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comScore Ranks Web Properties and Site Categories in Spain

By Guest PostOctober 26, 2010TechnologyComscore, comscore media metrix, el pais, Facebook, Google, grupo prisa, iberia, internet audience, jaime agullo, Microsoft, rcs media group, Social networking, spain, spanish internet users, spanish publishing house, terra telefonica, web properties, YouTube

*More Than 90 Percent of the Spanish Internet Population Uses the Web for Search and Social Networking*

MADRID, Spain, 26 October, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a ranking of the top ten Web properties and categories in Spain based on the comScore Media Metrix audience measurement service for September 2010. The data revealed that each of the top ten web properties in Spain have grown over the past year, with Facebook exhibiting the strongest growth with a 49 percent increase. The most visited categories in Spain were Portals, which reached 99.5 percent of the total Internet audience, Search/Navigation (92.1 percent reach) and Social Networking (90.1 percent reach). (more…)

comScore Releases First Comparative Report on Mobile Usage in Japan, United States and Europe

By Guest PostOctober 7, 2010Technologyblogs, Comscore, Europe, european, Facebook, geographic markets, gree, Japan, mark donovan, mixi, mobage town, mobile, mobile media, mobile users, pc-based Internet usage, Social networking, Twitter, united states

*Japan Mobile Audience “Most Connected” with 3 of 4 Users Accessing Mobile Media in June

Social Networking Shows Highest Reach among U.S. Mobile Users, While Europeans Text the Most *

RESTON, VA, October 7, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on mobile usage and behaviors in Japan, the United States and Europe from its MobiLens service. The report examined multiple dimensions of mobile usage including content consumption, demographic comparisons and top social networking brands across markets to provide a comparative look at how consumers interact with mobile media across various geographic markets. (more…)

New IBM Software To Help Companies Improve Web Presence

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 20101 commentTechnologyabi research, brent laufenberg, gunter friedrich, ibm, ibm customer experience suite, lufthansa.com, miles-and-more.com, Social networking, software features analytics, web-centric world, weflyhome.com

ARMONK, N.Y. – 16 Sep 2010: Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled new software designed to help organizations reinvent the way they interact with consumers over the Web and through mobile devices. The software features analytics, social software and commerce capabilities that helps organizations create dynamic and interactive Web experiences to better target consumers and increase brand loyalty.

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Microsoft Sites Ranks as Most-Visited Online Property in Mexico, Facebook.com Triples in Size

By Guest PostAugust 31, 20102 commentsTechnologyComscore, comscore media metrix, entertainment sites, Facebook, Google, internet population, iván marchant, Mexico, Microsoft, recent internet trends, Social networking, top Internet destinations, windows live messenger, YouTube

*Instant Messengers Account for 1 in 4 Minutes Spent Online in Mexico*

Mexico City, 31 August 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on the top Internet destinations and content categories in Mexico based on data from its comScore Media Metrix service.

The study found that Mexico’s Internet population grew 21 percent in the past year as 16.5 million visitors age 15 and older visited an online destination from a home or work location in July 2010.

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Facebook Captures Top Spot among Social Networking Sites in India

By Guest PostAugust 25, 20104 commentsTechnologyasia-pacific, bharatstudent.com, brazil, Comscore, facebook.com, Germany, India, region, russian federation, sites, Social networking, will hodgman, yahoo! pulse, yahoo!bbuzz

*Indian Social Networking Audience Soars 43 Percent in Past Year*

Mumbai, India, August 25, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on traffic to Social Networking sites in India, revealing that Facebook.com grabbed the number one ranking in the category for the first time in July with 20.9 million visitors, up 179 percent versus year ago.

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Internet Users Age 6-14 in Brazil Spend 60 Percent of their Online Time on Entertainment and Communication Sites

By Guest PostJuly 9, 20102 commentsCulture, Technologyalex banks, brazil, Comscore, digital world, Entertainment, instant messengers, latin america, online population, Social networking

Sao Paulo, Brazil – comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, released (June 30) a study of online behavior among 6-14 year-old consumers in Brazil, a recent addition to comScore’s demographic segmentation capabilities in the market.

The study found that Internet users 6-14 years of age accounted for 12 percent of the total online population in Brazil in May 2010, spending the majority of their time on Entertainment, Instant Messengers and Social Networking sites.

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Violent Video Games May Increase Aggression in Some But Not Others, Says New Research

By Guest PostJune 10, 20101 commentTechnologyagreeableness, american psychological association, asthma attacks, behavior problems, christopher j. ferguson, cognitive skills, commercial video games, conscientiousness, diabetes, diabetes treatment, Europe, extraversion, five-factor model, neuroticism, openness, pain, pain management, pamela kato, patrick markey, perfect storm, personality trait, psychological model, psychotherapy, review of general psychology, Social networking, t. atilla ceranoglu, texas a&m international university, therapy, united states, violent video games

*Bad effects depend on certain personality traits; games can offer learning opportunities for others*

WASHINGTON – Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking.

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Microsoft’s buying % of Facebook

By ShamsOctober 26, 2007TechnologyAds, Facebook, Google, Larry Page, Microsoft, search engine, Sergei Brin, Social networking

Microsoft’s winning of the bid to buy 1.6% of Facebook for $240 Milion valued the privately owned company at $15 billion. Does it sound real that a private company, a social-networking utility, values such high. Incredible.

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