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Non-Computer Digital Traffic in Brazil Jumps More than 60 Percent Over Last Four Months

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*Apple Operating System Accounts for Largest Share of Non-Computer Traffic, but Android Growing Quickly*

São Paulo, Brazil, October 7, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest insights on connected device usage in Brazil from its Device Essentials service. The report found that digital media consumption via connected devices (including mobile, tablets, etc.) is growing quickly in Brazil, outpacing many markets. Although non-computer device traffic accounted for just 1.0 percent of total Internet page views in August, this number represents an increase of more than 60 percent since May, demonstrating the rapidly growing importance of tablets and smartphones to the digital landscape in Brazil. (more…)

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Introducing Livestand from Yahoo! – A Personalized Digital Newsstand for Tablets and Mobile Phones

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*Scalable Publishing Platform Will First Come to Life with Yahoo!’s Vast Digital Content Library*  

SUNNYVALE, CA – February 10, 2011 – Yahoo! Inc. today announced Livestand from Yahoo!, a digital newsstand that continually offers new content to consumers, based on their interests. Launching first for tablets, Livestand from Yahoo! will enable publishers and advertisers to seamlessly distribute content across tablets and mobile phones in an experience that is elegant and personalized to the individual. 

Designed to initially power Yahoo!’s vast digital content library – which includes Sports, News, Finance, Flickr, omg!, and the Yahoo! Contributor Network – Livestand from Yahoo! leverages Yahoo!’s strengths in content and personalization and re-imagines them into a new kind of experience for the rapidly growing tablet and mobile phone categories.  (more…)

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