Social Saturation: 72% Of Online American Adults Now Use Social Networking Sites
As of this May, nearly three out of every four online Americans used social networking sites according to new research from Pew Internet. This number jumped 7.5% from late 2012 when two-thirds (67%) of...
View ArticleReport: Smartphone users spending more time on retail sites
Smartdevices are pushing more people to spend more time online – and much of that time is spent on retail websites. That according to new data out from Millennial Media, which indicates time spent on...
View ArticleReturn On Spam: Scam Facebook Posts Are Making Sites $200 Million A Year
According to a group of Italian security researchers those spammy links you see posted on Facebook are not only annoying but also profitable. Quite profitable. In a piece by The Guardian, Italian...
View ArticleProlexic identifies rise in “Drive DDoS” attacks on web sites
The company helps block attacks that can cripple e-commerce sites. The post Prolexic identifies rise in “Drive DDoS” attacks on web sites appeared first on .
View ArticleGoogle AdSense Now Available For HTTPS Sites
Starting today, site owners using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) protocol can add AdSense ad units to their pages. Google has updated the AdSense ad code to support Secure Sockets Layer...
View ArticlePost-Newsweek taps Marketron for mobile sites
Underlining the importance of a mobile presence for broadcast brands, in a new agreement between Post-NewsWeek and Marketron. According to the deal Marketron will power all Post-Newsweek mobile...
View ArticleGoogle’s New Fight Against Mugshots Sites Fails For Victim Profiled In New...
Google has a new system in place designed to prevent “mugshots” sites from ranking well. Such sites make money convincing people to “remove” their mugshots after posting them online. Only one problem....
View ArticleAmazon launches payments for other e-commerce sites
Amazon customers can buy from those sites using their Amazon credentials. The post Amazon launches payments for other e-commerce sites appeared first on .
View ArticleFacebook Begins Testing New “Stories To Share” Feature For Media Sites &...
Facebook announced a new “Stories to Share” feature today, a tool that allows media sites to post suggested content on their Facebook page directly from the Insights Dashboard on the admin panel....
View ArticleRoost Helps Mobile Sites Get Pushy
A new digital marketing platform from Notice Software is helping brands engage mobile site visitors with push notifications. The Roost platform, which is currently in beta, is designed to accommodate...
View ArticleFor Product Brands, Paid Search On Retailers’ Sites Pays Off
Last year, Google made what was to some a surprising announcement: its previously free Google Product Search would become Google Shopping, which would ask a fee of product brands and retailers that...
View ArticleSurvey: Only 6 Percent Of SMBs Have Mobile Sites, 45 Percent Don’t Have Any...
Local directory and advertising provider Hibu published a study on small businesses (SMBs) and mobile marketing in the US and UK. It was based on a survey of 1,800 US and UK SMB respondents conducted...
View ArticlePirate Sites Earn $227 Million In Ad Revenue Per Year With Some Funded By...
The Digital Citizens Alliance claims pirate sites earn $227 million in advertising revenue per year, with ads from major brands like Amazon, McDonalds, American Express and Ford showing up on 30...
View ArticleFacebook Cuts Into Google’s Lead As Top Traffic Driver To Online News Sites...
Add this to the ongoing debate over whether social or search is driving more traffic to online publishers: new data from Parse.ly shows that Facebook took a big bite in January out of Google’s lead as...
View ArticleDirect Traffic Beats Facebook By A Mile For Engagement On News Sites
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that readers of news websites who navigate directly to a site are significantly more loyal than those who come via referrals from Facebook or search. People who type in a...
View ArticleAmong Top 100 Etail Sites Only 9 Pct Using Responsive Design
Despite being a recommended mobile “best practice,” only 9 percent of the top 100 e-retail sites are using responsive design. That’s according to the latest edition of The Search Agency’s Mobile...
View Article177 Car Maker Sites Vied For Ad Supremacy On Google In Jan & Feb, Driving 14...
Paid search is attractive to luxury and economy car manufacturers alike. Jaguarusa.com and Scion.com were among the 177 automotive manufacturer sites that competed for visibility on Google with paid...
View ArticleLocable's Aim: To Help Sites Build Community as a Brand
This is why groups like LION [Local Independent Online News publishers association] are valuable. We take things further by providing a turnkey marketing platform that serves the entire local community...
View ArticleStudy: Load Times For 69% Of Responsive Design Mobile Sites Deemed...
While many brands are using responsive design to create websites that deliver a consistent experience across multiple platforms and devices, mobile web developer Trilibis found that image-heavy...
View ArticleMobile Load Times for Responsive Sites Unacceptable
Many responsive sites are experiencing sluggish load times and image size is being reported as the principle cause of the under-performance. Trilibis, which just so happens to offer a server-side...
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