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Customer Satisfaction Grows for Financial Institutions and Banking Websites in 2011

By Guest PostFebruary 2, 2012Technologybanking websites, Comscore, customer, digital channel, Facebook, financial institution, internet, lda, linkedIn, liquid deposit account, mobile, mobile platform, online, opt in, sarah lenart, smartphone, social networking site, Twitter

*16 Percent of Mobile Users Access Financial Information or Accounts on Mobile Devices*

*comScore Releases 2011 U.S. State of Online and Mobile Banking Report*

RESTON, VA, February 2, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the 2011 edition of its annual State of Online and Mobile Banking report, which provides a comprehensive view of the key online and mobile banking trends in the U.S. in 2011. The report draws its analysis from a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. Internet users, supplemented by data from the comScore Mobile Financial Services Advisor report and the comScore opt-in behavioral panel of over 1 million U.S. Internet users. Among its findings, the report shows an upward trend in customer satisfaction with financial institutions and their banking websites early in 2011 following a decline in previous years. To download a complimentary copy of the report, please visit: https://www.comscore.com/OnlineBanking. (more…)

Microsoft Brings the Cloud Down to Earth for Enterprises

By Guest PostJanuary 17, 2012Technologyenvironmental footprint, it speed, lufthansa systems, microsoft corp., microsoft server, mike royle, msft, nasdaq, peter daniels, private cloud services, private cloud solution, satya nadella, standard and datacenter, system center 2012, t rowe price, tools business, Twitter, unilever

*System Center 2012 is a true “private cloud builder.”*

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 17, 2012 — In an online broadcast today from Microsoft Corp. headquarters, Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft Server and Tools Business, laid out how Microsoft’s private cloud solution will help businesses move faster, save money and better compete in 2012. He highlighted how companies, such as webcast participants Lufthansa Systems, T. Rowe Price and Unilever, can use Microsoft System Center 2012 to build and operate private clouds for the delivery of business applications across both private and public cloud platforms. System Center 2012 is available today in a Release Candidate as a single, integrated private cloud management solution for the first time.

“IT leaders tell me that private cloud computing promises to help them focus on innovation over maintenance, to streamline costs and to respond to the need for IT speed,” Nadella said. “We are delivering on that promise today. With System Center 2012, customers can move beyond the industry hype and speculation, and progress into the here and now of private cloud.” (more…)

Facebook Blasts into Top Position in Brazilian Social Networking Market Following Year of Tremendous Growth

By Guest PostJanuary 17, 20121 commentTechnologyalex banks, brazil, brazilian market, China, Comscore, distrito federal, Facebook, google plus, Japan, orkut, poland, rio de janeiro, russia, social media, social networking market, social networking population, south korea, tumblr, Twitter, Vietnam, vostu, windows live profile

*Facebook Audience Triples in the Past Year while Engagement Grows Nearly Sevenfold*

São Paulo, Brazil, January 17, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data showing that Facebook assumed the top position in the Brazilian social networking market following a year of exceptional growth. In December 2011, Facebook.com attracted 36.1 million visitors – representing an increase of 192 percent in the past twelve months – to surpass Orkut as the leading social networking destination in the market.

“Facebook’s rapid ascent in the Brazilian market has certainly been one of the most interesting stories to develop during the course of 2011,” said Alex Banks, comScore managing director for Brazil. “Brazil has always been a particularly social market and currently owns the fifth largest social networking population in the world. But despite the cultural affinity for social media, Facebook adoption had traditionally lagged in the market. That has all changed in the past year, during which the site has tripled in audience size as engagement has grown sevenfold to assume the leadership position in the market.” (more…)

At UChicago, Many Have Dreams and Many Voiced Them in Honor of MLK’s Legacy

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 2012Culture, Generalcampus visitors, commemoration, dream, dream wall, fear and doubt, generations of americans, geoffrey canada, harlem, harlem area, hopes for humanity, keynote speaker, laurie davis, marcus board, marianna manzanares, martin luther king, martin luther king jr, mlk celebration, mlk facebook page, new york, potential, reynolds club, rockefeller memorial chapel, Twitter, uchicago community, world affairs

New York teacher Geoffrey Canada’s dream is for a stronger Harlem, with better educational opportunities for its children. Marianna Manzanares hopes that more of her fellow college students pay attention to issues affecting their communities and the world at large. Marcus Board dreams of a world where fear and doubt don’t hold people back from achieving their potential.

Hundreds of people from the UChicago community have voiced such dreams over the past two months as part of the preparations for the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 12. Community members and campus visitors were invited to share their dreams for a better life or a better world, by writing them on sticky notes and placing them on a mobile “Dream Wall” that traveled across campus. (more…)

Mobile Social Networking Audience Grew 44 Percent Over Past Year in EU5

By Guest PostNovember 21, 2011Technologybehavior, Comscore, comscore mobilens, Europe, Facebook, five leading european markets, france, Germany, intelligent online survey, italy, jeremy copp, linkedIn, mobile, mobile social media usage, mobile users, mobilens data, smartphone, Social networking, spain, Twitter, united kingdom

*Twitter and LinkedIn Mobile Audiences Doubled in Past Year*

LONDON, UK, 21 November 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of mobile social media usage across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) from the comScore MobiLens service. The study showed that the audience for mobile social networking in the EU5 region grew 44 percent in the last year with 55.1 million mobile users in the EU5 accessing social networking sites or blogs via their mobile devices during September 2011. (more…)

Tune in — Only on Yahoo!: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 World Premiere Official Live Stream on Yahoo! Movies

By Guest PostNovember 14, 2011Entertainment, Technologyacceptance, action, boundless friendship, Facebook, finding your true self, hd live stream, intrigue, los angeles, official live stream, passion, red carpet premiere, romance, stephenie meyer, summit entertainment, tale of vampire love, the twilight saga breaking dawn, twilight saga, Twitter, Yahoo, yahoo movies

See Your Favorite “Twilight Saga” Stars LIVE from the Red Carpet Premiere During the Official Live Stream TODAY Monday, November 14^th

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)-– Yahoo! Movies, (https://movies.yahoo.com) in conjunction with Summit Entertainment, presents the Official Live Stream of the red carpet premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1″ today Monday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m. PT on Yahoo! Movies: https://movies.yahoo.com/twilight (more…)

Social Networking On-The-Go: U.S. Mobile Social Media Audience Grows 37 Percent in the Past Year

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2011Technologyamericans, blogs, Comscore, comscore mobilens, Facebook, linkedIn, mark donovan, mobile device, mobile social media usage, smartphone, social media, social networking brands, Social networking sites, Twitter, us mobile users

*Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Post Mobile Growth of at Least 50 Percent*

*Majority of Mobile Social Networkers Read Posts from Brands While on Their Device*

RESTON, VA, October 20, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released results of a study on mobile social media usage based on data from its comScore MobiLens service, which showed that 72.2 million Americans accessed social networking sites or blogs on their mobile device in August 2011, an increase of 37 percent in the past year. The study also provided new insights into how mobile users interact with social media, finding that more than half read a post from an organization, brand or event while on their mobile device. (more…)

IBM STUDY: Digital Era Transforming CMO’s Agenda, Revealing Gap In Readiness

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2011Technologyblogs, carolyn heller baird, cfos, chief financial officers, chief marketing officers, cmos, Facebook, four ps, global markets, ibm, ibm institute for business value, ibm study, key market forces, marketing organizations, markets and technology, nature of customer relationships, place, price, products, promotion, return on investment, roi, social media, social platforms, top marketing executives, Twitter, YouTube

*Most chief marketers admit they are not sufficiently plugged into real-time conversations about their brands*
*CMOs struggling to prove the return on marketing investments*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 11 Oct 2011: A new IBM study of more than 1,700 chief marketing officers from 64 countries and 19 industries reveals that the majority of the world’s top marketing executives recognize a critical and permanent shift occurring in the way they engage with their customers, but question whether their marketing organizations are prepared to manage the change.

At the same time, the research shows that the measures used to evaluate marketing are changing. Nearly two-thirds of CMOs think return on marketing investment will be the primary measure of the marketing function’s effectiveness by 2015. But even among the most successful enterprises, half of all CMOs feel insufficiently prepared to provide hard numbers. (more…)