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comScore Releases February 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

By Guest PostMarch 11, 2011Technologyalgorithmic explicit searches, aol, ask network, bing, bing organic results, Comscore, comscore qsearch, core search queries, Google, Microsoft, powered by google, search landscape, u s search marketplace, Yahoo

RESTON, VA, March 11, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in February with 65.4 percent of searches conducted.

U.S. Explicit Core Search

Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in February with 65.4 percent market share, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 16.1 percent and Microsoft sites with 13.6 percent (up 0.5 percentage points). Ask Network accounted for 3.2 percent of explicit core searches, followed by AOL, Inc. with 1.7 percent. (more…)

comScore Releases January 2011 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By ShamsFebruary 16, 2011Technologyaol, brightroll video network, Comscore, comscore video metrix, google sites, hulu, internet users, microsoft sites, online video content, potential reach, tremor media video network, u s, vevo, viacom digital, video ads, Yahoo, YouTube

*VEVO Captures Second Place in Video Content Ranking*

RESTON, VA, February 15, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 171 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in January for an average of 14.5 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in nearly 4.9 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month.

Top 10 Video Content Properties by Unique Viewers

Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property in January with 144.1 million unique viewers. VEVO captured the #2 ranking with 51.0 million viewers, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 48.7 million viewers. Viacom Digital took the fourth position with 48.1 million viewers, while AOL, Inc. drew 44.5 million viewers. Google Sites had the highest number of viewing sessions with 1.9 billion, and average time spent per viewer at 283 minutes, or 4.7 hours. (more…)

comScore Releases January 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

By Guest PostFebruary 12, 2011Technologyask network, bing, Comscore, core search market, digital world, google sites, microsoft sites, monthly comscore qsearch, powered by, search landscape, search marketplace, search queries, u s, Yahoo

RESTON, VA, February 11, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in January with 65.6 percent of searches conducted.

U.S. Explicit Core Search

Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in January with 65.6 percent market share, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 16.1 percent and Microsoft Sites with 13.1 percent (up 1.1 percentage points). Ask Network accounted for 3.4 percent of explicit core searches, followed by AOL LLC Network with 1.7 percent. (more…)

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

By Guest PostFebruary 10, 2011Technologyadvertisers, android, blake irving, company, digital media, flickr, ipad, livestand, mobile phones, publishers, scalable platform, tablets, Yahoo

*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…)

Microsoft Appoints Satya Nadella as President of Server and Tools Business

By Guest PostFebruary 9, 20111 commentTechnologyadcenter, bing, bob muglia, cloud solutions, critical milestones, high caliber team, Microsoft, microsoft corp., momentum, nasdaq, satya nadella, software, steve ballmer, Yahoo

*Nadella brings deep engineering and online services knowledge to $15 billion business*

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 9, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today promoted Senior Vice President Satya Nadella to president of Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business.

“We’re already making strong traction across our Server and Tools Business by embracing cloud services,” said Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. “Satya has deep experience in both our server business and online services, which will help accelerate our momentum while setting the course to deliver the cloud computing scenarios of the future.” (more…)

Yahoo! to Support Safer Internet Day on February 8, 2011 With a Global Commitment to Creating Safer Online Experiences for Young People

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 20112 commentsTechnologyarabic speaking children, catherine teitelbaum, children, common sense media, cyber bullying, Germany, maktoob, mobile devices, national cyber security alliance, safer internet day, safer online experiences, Yahoo, yahoo safely, yahoo safely worldwide

*Yahoo! launches safety sites across more than 26 countries, providing online safety tips for educators, parents, and teens around the world*

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Inc. today announced that it is launching Yahoo! Safely worldwide, demonstrating its longtime commitment to fostering safer online experiences. Through Yahoo! Safely (https://safely.yahoo.com), users across 26 countries and 14 languages can now access information and advice on making smart choices online. This global resource aims to inform parents, educators, and young people in their own languages about important topics, such as managing digital reputations, avoiding cyber-bullying, and learning how to minimize risks on mobile devices. (more…)

Yahoo! Labs Launches AdLabs to Advance the Science of Digital Advertising

By Guest PostFebruary 3, 2011Technologyadlabs, advertising, advertising blog, hong kong, ken mallon, prabhakar raghavan, san francisco, wsdm conference, Yahoo

*New study proves the power of hyperlocal online ad targeting in driving sales*

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Inc. today announced the launch of Yahoo! AdLabs, a group focused on providing scientific leadership to the industry and accelerating innovation in digital advertising products through Yahoo! Labs (https://labs.yahoo.com/), one of the world’s premier industrial research organizations.

“Yahoo! Labs has been instrumental in developing Yahoo!’s advertising products, laying a foundation of scientific research and innovative data analysis, supporting everything from the world’s most advanced display advertising marketplace to the world’s most effective ad targeting capabilities,” said Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan, Yahoo!’s chief scientist and head of Yahoo! Labs. “AdLabs will build on this success and break new ground in combining scientific rigor with a deep understanding of the practical needs of marketers.” (more…)

Yahoo! Reports Fourth Quarter 2010 Results

By Guest PostJanuary 25, 2011Technologyfourth-quarter revenue, Yahoo

*Fourth Quarter Revenue and Profitability Exceed Expectations;

Full Year 2010 Operating Income Doubles Year Over Year*

SUNNYVALE, California, January 25, 2011 – Yahoo! Inc. today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. (more…)

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