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Android Captures #2 Ranking Among Smartphone Platforms in EU5

By Guest PostSeptember 13, 2011Technologyandroid device, apple ios, Comscore, eu5, european markets, france, Germany, Google, google android platform, growth trends of smartphone, htc, italy, jeremy copp, Microsoft, mobile, mobile media landscape, rim, spain, symbian, united kingdom

*HTC and Samsung Emerge as Top Android Device Manufacturers*

LONDON, UK, 13 September 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service analysing growth trends of the smartphone platforms across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). In July 2011, nearly 1 in 4 smartphone users in EU5 reported using smartphones running on the Google Android platform. HTC had the highest market share among mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), accounting for 34.6 percent of Android devices used across the region in this period, followed closely by Samsung with 31.7 percent of Android devices. (more…)

Government Sites Reach 40 Percent of Americans but Lag Behind Overall Internet Growth

By Guest PostSeptember 12, 2011Technologyamericans, Comscore, comscore data, department of education, gillian heltai, Google, government agencies, internal revenue service, national institutes of health, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nih, traffic to federal government sites, usajobs

*Interest in Government Jobs Propels USAJobs.gov Alongside Commercial Career Sites*

RESTON, VA, September 12, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an analysis of traffic to federal Government sites, which showed a decline over the past year despite attempts to make the government more digital-friendly. In July 2011, 87.6 million Americans visited a government site, representing 40.7 percent of the total U.S. online population. Although today’s audience represents an 11-percent increase in visitors vs. five years ago, this number is significantly lower than the 24-percent growth in the total U.S. Internet population over the same period of time. (more…)

Parents’ Behavior Linked to Kids’ Videogame Playing

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2011Health, Technologychild parent relationship, children, moral reasoning, parental behavior, videogame behavior, videogame playing

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Children who think their parents are poor monitors or nag a lot tend to play videogames more than other kids, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers. (more…)

Developers Tune In to Microsoft’s Channel 9

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2011Technologymicrosoft lab, microsoft research, mind of microsoft, people at microsoft

Channel 9 has been broadcasting from inside Microsoft’s labs and offices since 2004, giving a large community of developers an insider’s view of the people behind the company’s products and technologies

REDMOND, Wash – Passengers on United Airlines flights have long turned their in-flight entertainment dials to Channel 9 to hear what’s happening in the cockpit. For more than seven years, developers have had a similar opportunity to get inside the mind of Microsoft. (more…)

Chinese Government and Businesses Continue to Embrace IBM Smarter Computing

By Guest PostSeptember 6, 2011Technologyadvanced it environments, andy ho, China, china national bureau of statistics, farmers, guizhou mobile, guizhou provincial health department, ibm, ibm powervm virtualization technology, ibm systems and technology group, ibm tivoli monitor, it infrastructure, nbs, new rural cooperative medical scheme, nrcms, remote villages, smarter computing systems, software, tourist sites, wireless city

*National Bureau of Statistics, Guizhou Provincial Health Department, and Guizhou Mobile leverage IBM optimized systems and cloud technology*

BEIJING and ARMONK, – 06 Sep 2011: IBM announced this week the continued adoption of its smarter computing systems, software, and services across China’s private and public sectors.

IBM is working with the China National Bureau of Statistics, Guizhou Provincial Health Department and Guizhou Mobile to help each build more advanced IT environments based on IBM’s optimized system architecture, data and analytics integration, and cloud computing capabilities. Through these smarter computing initiatives, each organization will improve their operational efficiencies and end-user services. (more…)

Helping Keep Children Safe Online

By Guest PostAugust 28, 2011Technologybeatbullying, british kids, computers, concise oxford english dictionary, cyberbullying, cybermentors, digital safety, internet keep safe coalition, justin patchin, laura banks, marsali hancock, Microsoft, richard piggin, riverton, sameer hinduja, sexting, smartphones, Technology, technology and public health, web

*Organizations around the world are addressing cyberbullying — and digital safety overall — by empowering youth and providing educators with resources to help them navigate the digital world. Includes tips for preventing cyberbullying.*

Redmond, Wash. — Aug. 25, 2011 — For all the benefits that smartphones, computers and the Web have to offer — especially for young people who have embraced digital technology and use it every day — there will always be those who misuse the technology to harass others, including their peers.

Known as “cyberbullying,” this problem can occur at any time of the day or night, due to the always-on nature of the devices and technologies used to create these hurtful interactions. So, for some young people, home offers no respite from being victimized. In fact, cyberbullying has beome common enough that the term was recently added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. (more…)

IBM Survey Reveals New Type of Energy Concern: Lack of Consumer Understanding

By Guest PostAugust 25, 2011Technologyconsumer survey, energy choices, energy concern, energy providers, ibm survey

Behavioral economics a key factor to realizing the benefits of smarter energy

ARMONK, N.Y., – 25 Aug 2011: IBM today unveiled findings from its “2011 IBM Global Utility Consumer Survey,” which revealed that many consumers around the globe do not understand the basic unit of electricity pricing and other energy concepts used by energy providers. The company also identified a list of crucial behavioral patterns that have the potential to impact how providers communicate and drive motivation amongst consumers. (more…)

comScore Releases July 2011 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By Guest PostAugust 22, 2011Technologyamericans, brightroll video network, Comscore, Facebook, Google, howcast, hulu, internet users, machinima, maker studios, Microsoft, online video content, vevo, viacom digital, video metrix, YouTube, youtube partner channels

*comScore Announces Availability of New YouTube Partner Reporting*

RESTON, VA, August 22, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 180 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in July for an average of 18.5 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in a record 6.9 billion viewing sessions.

YouTube Partner Reporting Now Available in Video Metrix

comScore is now able to provide YouTube Partner Reporting within the Video Metrix offering, for a never-before-seen look at viewership across hundreds of YouTube partners and their channels. This new feature provides a comprehensive and granular view of the unique audiences within different YouTube partner channels, enabling advertisers to more-easily create and optimize campaigns across specific channels to reach desired target audiences. The July data release for YouTube Partner Reporting includes dozens of beta partners, while comScore and Google plan to initiate reporting of more partners with the release of August data. (more…)

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