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Microsoft Sites Captures Largest Share of Time Spent Online Worldwide

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:33 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of online engagement at the top worldwide properties based on data from its comScore World Metrix service. The study found that Microsoft Sites captured nearly 15 percent of time spent online worldwide in September, making it the most engaging global property, followed by Google Sites and Yahoo! Sites. Facebook.com, which continues to see significant growth on a worldwide basis, was the fourth most engaging destination with visitors spending 1.4 billion hours on the site in August, up 193 percent from the previous year.

The Changing Mobile Social Ad Space

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:01 GMT

Justin Siegel Co-Founder and CEO MocoSpace

Bloggers and (Personal) Brand-Building

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:01 GMT

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comScore Reports Q3 2009 U.S. E-Commerce Spending Down 2 Percent vs. Year Ago

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q3 2009 retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that U.S. online retail spending totaled $29.6 billion, down 2 percent versus year ago. Q3 2009 represents the first time on record that consecutive quarters have seen negative e-commerce spending growth compared with the same quarter the year prior.

Brazilian Internet Properties Attract Large Audiences from Around the World

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:46 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study of Brazilian Internet usage, based on data from the comScore World Metrix service, which showed that 31.9 million Brazilians age 15 and over accessed the Internet from a home or work location in September 2009, up 22 percent versus the previous year.