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April 2008 Hitwise Numbers, and Google’s Still Growing

Once again, Hitwise has released new numbers for this month, April 2008, and once again Google has posted growing numbers.
Up to 67.90%, most of their gains did not come from a strengthening market as hes been the case in the past. This time rather, it would appear that Google is in fact stealing shares straight [...]

“YOUR UNDERSERVED AUDIENCE”

TV Guru examines a BurstMedia survey, and highlights a potentially undeserved online audience. In this case, he suggests that TV Stations who’s demos skew a little older by nature could take advantage, but this info could also be very encouraging to other developers.
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“Survey: Digital Ads to Surpass Traditional Within Five Years”

Mark Walsh reports for Online Media Daily on the Accenture 2008 Global Media Survey.
Significant metrics include notice that “two-thirds of the 100 senior executives surveyed across media have less than 40% of capabilities required to take advantage of the new digital market-the same level as last year.”
With executives reporting 62% ready for online menetization, Walsh [...]

“What is a #1 Google Ranking Worth?”

Aaron Wall’s SEOBook is one of my favorite resources, but with this article, he has thoroughly explained the importance of a high ranked position on results pages.
If nothing else keep this one marked for the complete book of resource links that he provides.
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“WAA and IAB ‘Officially’ Working Together”

As those of us working stiffs slog out our Monthly Reports, hope appears on the horizon!
Jodi McDermott reports on the MediaPost Blog of her involvement in a burgeoning partnership between the WAA (Web Analytics Association) and the IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau).
The promise of standardized metrics has been the Alchemy of the industry, but would [...]

” Is Online Video Waiting for Its Close Up? Discovery, Recommendations Trump Search, New ClipBlast! Survey Reveals “

ClipBlast! has released survey results examining the viewing habits of online video audiences.
The largest responding group at 28% revealed a preference for “discovery,” or random browsing.
While no huge surprise, having firm-ish numbers to discuss is helpful, and bodes very well for services like YouNews TV.
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“Google: Why comScore’s Report on Our “Surprising” Paid Cl”

John Paczkowski from Digital Daily hits the nail on the head once again with an analysis of the current relationship between Google and comScore.
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“comScore Releases March 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings”

comScore numbers for March 2008 are out.
No huge surprises, with Google up to 59.8%.
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“Hitwise: Google Hits New High; Microsoft & Yahoo New Lows”

Hitwise reports an all-time high of 67.3 for Google.

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“The Great Unbundling: Newspapers “

It’s great to see such a thoughtful exploration of what effect the internet is having not only on the newspaper business, but also on the quality of media itself.
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