BizReport : Internet

Internet

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Thursday, March 08, 2007

2006 online advertising revenue hits record high

The sharp growth of online advertising is reflected in the U.S. online ad spending figures recently released by the IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers. >>

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Friendster jilts Yahoo for Google

Google has expanded on its ad deal with Friendster by becoming its sole provider of web search ads, pushing Yahoo out of the picture. >>

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Wal-Mart offers free shipping to local stores to its online shoppers

Wal-Mart’s "Site to Store" service saves customers money on delivery costs by offering local store pickups for items purchased online. >>

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Global internet penetration up 10 percent

New comScore survey results show the number of internet users over the age of 15 rose to 747 million in January, 2007, a 10 percent increase on January, 2006. >>

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Google's market share grows at the expense of others

U.S. consumers performed 6.3 billion searches during January 2007, averaging out around 36 searches each. Which website performed the majority of those searches? Google, of course. >>

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Video website top ten

It won’t surprise many to hear that YouTube, MySpace and Google Video are listed as within the top ten video sites for January, 2007. However, it may surprise some to hear that a relative newcomer is trouncing all others in the page views per session stakes. >>

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Online sales affected by low customer confidence in data security

Online consumers expect businesses, not banks, to compensate for fraudulent transactions. >>

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Fake heart attack headline leads to real phishing attack

No, the Australian Prime Minister hasn’t suffered a heart attack, but your computer could be under attack, if you fell for the most recent phishing scam. >>

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Websites benefit from turning customers into reviewers

E-tailers have been slow to incorporate customer reviews and ratings in their websites for fear of doing more damage than good, but new research shows, it can benefit business and increase sales. >>

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Consumers find more retail satisfaction online than offline

E-tailers are surpassing offline customer satisfaction, according to latest figures. >>

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

U.S. lags in broadband penetration rankings

Despite having the highest total number of broadband subscribers in the world, the U.S. still comes twelfth in overall percentage penetration rankings. >>

Monday, February 19, 2007

Grace period for domain name registration being abused

A grace period, which was originally put in place to allow purchasers to double-check their proposed internet address, has proved a lucrative loophole for entrepreneurs and spammers. >>

Monday, February 19, 2007

Seek and ye shall find... Wikipedia

Wikipedia has moved in to ninth place in comScore’s recent list of the U.S.’s top websites. December, 2006, saw the online, open encyclopedia down at number 13 on the list, but it has now overtaken the likes of Viacom, The New York Times and Apple. >>

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Live streaming videos now showing on banner ads

Advertisers can broadcast live events, in real time, to internet users. >>

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Nascar parks Daytona 500 ads online before the race

Nascar, the second-highest rating sport on television, is breaking marketing, and cookie, moulds. >>

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