Monday, August 29, 2011

2 in 3 Adults Use Social Networking Sites

Two-thirds of adult internet users reportedly use social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn indicating a 7% increase from one year ago.

Source: Pew Internet & American Life

Monday, August 22, 2011

July 2011 Marks Dramatic Increase in Use of OnlineTicket Sites

Ticket sites represented the fastest growing category on the web in July 2011 with a 23% increase compared to June 2011. The month of July saw nearly 26 million people browsing for summer concerts, events and entertainment. TicketMaster and MovieTickets.com took the lead in the rankings followed by Tickets.com, StubHub.com and eBay Tickets.

Source: MarketingCharts.com

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

48% of Smartphone Buyers Want iPhone Next

According to a new ChangeWave survey, 48% of those looking to buy a new smartphone during the next 90 days plan on buying an iPhone.

Source: BGR.com

Friday, July 15, 2011

Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter!

Five years ago today, just 224 tweets were sent upon Twitter's launch. Nowadays, that same amount is tweeted in just a tenth of a second. 

Source: Gizmodo

Google+ Users Are Mostly Male

Three quarters of early Google+ adopters are male.

Source: Mashable.com

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Google+ to Hit 10 Million Users

While intended as a small, invite-only test, Google+ is predicted to hit 10 million users this week. In a matter of six days, Google+'s worldwide user base increased by 350% with 2.2 million users joining in just 32-34 hours.