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The latest data relase by The Nielsen Company shows that 61% of smartphone users are reported to have downloaded a game application, making them the most downloaded type of application among mobile phone users. The runner-ups are weather and maps applications, where large screens have proven to be a more gratifying experience for users. The…
Shopping comparison site TheFind.com has found a way to make the online shopping experience personal and social. TheFind’s developers worked with Facebook to integrate the Like button into the comparison shopping site. This new feature enables consumers to compare products and retailers with their Likes on Facebook. Online shopping has now become a social shopping…
Back in 2007, Amazon invested in a small company called Amie Street. Amie Street, an online digital music service, specialized in independent music in a unique way. All MP3s on Amie Street start out free. As more customers purchase the MP3s, the price of the download increases, with a cap of $0.99 per song. Amazon…
Ping, a social media site released by Apple, has already reached over 1 million users in the two days it has been released. Apple introduced Ping to the world during the unveiling of iTunes 10. The main attraction to the social media site is its focus on music, and it has been described as a…
Once again, Google steals the top spot for searches on the Internet for July 2010. About sixty five percent of the United States population used Google for searches. Yahoo was in second place with almost fifteen percent, and in third was Bing with fourteen percent. Neither Yahoo nor Bing were anywhere close to Google’s traffic….
This infographic, created by Jesse Thomas of Jess3, shows the proportional size of social media sites and online providers like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Gmail and Skype. For example, only about one third of the 500 million users on Facebook are actively using their Facebook mobile application. The infographic puts social media into perspective, and also…
A recent study released by Nielsen Media Research shows that the disparity between Internet and mobile phone usage in developed nations and developing nations is staggering. Although Internet usage numbers trend quite normally, mobile communication numbers are astounding. Ownership and usage levels exceed over 100%, a result of users owning more than one phone. Nielsen…
In 2007, social media titan Facebook started the social gaming epidemic. Ever since, social games have been an integral part of generating revenue for Facebook. This may go to show that social media sites can no longer depend purely on advertising revenue since social games are the fastest growing sector in virtual products. Facebook is…
You know who Simon Cowell is, don’t you? If you’re not quite sure, he’s the former American Idol judge. News had come out that Simon Cowell may be using a Search Engine Optimization firm to make sure that you’ll find only positive material about him when you query his name on Google. Ann-Marie Thompson, Cowell’s…
