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Black Friday online spending tops $1 billion for the first time ever

Black Friday online spending tops $1 billion for the first time ever
  • Posted November 26, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • This holiday season was expected to be the largest yet in terms of online spending and thus far, consumers haven’t disappointed. Black Friday e-commerce numbers have been tallied and once again, a new spending record has been set.

Online holiday spending projected to hit $43.4 billion this year

Online holiday spending projected to hit $43.4 billion this year
  • Posted November 21, 2012, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A new report out today from ComScore estimates that shoppers will spend approximately $43.4 billion on web-based purchases during November and December. If it holds true, it’ll mean that online spending will have increased by 17 percent over last year.

Gmail finally overtakes Hotmail as world's top email service

Gmail finally overtakes Hotmail as world
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 9:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Internet analytics firm comScore is putting an end to any disputes about Gmail's dominance in the webmail market -- in case you were keeping scores. According to their traffic data for October, Google’s email service has finally overtaken Hotmail with…

Consumers love their tablets, study shows, favor iPad, Kindle Fire

Consumers love their tablets, study shows, favor iPad, Kindle Fire
  • Posted August 7, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Analytics firm comScore has released the results of a three-month TabLens survey which aimed to discover more insight about tablet owners and what they like. The firm draws a number of conclusions from its results, but most notably it finds…

E-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion in 2011

E-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion in 2011
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • E-commerce spending for 2011 reached a record high $161.5 billion which was good for a 13 percent increase from 2010. Nearly a third of the yearly total was spent in the fourth quarter alone, according to the latest report from research firm comScore.

Online holiday retail spending breaks multiple sales records

Online holiday retail spending breaks multiple sales records
  • Posted December 20, 2011, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Online shopping is on the rebound in a big way versus the same time last year. For the first 48 days of e-commerce shopping from November through the week ending December 18, consumers spent nearly $32 billion, a 15 percent…

Android and Samsung lead the mobile market

Android and Samsung lead the mobile market
  • Posted November 7, 2011, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • According to the latest MobiLens measurements taken by comScore, Google's Android and Samsung's handsets were on top in September, when it comes to current mobile subscribers. For mobile operating systems, Android is the victor by far...

ComScore: US online spending up 9% in third quarter

ComScore: US online spending up 9% in third quarter
  • Posted November 1, 2010, 5:29 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Online shopping is increasingly popular in the US, according to comScore. The data outfit reports today that online spending rose 9% in the third quarter, totaling $32.1 billion and marking the fourth straight quarter of year-over-year growth. The yearlong increase…

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