According to numbers from a recent survey from the Pew Internet Project, more than a third of American adults own smartphones, and one in four of them go online mostly using their smartphones instead of their computers.

As compelling as it is to follow-up on Google’s +1 or Facebook’s latest partnership with Skype, offering, in writing about those unfortunate but all too common scenarios where companies with a seemingly insurmountable lead take the never planned or expected left towards the road, it became hard to think about anything else. The Sinking Ship needs a little closure.

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A recent roundup of information put together by KISSmetrics highlights the significance of timing for blogs. Among the information included are the pros and cons of posting during high-activity hours and low-activity hours, along with when blogs gets the most views, comments and links.

A new study from ExactTarget shows that mobile email and text messages have played a part in a significant number of mobile purchases.

According to the latest figures from StatCounter, Google’s Chrome browser grabbed a fifth of the global market in June.

According to IgnitionOne’s “US Online Advertising Report” for the second quarter of 2011, U.S. online advertising spend in the second quarter showed strength across all channels despite larger economic uncertainties.

Thanks to Hollywood, hundreds of millions of people had the chance to experience what life might have been like on the Titanic – grand, opulent, classist, and doomed. It was also full of notions that are both chivalrous and antiquated with how people might react today.

This morning, Facebook and American Express announced that cardmembers will now be able to pay for Facebook ads using Membership Rewards points, marking the first time any company has connected a rewards program to advertising spend. It is also the first time, to our knowledge, that a rewards program was used to generate demand for goods and services, rather than cutting costs, which is what most programs are designed to do.

InfiniteTraffic hires new Director of Affiliate Relations!