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.
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.
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.
U.S. Online Video Views Declined During December
U.S. online video streams dropped month-over-month in December, according to The Nielsen Company.
Facebook Grows U.S. Audience as Major Players Lose
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo see uniques drop: Top 25 Parent Cos, November 2009, from Nielsen.
Most Searched Term of 2009?
Hitwise reveals the most searched terms and most visited Web sites from January through November 2009.
Cyber Monday Traffic Down in 2009, Visits to Amazon Surged
On Cyber Monday, overall U.S. visits to the top 500 online retailers fell 9 percent compared with 2008 levels, according to data from Hitwise.
Facebook Grabbed More Video Viewers than Hulu in October
YouTube had three times the reach of Facebook in October, but the social network boasted more unique video users than Hulu.
Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands, October 2009
Time spent on Facebook increased in U.S. as Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo sites Fell.
20% of U.S. Adults Use Twitter, Says Pew
New research from Pew Internet and American Life Project finds 45 percent of adult U.S. Web users use social networks, and 19 percent use Twitter or similar services.