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comScore Releases European Engagement and Top Web Properties Rankings for April 2011

By Guest PostJune 1, 2011TechnologyComscore, comscore vp, european markets, european web property, expedia sites, Facebook, french national railway corporation, google sites, groupe sncf, helene azevedo, hotels, internet usage in europe, ireland, mail, microsoft sites, Netherlands, russian social network, social networks, spain, total european internet audience, tripadvisor sites, tsjerk kooistra, unique visitors, vkontakte

*European Online Travel Industry Shows 11 Percent Growth in the Past Year*

LONDON, UK, June 1, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of internet usage in Europe, showing 365.3 million unique visitors went online in April 2011 for an average of 24.2 hours per person. This study draws its analysis from comScore’s research panel, which shows internet usage in 49 European markets aggregated under the European region and provides individual reports on 18 markets. Among the 18 markets, the Netherlands showed the highest average engagement at 31.3 hours per person, 30 percent higher than the collective European average. (more…)

Non-Ionizing Radiation From Cell Phones May Cause Cancer

By PravdaJune 1, 2011Health, Technologyamerican cancer experts, brij sood, cancerous tumors, carcinogens, cell phones, data on cell phone safety, france, frequency, harrisburg hospital, international agency for research on cancer, lyon, microwav, non ionizing, radiation, radiation oncologist, wireless headset, world health organization, x ray

A branch of the World Health Organization announced Tuesday cell phones are “possible carcinogens” — a statement that was met with skepticism from many American cancer experts.

The statement came from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which convened 30 international experts in Lyon, France, this past week to sort through data on cell phone safety, reports Lancaster Eagle Gazette. (more…)

‘Online Ads Circumvent Offline Ad Bans’

By Guest PostJune 1, 2011Technologyadvertise, advertising restrictions on alcohol, alcoholic beverage, avi goldfarb, billboard, catherine tucker, gambling, goldfarb, information, online advertising, prescription drugs, tobacco, university of toronto

*Consumers have access to more than one advertising medium today*

Not allowed to advertise your booze or smokes on a billboard? That’s okay. Research shows online advertising works especially well in places with government ad bans.

“If you want to regulate the offline world, you have to remember that people have access online too and you have to think about how that online world is going to mitigate the effects of your regulation,” said Avi Goldfarb, a marketing professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management who co-wrote a study on the topic with Catherine Tucker of MIT’s Sloan School of Management. (more…)

IBM Expands Smarter Commerce Initiative for Business Partners to Seize New Market Opportunity

By Guest PostMay 31, 2011Technologybusiness partners, ecosystem of partners, ibm global financing, smarter commerce initiative, zero percent financing

ARMONK, N.Y. – 31 May 2011: IBM today announced an expansion of its Smarter Commerce initiative to help Business Partners seize the growing market opportunity created by shifting buying patterns brought on by mobile and social computing. In addition to sales, marketing and technical guidance, Business Partners can qualify to earn incentives of up to 50 percent of the software sales transaction and receive zero percent financing. (more…)

Europe Sees 40 Percent Growth in Mobile Banking Through Smartphones

By Guest PostMay 27, 2011Technologyapple, benchmark data, Comscore, comscore europe, european markets, france, Germany, google android, italy, jeremy copp, mobile bankers in eu5, mobile banking in europe, mobile users, smartphone users, spain, uk

*Males Nearly Twice as Likely as Females to Use Mobile Banking*

LONDON, UK, May 27, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service which showed that 20 million mobile users across the five leading European markets (UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy), representing 8.5 percent of mobile subscribers in these markets, accessed their bank account via a mobile phone in March 2011. Since August 2010, the first month this activity has been measured in MobiLens, there has been a 15.4 percent rise in mobile bankers which has been largely driven by smartphone users who accounted for 70 percent of the mobile banking market in March 2011. Among Smartphone owners the number of banking users has risen by 40 percent since August 2010. (more…)

Lady Gaga for $0.99 Again – “This Time We’re Ready”

By Guest PostMay 26, 2011Technologyalbum, Amazon, amazon cloud drive, amazon mp3, android, blockbuster, born this way, craig pape, gold box deal of the day, lady gaga, monday, mp3, music for amazon

*Go Gaga again – And get 20 GB of free Cloud Drive storage*

SEATTLE, May 26, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com today announced it will offer a repeat of Monday’s blockbuster Gold Box Deal of the Day: customers can purchase the Lady Gaga “Born This Way” MP3 album today for $0.99. Upon release, the album immediately shot to number one on Amazon’s bestselling MP3 albums list and has remained in the top spot since. (more…)

A First Look at the Next Release of Windows Phone

By Guest PostMay 24, 2011TechnologyAmazon, dan suratt, developer tools, Facebook, gps, greg sullivan, history channel, howard gefen, html5, internet explorer 9, linkedIn, mango, Microsoft, outlook, smartphone, Twitter, windows live messenger, windows phone, windows phone 7

*Windows Phone “Mango” connects smartphone users to people, apps and the Internet faster and easier.*

REDMOND, Wash. – May 24, 2011 – Microsoft today provided the first official look at the next release of Windows Phone, code named “Mango.” The new release includes hundreds of new features that will deliver smarter and easier communications, apps and Internet experiences.

“When we looked ahead to the next release, we wanted to stay true to the principles of Windows Phone 7 – that software should get out of your way and quickly connect you to the things that matter most,” said Greg Sullivan, senior product manager of mobile communications at Microsoft. “Mango builds on the work that we did in Windows Phone 7 and extends a lot of key scenarios around communications, apps, and Internet experiences – with even more capability and a deeper level of integration.” (more…)

Microsoft Announces Finalists for Global Student Technology Competition

By Guest PostMay 23, 2011Technologyczech republic, digital media, game design, geographical information assistant, hand for help europe, imagine cup, microsoft imagine cup, microsoft imagine cup 2011, new york, team gina, windows 7 touch challenge, worldwide finals

*More than 400 students invited to showcase their technology to solve the world’s toughest problems at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals in New York.*

NEW YORK — May 23, 2011 — In July, more than 400 of the brightest young minds from around the world will travel to New York to showcase their innovative ideas for using technology to solve the world’s toughest problems. As the winners of regional, national and online Imagine Cup competitions, these high school and university students represent the pinnacle of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurialism from 73 countries and regions around the globe. (more…)

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