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Nielsen Tops of 2012: Digital
— Smartphone owners became the majority of mobile phone users for the first time this year, growing from 49 percent of mobile subscribers in Q1 2012, to 56 percent by Q3 2012. Mobile app usage also continued to grow. Among the top 10 mobile apps …
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U.S. Kids Continue to Look Forward to “iHoliday”
— When it comes to devices, kids' holiday wish lists are simple this year. The most-wanted gifts are predominantly from one company—Apple. According to a recent Nielsen study, Apple's popularity leading up to the holiday season continues …
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Apps Dominate Mobile Time Spent Accessing Travel in U.S.
— As the summer travel season comes to a close, Nielsen looked at the usage of travel-related mobile apps and websites during June 2012. Findings showed that U.S. Android and iOS users spent 95 percent of their time accessing travel information …
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Two Thirds of New Mobile Buyers Now Opting For Smartphones
— During Q2 2012 smartphone penetration continued to grow, with 54.9 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers owning smartphones as of June 2012. This growth is driven by increasing smartphone purchases: 2 out of 3 Americans who acquired …
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Global Internet Ad Spend Sees Double-Digit Growth, Outpaces Other Media
— With consumer confidence up and brands looking to reconnect, spending on advertising is on the rise—around the globe and across media types. TV, newspapers, radio, outdoor, Internet, and cinema all saw an increase …
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Smartphones Account for Half of all Mobile Phones, Dominate New Phone Purchases in the US
— Almost half (49.7%) of U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones, as of February 2012. According to Nielsen, this marks an increase of 38 percent over last year; in February 2011, only 36 percent of mobile subscribers owned smartphones.
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A Store in Your Pocket: Retailer Mobile Websites Beat Apps among US Smartphone Owners
— Smartphone owners are increasingly using their devices for shopping, from researching products and reviews, to comparing prices, finding retail locations, and redeeming coupons.
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Buzz in the Blogosphere: Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers
— Blogs are sometimes overlooked as a significant source of online buzz in comparison to social networking sites, yet consumer interest in blogs keeps growing. By the end of 2011, NM Incite, a Nielsen/McKinsey company …
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American Families See Tablets as Playmate, Teacher and Babysitter
— The rise of gadgets is ushering in a new generation of kids who are growing up digital. According to a Nielsen survey of adults with children under 12 in tablet-owning households, in Q4 2011 seven out of every 10 children …
Featured Startup on Windows 8 - Ademptio — Face it. You love coding. Or, you hate coding. — For those who really do love it, and for those who find that some of their best ideas happen when they are doing other things …
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
99.999 Is Not Enough: An OpenCloud Approach to Delivering Application Uptime and Performance — Executive Summary — The pressure to keep vital applications online and performing well is extreme.
University makes major investment in big data development — As news of the benefits provided by big data platforms such as Apache Hadoop spreads, more organizations are investing in the burgeoning technology.