8% |
| United States | 163,300 | 16.2% |
| Japan | 59,993 | 6.0% |
| Germany | 36,992 | 3.7% |
| United Kingdom | 36,664 | 3.6% |
| France | 34,010 | 3.4% |
| India | 32,099 | 3.2% |
| Russia | 28,998 | 2.9% |
| Brazil | 27,688 | 2.7% |
| South Korea | 27,254 | 2.7% |
| Canada | 21,809 | 2.2% |
| Italy | 20,780 | 2.1% |
| Spain | 17,893 | 1.8% |
| Mexico | 12,486 | 1.2% |
| Netherlands | 11,812 | 1.2% |
| Source: comScore | ||
February 26th, 2009
Reasons to visit retailer Web site before going to offline store
| Reason | % of Respondents | |
| Wanted to compare prices between different retailers whose stores I might shop | 33 | |
| Wanted to see if the product I was looking for was in stock | 28 | |
| Wanted to find sales in the store | 26 | |
| Wanted to come up with holiday gift ideas before I went shopping | 22 | |
| I ordered online for in-store pickup | 12 | |
| Source: Nielsen | ||
February 26th, 2009
35 mln cellular modems shipped in 2008
Shipment data for the cellular modems used to connect laptops and netbooks to the Internet indicate that more than 35 mln of the devices hit the market in 2008. Of that total, the majority were the external USB modems that mobile operators have been pushing for some time. Continued growth has been bolstered as mobile operators have bundled USB modems with netbooks in attractively subsidized price plans. A further 3.5 mln were embedded modems, built into the computers, ABI Research found.
February 26th, 2009
Top Internet sites in December 2008
| Property | Total Unique Visitors (000) |
% Reach of Total Worldwide Internet Audience |
| Total Worldwide Internet Audience | 1,007,730 | 100.0% |
| Google Sites | 775,980 | 77.0% |
| Microsoft Sites | 646,915 | 64.2% |
| Yahoo! Sites | 562,571 | 55.8% |
| AOL LLC | 273,020 | 27.1% |
| Wikimedia Foundation Sites | 272,998 | 27.1% |
| eBay | 240,947 | 23.9% |
| Facebook.COM | 221,791 | 22.0% |
| Amazon Sites | 187,354 | 18.6% |
| CBS Corporation | 178,844 | 17.7% |
| Fox Interactive Media | 172,841 | 17.2% |
| Ask Network | 164,513 | 16.3% |
| Apple Inc. | 161,500 | 16.0% |
| Tencent Inc. | 158,617 | 15.7% |
| Baidu.com Inc. | 152,447 | 15.1% |
| Adobe Sites | 123,623 | 12.3% |
| Source: comScore | ||
February 26th, 2009
Global semiconductor market to generate $194.5 bln in 2009, 24.1% decline
Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $194.5 bln in 2009, a 24.1% decline from 2008 revenue. The industry is expected to return to positive growth in 2010, growing 7.5%, followed by additional growth through 2012. Even with three years of increased revenue, the semiconductor industry will fail to return to 2008 revenue totals. In 2012, the worldwide semiconductor revenue is projected to reach $253.4 bln, still below 2008 revenue of $256.4 bln, Gartner said.
February 25th, 2009
Internet ads to reach $147 bln globally by 2012
The global advertising market grew to just over $600 bln in 2007, according to The Kelsey Group. The firm expects global ad revenues to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7% and reach $707 bln in 2012. Interactive advertising revenues will increase significantly from $45 bln in 2007 to $147 bln globally in 2012, representing a 23.4% CAGR. Interactive advertising, which comprises search (including local search), display advertising, classifieds and other interactive ad products, grew its share of global advertising revenues from 6.1% in 2006 to 7.4% in 2007. By 2012 Kelsey Group analysts expect the interactive share of global ad spending will reach 21%.
During the forecast period (2007-2012), the United States will see interactive advertising revenues grow from $22.5 bln to $62.4 bln (22.6% CAGR), with interactive revenues in Canada increasing from $1.3 bln to $3.3 bln (21.3% CAGR).
February 25th, 2009
Downloaded Mobile Game by Platform: November 2008
| Downloads, 000 | November 2007 | November 2008 | Growth, YTY |
| Smartphones | 734 | 2,869 | 291% |
| Non-Smartphones | 6,486 | 5,593 | -14% |
| Total | 7,220 | 8,463 | 17% |
| Source: comScore | |||
February 25th, 2009
Top job search sites in December 2008
| Dec-2007 | Dec-2008 | % Change | |
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 183,619 | 190,650 | 4 |
| Job Search | 12,445 | 18,826 | 51 |
| CareerBuilder.com Job Search | 5,132 | 9,121 | 78 |
| Yahoo! HotJobs Job Search | 2,282 | 5,605 | 146 |
| Indeed.com Job Search | 2,712 | 5,106 | 88 |
| Monster.com Job Search | 4,131 | 3,776 | -9 |
| Simply Hired, Inc. | 1,188 | 3,104 | 161 |
| JOB.COM Job Search | 731 | 1,237 | 69 |
| MSN Careers by CareerBuilder.com | 593 | 1,004 | 69 |
| AOL Find a Job by CareerBuilder.com | 504 | 856 | 70 |
| Jobs.net Job Search | 350 | 368 | 5 |
| Jobster.com Job Search | 186 | 365 | 97 |
| Source: comScore | |||
February 24th, 2009
LCD TV panel sales to grow 20.5% in 2009
The Information Network forecasts array processing equipment to decrease 41% in 2009 following an increase of 30% in 2008. Large-size TFT-LCD panel growth in 2009 will be buoyed by LCD TV and notebook sales. For 2009, 113.3 mln panels will be sold for LCD TVs, up 20.5% from 94.0 mln in 2008. Panels for notebooks will grow slightly faster, up 26.6% to 177.0 mln panels. Panels for monitors will decrease 17.0% in 2009 to 144.9 mln units.
February 24th, 2009
Americans watched 151 hours of television per month in Q4 2008
Americans watched more television than ever in Q4 2008, Nielsen reported. The average American older than 2 years watched television for 151 hours per month. That was up from 146 hours in Q4 2007. More watching of recorded TV explained some of the increase: that was up to 7 hours from 5 hours the year before.
February 24th, 2009
16.5% of mobile users spent over $100 in app stores
An ABI Research survey of US smartphone users who installed applications on their devices in 2008, conducted in November 2008, reveals that a surprising 16.5% spent between $100 and $499. That level of spending is especially significant given the low cost of most mobile applications, ranging from as little as a dollar or two at Apple’s iPhone App Store, to at most about $25.
February 24th, 2009
US mobile Internet activity in November 2008
| Activity | Audience, 000 | Reach | Growth, % |
| Sent/received photos or videos | 63,736 | 27.7 | 5.6 |
| Received SMS ads | 54,922 | 23.9 | 8.2 |
| Accessed news/info via browser | 41,894 | 18.2 | 9.7 |
| Used email | 38,370 | 16.7 | 6.3 |
| Listened to music | 21,006 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Accessed social networking sites | 20,668 | 9.0 | 14.2 |
| Played downloaded game | 20,468 | 8.9 | 6.1 |
| Purchased ringtones | 19,556 | 8.5 | -1.1 |
| Accessed downloaded application | 18,337 | 8.0 | 15.8 |
| Watched Video | 7,523 | 3.3 | +5.6 |
| Source: comScore | |||
February 24th, 2009
Who visited job search Web sites in December 2008
| Demographic Segments | Dec-2007 | Dec-2008 | Point Change |
| Gender | |||
| All Males | 53.5% | 46.3% | -7.2 |
| All Females | 46.5% | 53.7% | 7.2 |
| Age | |||
| Persons: Under 24 | 16.6% | 15.3% | -1.4 |
| Persons: 25-49 | 57.8% | 62.7% | 4.8 |
| Persons: 50+ | 25.5% | 22.0% | -3.5 |
| Household Income | |||
| Under $75,000 | 56.2% | 53.1% | -3.1 |
| $75,000+ | 43.8% | 46.9% | 3.1 |
| Presence of Children in Household | |||
| Children: No | 42.0% | 46.6% | 4.7 |
| Children: Yes | 58.0% | 53.3% | -4.7 |
| Region (U.S.) | |||
| West North Central | 6.5% | 7.2% | 0.7 |
| Mountain | 8.3% | 6.5% | -1.8 |
| Pacific | 14.3% | 10.9% | -3.3 |
| New England | 8.0% | 3.9% | -4.1 |
| Mid Atlantic | 14.3% | 10.7% | -3.6 |
| South Atlantic | 19.0% | 27.5% | 8.5 |
| East South Central | 5.7% | 6.5% | 0.9 |
| West South Central | 5.9% | 9.8% | 3.9 |
| East North Central | 18.0% | 16.9% | -1.1 |
| Source: comScore | |||
February 23rd, 2009
Internet activity of European mobile subscribers in November 2008
| Germany | Spain | France | Italy | UK | ||||||
| Activity | % Users | % Change | % Users | % Change | % Users | % Change | % Users | % Change | % Users | % Change |
| Watched video | 5% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 6% | -7% | 7% | -4% | 4% | -27% |
| Listened to music | 20% | -2% | 23% | -1% | 17% | -3% | 17% | -2% | 22% | -1% |
| Accessed news/info via browser | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 19% | 5% |
| Received SMS ads | 27% | 0% | 75% | 5% | 64% | -1% | 54% | 2% | 36% | 0% |
| Played downloaded game | 8% | -2% | 10% | -6% | 4% | -14% | 8% | -5% | 10% | -4% |
| Accessed downloaded application | 4% | 25% | 5% | 26% | 3% | 16% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 17% |
| Sent/received photos or videos | 23% | 0% | 31% | -3% | 25% | -6% | 30% | -5% | 30% | -2% |
| Purchased ringtones | 4% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 3% | -8% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Used email | 9% | 7% | 11% | -1% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 2% | 12% | 12% |
| Accessed social networking sites | 3% | 25% | 5% | 33% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 33% | 9% | 12% |
| Source: comScore | ||||||||||
February 23rd, 2009
Top search engines in the US in December 2008
| Domain | December 2007 | November 2008 | December 2008 | 2008 overall |
| www.google.com | 65.98% | 71.97% | 72.07% | 69.48% |
| search.yahoo.com | 20.88% | 17.70% | 17.79% | 19.16% |
| search.msn.com | 7.04% | 5.45% | 5.56% | 5.88% |
| www.ask.com | 4.14% | 3.35% | 3.15% | 3.80% |
| Source: Hitwise | ||||
February 22nd, 2009
Top Online Gaming Sites in December 2008
| Dec-2007 | Dec-2008 | % Change | |
| Total Audience | 183,619 | 190,650 | 4 |
| Online Gaming | 67,457 | 85,977 | 27 |
| Yahoo! Games | 16,184 | 19,468 | 20 |
| EA Online | 12,673 | 15,369 | 21 |
| Disney Games | 11,933 | 13,458 | 13 |
| WildTangent Network | 7,650 | 13,306 | 74 |
| Addictinggames.com | 9,706 | 11,343 | 17 |
| AOL Games | 8,380 | 10,750 | 28 |
| MSN Games | 9,685 | 10,263 | 6 |
| Miniclip.com | 7,264 | 8,636 | 19 |
| Nick.com Games | 6,020 | 7,092 | 18 |
| Spil Games | 1,821 | 6,715 | 269 |
| Source: comScore | |||
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