Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern

NEW YORK, US: Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of 56 global markets measured declined, according to from Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy. 9 Nov 2011 09:36

Social networking a major activity in Argentina, Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE: comScore, Inc has released results from a study of the most popular online activities in Chile and Argentina. The study found that in both markets, social networking now accounts for more than one-quarter of all time spent online, ranking as the top activity in Chile (28.5% of total minutes) and the second most popular activity in Argentina (27.8% of total minutes). 9 Mar 2011 10:43

Big business support pays off for e-magination

While many entrepreneurs have vision, drive and commitment, they are often constrained by limited management capacity, compliance requirements, and difficulties in gaining access to finance. "But these challenges can be overcome with the support of large businesses, " says Richard Bezuidenhout, who, with the support of Woolworths, started e-magination, a small but growing information technology and consulting firm. 24 Nov 2011 13:26

comScore ranks near top on Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has announced that it ranked on the Technology Fast 500, Deloitte's ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. 27 Oct 2010 09:19

Russia has most engaged social networking audience worldwide

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: comScore, Inc recently released a study of internet usage in Russia based on August 2010 data from the comScore Media Metrix service. The study revealed that Russians are the heaviest social networkers worldwide in terms of time spent per user and that Yandex is the leading property in the Russian Federation. 26 Oct 2010 10:07

RIM showcases new BlackBerry 7.1 OS at CES 2012

LAS VEGAS, US: At the BlackBerry booth at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) Research In Motion showcased the new BlackBerry 7.1 OS as well as updates to the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel apps. The new OS and app updates are designed to make seizing and sharing the moment even easier. 16 Jan 2012 13:34

Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news, or lose themselves in novels. 29 Dec 2011 09:03

Samsung celebrates 30 million global sales of Galaxy S, Galaxy S II

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA/JOHANNESBURG, SA: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading mobile handset provider, has announced that its Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones have achieved a combined total of 30 million global sales. 21 Oct 2011 10:58

CMOs and Twitter - have they joined the celebration?

[Willem Smit] LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: Twitter users now send more than 140 million Tweets a day. With more than 20% of the tweets being related to products and/or brands, this means that every day 28 million tweets potentially concern your brand or company. 4 Apr 2011 10:10

eCommerce sites urged to clean up content before Google's 'Panda' goes global

LONDON, UK: Hot at its heels of an algorithm update to combat duplicate content last month, Google has followed up with "Panda", another algorithm change that hits purveyors of "low-quality content." 11 Mar 2011 11:32

January 2011 US online video rankings

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 171 million US Internet users watched online video content in January for an average of 14.5 hours per viewer. The total US Internet audience engaged in nearly 4.9 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month. 17 Feb 2011 06:32

Lenovo, NEC create Japan's largest PC group

TOKYO, JAPAN: Lenovo and NEC Corporation (NEC) have announced a strategic relationship that creates a joint venture between the two companies and forms the largest PC group in Japan. Both companies are also exploring strategic cooperation in other areas. 31 Jan 2011 09:36

Top 50 US web properties, September 2010

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc yesterday, 21 October 2010, released its monthly analysis of US web activity at the top online properties for September 2010 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. 22 Oct 2010 08:44