Top-searched brands in the UK
1. Facebook2.39%2. YouTube1.57%3. eBay1.25%4. Bebo0.96%5. BBC0.86%6. Amazon0.47%7. Argos0.44%8. Sky0.27%9. Tesco0.26%10. Yahoo!0.26%
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Top Web sites in France in January 2009
PropertyJan-08Jan-09% ChangeTotal Internet : Total Audience23,24327,07416%Google Sites12,18115,16625%Dailymotion.com10,04111,47814%Microsoft Sites4,1764,97219%Groupe TF14,2314,79513%Orange Sites1,4394,370204%France Televisions Interactive1,0313,378228%AOL LLC1,6193,320105%AlloCine Sites2,2752,68018%Kewego2,0932,59124%Megavideo.com7552,362213%Source: comScore
Social Networking and Politics
Pew Internet project asked US Internet adults regarding their usage of social networks in regards to politics.Discovered your friends’ political interests or affiliations29%Gotten any campaign or candidate information22Signed up as a friend of any candidates10Started or joined a political group9Source: Pew Internet Project
UK PC Shipments in Q4 2008
Company4Q08Shipments4Q8MarketShare (%)4Q07Shipments4Q07Market Share(%)4Q08-4Q07Growth (%)Hewlett-Packard76620.573622.14.1Dell Inc.66717.960718.29.9Acer64217.266419.9-3.3Toshiba38510.33009.028.4ASUS2276.1351.0552.4Others1,04828.198829.7-5.7Total3,7351003,32910012.2Source: Gartner
Top Web parent companies in February 2009
ParentAudience, 000Time Per Person1. Google133,9832:00:552. Microsoft125,6922:28:153. Yahoo!114,1303:27:194. AOL LLC83,0833:45:595. News Corp. Online77,5691:21:136. Facebook65,7042:59:547. InterActiveCorp65,6930:16:178. eBay63,0661:51:139. Amazon59,3890:24:3310. Wikimedia Foundation57,9100:17:10Source: Nielsen
Percentage of US clicks by number of keywords
SubjectFeb-08Jan-09Feb-09Growth, YTYOne word21.04%20.29%20.48%-3%Two words24.73%23.65%23.47%-5%Three words21.84%21.92%21.68%-1%Four words14.53%14.89%14.98%3%Five words8.29%8.68%8.72%5%Six words4.38%4.65%4.71%8%Seven words2.29%2.49%2.51%10%Eight or more words2.90%3.43%3.47%20%Source: comScore
Top Entertainment Programs by Time Spent Viewing in December 2008
ProgramNetworkMinutes per ViewerUnique Viewers (000)PrivilegedCWTV.com214.629ChuckNBC.com162.5226Lipstick JungleNBC.com153.2152Gossip GirlCWTV.com40.0165The SimpsonsFOX Broadcasting138.841LifeNBC.com137.4133Kitchen NightmaresFOX Broadcasting124.940Private PracticeABC.com123.1350Young and the RestlessCBS Television115.6323The OfficeNBC.com111.8374Source: Nielsen
Germany PC Shipments for Q4 2008
Company4Q08Shipments4Q08MarketShare (%)4Q07Shipments4Q07MarketShare (%)4Q08-4Q07Growth (%)Hewlett-Packard53113.642912.523.8Acer50012.839611.526.2FSC44911.554115.8-16.9Medion3208.22818.213.8Dell3198.22808.214.1Others1,77945.71,50643.818.1Total3,898100.03,433100.013.5Source: Gartner
3 bln person-to-person financial transactions in 2008
US noncash person-to-person market in 2008 was $1.1 trln in over 3 bln transactions. Checks are in decline, but they remain the most significant person-to-person payment method, amounting to over $1 trln of the noncash P2P payments volume. In 2008, checks represented over $1.013 trln of the noncash P2P payments in the United States and [...]
Computer or Game Console?
Pew Internet Project surveyed US adults regarding their sage of PCs vs consoles to play games.% of adults% of gamersAgeComputerGameconsoleComputerGameconsoleTotal adult population38%28%73%53%18-295561687530-494234705750-64339832365+1928110Source: Pew Internet Project