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Colombian Online Travel Sector Grows 25 Percent in the Past Year

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2011Technologyalejandro fosk, avianca, Colombia, Comscore, copaair, despegar decolar sites, expedia inc, latin america, online travel agent, online travel market in colombia, online travel sector, travel websites

*Despegar-Decolar Sites Ranks as Top Online Travel Destination*

Bogotá, Colombia, August 11, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest results from a study on the online travel market in Colombia. The study found that in the past year visitation to the Travel category increased 25 percent to reach 3.2 million unique visitors in Colombia, as more online users utilized the web to research and purchase travel. Despegar-Decolar Sites led as the top travel destination in Colombia reaching 453,000 unique visitors in June, followed by Expedia Inc. and Avianca.com.

“Nearly 1 in 4 online users in Colombia visited a travel site in June,” said Alejandro Fosk, comScore senior vice president for Latin America. “Travel sites have witnessed rapid visitor growth in the past year as more consumers embrace the online channel for their travel needs while brands continue to improve the user experience by upgrading site features. Given that more mature online markets around the globe see upwards of half of their online population frequenting travel sites, there is much potential for continued growth in Colombia’s online travel sector.” (more…)

Asia Arms Itself to the Teeth

By PravdaMarch 19, 2011WeaponsBeijing, China, chinese arms, defense products, defense technologies, egypt, Europe, Germany, global export, India, largest importer of arms, latin america, middle east, Pakistan, russia, russian federation, south korea, stockholm international peace research institute, usa, world

India became the world’s largest importer of arms during 2006-2010, a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said. The share of India’s world arms shipments made up nine percent. China’s share was evaluated at six percent. The list of other active arms importers includes South Korea (6%) and Pakistan (5%). The largest exporters of arms in the world are the USA, Russia and Germany.

According to SIPRI experts, Russia remains the primary supplier of arms and military hardware to India. Russia’s share in arms transfers to India during the recent five years was evaluated at 82 percent. (more…)

Latin America’s Internet Population Grows 15 Percent in Past Year to 112 Million People

By Guest PostMarch 18, 2011Technologyalejandro fosk, argentineans, brazil, brazilians, Comscore, comscore media metrix, internet audience, latin america, mexicans, Mexico, spanish, Venezuela, webinar

*Venezuela and Colombia Web Populations Experience Highest Growth, Brazil Home to Most Engaged Users*

*comScore Presents Complimentary Webinar “The 2010 Digital Year in Review: Latin America”*

Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest results from a study of the growth in the Internet audience in Latin America based on data from its comScore Media Metrix service. The study found that in the past year the Internet population in Latin America has increased 15 percent to 112.7 million visitors as the region’s digital ecosystem continued to grow and develop. The results of the study will be presented along with other key online trends via a complimentary, live webinar 2010 Digital Year in Review Latin America on Tuesday, March 22. For more information and to register, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/255678857 Note: Webinar will be presented in Spanish. (more…)

Trojan Horse for Russian Defense Industry

By PravdaJanuary 4, 2011Weaponsamerican, antiaircraft guns, baghdad, black sea, cruising endurance, defense deals, drones, f 16 fighters, france, french weaponry, georgia, innovative technologies, Israel, konstantin sivkov, latin america, military hardware, mistral, mistral helicopter carriers, russia, russian navy, state of the art combat ships, trojan horse, united states, Venezuela, vessel

Russia has finally decided to purchase two Mistral helicopter carriers from France in the total amount of 1.37 billion euros. It is not the first time when Russia concludes defense deals with France. However, the Mistral deal is the largest one in Russia’s recent history when Russia purchased military hardware from a foreign state. (more…)

comScore Introduces Online Video Measurement Service in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Spain

By Guest PostNovember 30, 20102 commentsTechnologyadvertisers, alejandro fosk, Argentina, brazil, Chile, Comscore, comscore video metrix, Facebook, footprint, globo, Google, internet users, latin america, Mexico, publishers, spain, vevo, video properties, YouTube

*YouTube.com Makes Google Sites the Top Ranking Video Property across Latin America and Spain*

Santiago, Chile, November 30, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the launch of comScore Video Metrix in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Spain as comScore continues to expand its video measurement footprint across the globe. comScore’s industry-leading video measurement product is now available for 16 individual markets, with additional countries becoming available in the near future. comScore will be hosting a complimentary webinar How Latin America is Shaping Online Video’s Global Growth on December 1. For more details and to register, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/653852337 (more…)

Orkut Continues to Lead Brazil’s Social Networking Market, Facebook Audience Grows Fivefold

By Guest PostOctober 7, 2010Technologyalex banks, august 2010, blogs, brazil, brazilians, Comscore, comscore social analytix, digital world, Facebook, internet user, latin america, ninth largest Internet market, orkut, social media, social networking market, Twitter, world

*Twitter.com Reaches 23 Percent of Brazilians Online, Highest Reach in the World

comScore Releases Study on Social Media Usage in Brazil Finding Traffic to Social Networking and Blog Sites Increased 50 Percent in Past Year*

São Paulo, Brazil, October 7, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on social media usage in Brazil during the month of August 2010. The study found that Orkut continued to lead Brazil’s social networking market, reaching more than 36 million unique visitors (15+ years of age, home and work environments only), while Facebook grew to nearly 9 million visitors, up from just 1.5 million visitors a year ago. Twitter.com also witnessed strong growth, nearly doubling its audience to 8.6 million visitors, with Brazil leading the world in terms of Twitter’s Internet user penetration at 23 percent. (more…)

Google Sites, Facebook.com and Microsoft Sites Rank as Most-Visited Online Destinations in Chile

By Guest PostAugust 30, 20103 commentsTechnologyalejandro fosk, Chile, chileans, Comscore, Facebook, Google, latin america, media metrix, Microsoft, terra – telefonica

*comScore Releases Report: State of the Internet with a Focus on Chile*

Santiago, Chile August 30, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on the top Internet destinations in Chile based on data from its comScore Media Metrix Service. The report found that Google Sites led as the most-visited Internet property in the market, reaching 95 percent of all Chileans online.

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6 in 7 Brazilian Internet Users Watched Online Video in July

By Guest PostAugust 27, 2010Technologyalex banks, brazil, brazilians, globo, Google, latin america, online video, sites, world cup

*According to comScore, Brazilians Viewed a Total of 3.3 Billion Online Videos Driven in Part by Interest in World Cup Coverage*

Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 27, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on online video consumption in Brazil. The study found that in July 2010 more than 35 million Brazilians watched online video, representing approximately 85 percent of the total online population. The study, which tracked the video viewing behavior of Brazilians during the months of the World Cup, reported that Brazilians watched a total of 6.7 billion videos during June and July combined.

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