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Top News: E-Tail Spending Skyrockets | Google Defense | "Do Not Track" Looms | AOL Keeping Publications

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E-commerce Spending Falls First Time

U.S. e-commerce spending fell for the first time on record in 2009, according to the comScore 2009 U.S. Digital Year in Review. Total U.S. e-commerce spending reached $209.6 billion in 2009, down 2% compared to the previous year and the first year on record with negative growth rates. Travel e-commerce spending dropped 5% to $79.8 billion, while retail (non-travel) e-com  [...]

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Retailers Clear Q3 Hump; Ramp Up for Holidays

Amazon's recently announced Q3 earnings are not as telling for online marketers as, say, the hopeful results delivered by Yahoo,  Google and   [...]

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Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/23/09

Web 2.0 Trends: Amazon: Earnings are up; Kindle is best seller. It's official – Facebook is king of the social networking scene: MySpace has conceded defeat in contest to become the largest online social network. Dailymotion, Europe’s biggest online video challenger to YouTube  [...]

McAfee Pegs 'Lyrics,' Free Downloads, Economic Crisis Keywords Risky

Online security firm Mcafee has released a report about the most dangerous search terms online -- terms that, once sought, may lead users to unsafe malware websites. Of the 50 riskiest expressions to search across sites like Google, Yahoo, Live, AOL and Ask, "word unscrambler," "lyrics," "myspace" and "free music downloads" topped all others:   [...]

College Facebook Users Have Lower GPAs

College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade-point averages (GPAs) than students who have not signed up for the popular social networking site, according to a study by researchers at Ohio State University. While the study of 219 OSU graduate and undergraduate students did not uncover a direct cause-and-effect link between Facebook use and lowe  [...]

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Americans Choose ID Protection over Weight Loss

Though two-thirds of US adults are now considered overweight or obese, nearly 60% of Americans would rather reduce their risk of identity theft by 20% than lose 20 pounds, according to a survey from Ipsos Public Affairs and ID Analytics.   [...]

26% of Mobile Users Text While Driving

Despite an increasing number of state bans on driving while texting (DWT) and numerous reports of texting-related accidents, more than one-fourth (26%) of US mobile-phone users send and/or receive text messages behind the wheel, finds a study from Vlingo. Vlingo's second annual Consumer Mobile Messaging Habits Report reveals that drivers in  [...]

B2B Media Revenue Falls; Online Offsets Some Print Losses

Business-to-business (B2B) media company revenue declined 2.2% in 2008 vs. 2007, but revenue growth in online, live events, and data products helped offset revenue declines for magazines, according to American Business Media's (ABM's) 2009 Media Financial Survey. The new survey, which attempts to accurately measure today  [...]

Poll: Society Too Dependent on Gadgets

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans think today's society is too dependent upon electronic gadgets, and 39% do not think technology (mobile phones, Wi-Fi networks and GPS) really makes people more productive, according to (pdf) a recent Harris Poll from Harris Interactive. Surprisingly, the study found no significant age divide among those   [...]

Old Navy, Chrysler, Palm among Top 12 Brands Likely to Disappear

As the recession deepens, economic forces continue to drive consolidation in the retail industry, debt comes due and increasingly discerning consumers buckle down on discretionary spending. An analysis by 24/7 Wall Street predicts that a number of well-known brands are likely to disappear before the end of 2010. To determine which brands are most likely at risk,   [...]

Ad Spend Falls Thru '09, Forecasts Slightly Better for '10

Ad spend is expected to drop 12% in 2009, but signs indicate a leveling-off in 2010, according to a recently released Media Business Report from Jack Myers.com Media Network. The Myers report predicts a double-digit drop in total ad spending in 2009, following a 4% decline last year. It also projects this decline to continue into 2010, with a 5% dip for the full year, albeit off of a smaller base, MarketingCharts   [...]

Media Industry Layoffs Higher than Avg; 'Net Companies Add 7% More Jobs

The advertising and media industry has cut 65,100 jobs since the recession began in Dec. 2007, according to AdAge DataCenter's analysis of figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (via MediaBuyerPlanner). Media companies cut 41,000 US jobs, or 4.6% of staff, since the recession began -- while advertising/marketi  [...]

Data Vulnerability Plagues 44% of Retailer Wireless Devices

44% of the wireless devices used by retailers -- including laptops, mobile computers and barcode scanners -- could be compromised by data leaks and other security problems, according to the second annual Motorola AirDefense Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey,   [...]

Consumer Confidence Index Hits Historic Lows

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had decreased in December, inched further downward in January and remains at a historic low of 37.7 (1985=100), down from (an upwardly revised) 38.6 in December, writes RetailerDaily. The Prese  [...]

Job Search Sites Flourish on American Soil

As job losses mount in the US economy, growth to online job search sites grew 51% to 18.8 million visitors. This makes job search the fastest-growing content site category in '08, according to data released by comScore (via MarketingCharts). comScore Media Metrix da  [...]

Consumer Spend Forecast: Negative, Despite Wee Uptick

Despite a minor uptick this month in consumer spending and slightly improved consumer sentiment, the overall spending environment remains fiercely negative, according to a consumer study from ChangeWave Research (via MarketingC  [...]

Wary Americans Slowed Spending Long Before Economic Crisis

Consumer confidence and spending in the US began slowing as early as spring 2007, especially among middle- and upper-income Americans, according to a recent analysis by Experian Marketing Services, based on data from Experian units Simmons and Hitwise, reports Retailer Daily. Fro  [...]