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comScore Reports Top 10 U.K. Ad Networks

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 20102 commentsTechnology24/7 real media, adconion, aol advertising, Comscore, digital world, google ad network, mike read, network, top 10 ad networks, tribal fusion, u k internet users, valueclick media, Yahoo

*24/7 Real Media Growth Outpaces all Other Networks, Doubling Reach in Past Year*

London, U.K. – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, reported on Sept. 9, the top 10 ad networks based on their reach among U.K. internet users in July 2010. The ranking showed that Google Ad Network remains on top, with a reach of 38.3 million internet users, or 93 percent of the total U.K. internet audience, followed by AOL Advertising (33.2 million) and Yahoo! Network (33 million).

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Cunning Machines: Researchers Give Robots the Capability for Deceptive Behavior

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2010Weaponsalan wagner, algorithms, battlefield, cognitive deception, georgia institute of technology, movies, office of naval research, robot, robot deception, ronald arkin, terminator

A robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the Terminator movies, it’s actually the scenario of an experiment conducted by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology as part of what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception.

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4 Out of 5 Internet Users in Australia Viewed Online Video in July

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 20101 commentTechnologyadconion video network, amy weinberger, australia, Comscore, comscore video metrix, Facebook, Google, internet, Microsoft, new zealand, spotxchange, top video properties, YouTube

*Australians Watched an Average of 7 Hours of Online Video Per Viewer during Month*

Sydney, Australia, September 9, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its July 2010 rankings of the top video properties in Australia based on data from its comScore Video Metrix service. The report found that 81 percent of Australia’s Internet population viewed video online in July, with an average viewer watching more than 7 hours of video during the month.

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Forcing Mismatched Elements Together Could Yield Better Solar Cells

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2010Environmentcrystal growth techniques, energy from sun, highly mismatched alloys, infrared radiation, mismatched alloys, solar cells

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In what could be a step toward higher efficiency solar cells, an international team including University of Michigan professors has invalidated the most commonly used model to explain the behavior of a unique class of materials called highly mismatched alloys. (more…)

Amazon Payments Launches New Streamlined Customer Experience for “Checkout by Amazon” — Millions of Amazon Customers Can Now Checkout Directly on Merchant Websites

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 20101 commentTechnologyAmazon, amazon payments, amazon.com, baris cetinok, cba, checkout by amazon, e-commerce, geeks.com, jon kubo, merchant site, next generation, peter green, scott todaro, website

SEATTLE, Sep 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon Payments Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the next generation of Checkout by Amazon (CBA) that enables Amazon.com account holders to make purchases on a merchant’s site using their Amazon.com account credentials without leaving the merchant’s site.

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comScore Announces New Initiative For No Cost Tagging with Media Metrix 360 in Southeast Asia

By Guest PostSeptember 8, 2010TechnologyComscore, digital investment, iab singapore, joe nguyen, ken mandel, media metrix, media metrix 360, online publishers, server-side web analytics data, sift, singapore, singapore infocomm technology federation, southeast asia, tagging

*Online Publishers Offered Free Participation in Unified Digital Measurement Solution*

*New Initiative Poised to Help Drive Growth in Southeast Asia Digital Industry*

Singapore, September 8, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that it will offer free participation in Media Metrix 360 to online publishers in Southeast Asia.

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Bing REDU Aims to Galvanize National Education Discussion

By Guest PostSeptember 8, 2010Education, Technologyadam sohn, administrative term, bing, cameron evans, company’s citizenship, dreamspark, empower people, imagine cup, longstanding programs, redu, stem

*REDU, a new Bing-powered website focusing on education, will help parents, teachers, students and education advocates learn more about the state of education, have conversations about education and take action to bring about change.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 8, 2010 — When it comes to education, more is more. That’s the idea behind REDU, a new Bing-powered education emporium that gives students, parents, teachers and people in general a place to learn, talk and take action.

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Fears of a Decline in Bee Pollination Confirmed by U of T Research: May be due to Climate Change

By Guest PostSeptember 8, 2010Naturebee pollination, climate change, climate driven mismatch, decline in pollination, pollination deficits

Widespread reports of a decline in the population of bees and other flower-visiting animals have aroused fear and speculation that pollination is also likely on the decline. A recent University of Toronto study provides the first long-term evidence of a downward trend in pollination, while also pointing to climate change as a possible contributor. (more…)

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