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Yahoo buying fantasy sports company Citizen Sports

2010-03-18T08:15:52Z

<div id="subtitle">Yahoo buying fantasy sports company started by blackjack card-counting expert</div><div><p>Yahoo is buying a fantasy sports company co-founded by an MIT graduate whose card-counting skills helped him win millions of dollars in blackjack and spawned a film and a best-selling book.</p><p&g...

US YouTube video views up 50 percent in January: comScore

2010-03-08T14:19:34Z

<div><p>Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing at YouTube climbed 50 percent in January as compared to the same month a year earlier.</p><p>More than 173.3 million US Internet users watched video online in January, tuning into a total of 32.4 billion videos. The duration...

ComScore 4Q profit falls, buys ad research firm

2010-02-22T10:15:04Z

<div id="subtitle">ComScore 4Q profit falls as tax gain inflates year-ago quarter, buys advertising research firm</div><div><p>ComScore Inc., which tracks Web site traffic, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings fell by 92 percent mainly due to a hefty tax gain recorded in the prior year. It also said it was buying ad research firm ARSgroup for an undisclosed amount in cash.&l...

Online Searches Finally Overtake 'Traditional' Advertising Mediums

2010-02-22T19:05:13Z

Online search engines have replaced phone books for 54% of Americans searching for local businesses. As a result, it is now more important than ever for businesses to ensure that they have a high-quality online presence. If not, they may never truly realize the power and potential of the Internet to deliver qualified, low-cost sales leads.<br><br>It's widely accepted that businesses that market online have the ability to both reduce their overall marketing costs wh...

U.S. online spending up 4 pct in Nov-Dec.: comScore

2010-02-23T00:30:33Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. online spending rose 4 percent to $29.1 billion in November and December with sales showing particular vigor over the Black Friday weekend and the week leading up to Christmas, according to data released on Wednesday by comScore.</p><p...

Online US holiday spending up five percent: comScore

2010-02-23T07:52:41Z

<div><p>Online US retail spending over the Christmas holiday season rose five percent over a year ago to 27 billion dollars, tracking firm comScore reported on Wednesday.</p><p>ComScore said retail e-commerce spending totaled 27.121 billion dollars from November 1 through December 24, up from the 25.845 billion dollars spent o...

Report: Online sales up 5 percent during holidays

2010-02-23T07:57:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Online sales up 5 percent during holiday season, reversing last year's decline, report says</div><div><p>Spending at online retailers rebounded this holiday season, growing more quickly than in traditional stores, according to figures from comScore.</p><p>The market research firm said Wednesday that e-commerce sales from Nov. 1 to Christ...

U.S. online holiday spending rose 5 percent

2010-02-23T08:00:14Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. online spending rose 5 percent to $27.12 billion from the start of November through Christmas Eve even though individuals spent slightly less than they did last year, according to data released by comScore on We...

Weekend snowstorm cuts U.S. holiday sales upside

2010-02-23T12:57:56Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The heavy snowstorm that swept the East Coast of the United States over the weekend may have cost retailers the potential for any upside to holiday sales, industry experts said on Monday.</p><p>The storm forced store closures for several hours on Saturday and kept shoppers at home in major ...

U.S. online holiday spending up 3 percent: comScore

2010-02-23T18:57:01Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online holiday spending has risen 3 percent this holiday season, but shopping online slowed over the weekend after the special deals and discounts offered by retailers on Cyber Monday ended, analytics firm comScore reported on Wednesday.</p><p>Online spending of 887 million dollars on Cyber Monday, the first Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, matched the record set on December 9, 2008, comScore said.</p>&am...

Web retail a bright spot in tepid U.S. holiday season

2010-02-23T21:59:08Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online shoppers spent 5 percent more this Cyber Monday than they did last year as more consumers flocked to the Web for holiday shopping but spent slightly less per person, analytics firm comScore ...

New figures show so-so weekend shopping for stores

2010-02-23T22:03:51Z

<div id="subtitle">New figures show modest start for stores, much stronger start for online retailers</div><div><p>New weekend shopping figures offered more evidence Wednesday confirming stores' modest start to the holiday shopping season. Online sales held up more strongly.</p><p>Retail sales for the three-day holiday weekend rose 1.6 percent compared with a year earlier,

Black Friday Web shopping up 11 percent: comScore

2010-02-23T23:18:48Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Holiday shoppers in the United States spent some $595 million online on Black Friday, up 11 percent from last year, with Amazon.com and Walmart.com the most visited sites, according to analytics...

Shoppers already whetting holiday appetite online

2010-02-23T23:16:03Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Holiday shopping online hit a record for Black Friday, several days before the retail industry-coined Cyber Monday gets underway, as more consumers said they used the web to seek deals.</p><p>The strong start for web retailers should continue into what is otherwise expected to be a lac...

Online retailers pin hopes on 'Cyber Monday'

2010-02-23T22:48:55Z

<div><p>After a modest start to the US holiday shopping season with "Black Friday," online retailers are looking to "Cyber Monday" for a boost in sales.</p><p>According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), Americans spent 41.2 billion dollars over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, seen as ...

More shoppers plan Black Friday visits

2010-02-24T01:27:16Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Up to 134 million U.S. consumers may shop for holiday gifts this Thanksgiving weekend, although most will check the bargains before venturing out, according to a survey released on Tuesday.</p><p>The poll by the National Retail ...

Twitter's Biz Stone says could go IPO route

2010-02-24T01:39:33Z

<div><p>OXFORD, England (Reuters) - Twitter, the social internet firm that tracks trends through individuals' updates of events around them, may eventually go to the stock market for funding if necessary, its co-founder Biz Stone said.&...

Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

2010-02-24T08:44:37Z

<div><p>Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.</p><p>A record high population of 1.2 billion Internet users ages 15 or older spent a total of nearly 27 billion hours online in Septem...

Touchscreen smartphones being snatched up in US

2010-02-24T10:26:49Z

<div><p>US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore.</p><p>The ranks of touchscreen mobile telephone users led by Apple iPhone lovers swelled to 23.8 million in August, soaring 159 percent during the preceding year, according to com...