Jul 1 2010

Budwesier’s World Cup Sponsorship Drives U.K. Searches

U.K. searches for the beer brand grew 25 percent week-over-week for the seven days ending June 19.

Jun 29 2010

Yahoo’s World Cup Traffic Victories Score For Audi and Visa

Yahoo Sports is beating rival ESPN.com for traffic that’s specific to the global soccer event. But each have benefited from the unprecedented American fervor for the World Cup during the past two weeks.

Jun 25 2010

Hispanic Web Users More Likely to Visit World Cup Content

According to Hitwise, three segments of the U.S. Hispanic population were more likely to visit World Cup-related content than the overall online population.

Jun 22 2010

RIM and Android Eat into Apple’s Mobile Ad Dominance

Share of ad impressions to Apple smartphone devices from Millennial Media’s network falls below 50 percent in May.

Jun 21 2010

Searches for World Cup Sponsors Surge in U.K.

Brands sponsoring the World Cup and its competing teams witness growth in searches from U.K. users.

Jun 15 2010

With Bing, Microsoft Grows Share of U.S. Searches by 50 Percent

A year after the launch of the Bing brand, Microsoft’s share of U.S. searches has grown by 50 percent.

Jun 11 2010

Visits to Social Sites Surpass Those to Search Engines in U.K.

U.K. users visited social networking sites more than they did search engines during May, according to Hitwise.

Jun 8 2010

Finance and Retail Paid Search Spend Higher in May

Retail advertisers paid 25 percent more for search ads in May than they did during the same period last year.

Jun 4 2010

Facebook Grows Video Audience as Hulu and Others Lose Viewers

Video content on the social network continues to reach more users, while audiences on Hulu, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft contract.

Jun 1 2010

Facebook Ranked Most Important Site for Social Media Marketing

Majority of marketers’ social media efforts are focused on Facebook and Twitter, survey suggests.