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July 1, 2009
Bing Gains 1% of Search Market for Microsoft, Finds StatCounter
Bing has increased Microsoft's share of the search market by 1 percent in the US according to analysis for June conducted by Web analytics firm StatCounter. Microsoft had 8.23% market share in June, behind Yahoo at 11.04%.

July 1, 2009
Television Ads Most Helpful; Internet Banner Ads Most Ignored, According to Harris
According to Harris Interactive, over one-third of Americanssay that TV ads are most helpful in making their purchase decision while 17% say newspaper ads are most helpful and 14% say the same about Internet search engine ads.

June 30, 2009
Over 100 Million Consumers Worldwide are Word of Mouth Advocates, Zuberance Finds
More than 100 million consumers worldwide are word-of-mouth advocates, a massive, highly influential, yet under-leveraged sales and marketing force, according to research by Zuberance, a leading online word-of-mouth marketing company.

June 30, 2009
Only 25% Americans Say Banks are Honest and Trustworthy, According to Harris Poll
According to a new Harris poll, almost three in five Americans (58%) say they do not consider any of nine financial institutions and insurance companies to be honest and trustworthy; that is, they would not believe a statement by someone who works for one of these companies.

June 30, 2009
Consumers Are Confused and Skeptical About 'Green' Products, Shelton Group Finds
New results from a national survey conducted by the Shelton Group, show most Americans are trying to buy more green products, but many don’t have enough knowledge to make meaningful choices.

June 29, 2009
Online Security Fears Affect Consumer Online Purchasing Behavior More Than the Economic Downturn, McAfee Reveals
The economic downturn has not affected the way consumers shop online, according to a new study released by McAfee, Inc., and conducted by Harris Interactive. 72% of consumers said the economy has not changed the way they shop online.

December 2, 2008
Black Friday Sees $534 Million in E-Commerce Spending, Up 1% Versus Year Ago, comScore Finds
ComScore has reported its tracking of holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 28 days of the November – December 2008 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $10.41 billion has been spent online, marking a 4-percent decline versus the corresponding days last year, while Black Friday saw $534 million in online spending, up 1%. For the combination of Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, online sales were up 2% relative to last year.

December 2, 2008
eMarketer Revises Online Ad Spending Predictions
eMarketer has revised its Internet ad spending projections, estimating that advertisers will spend $23.6 billion online this year in the US. That estimate is slightly lower than the one eMarketer put out in August 2008, which said that US online advertising spending would reach $24.9 billion in 2008.

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