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  • Two-Word Queries Are the Most Popular in September

    Experian Hitwise recently unveiled its most recent search engine numbers, which show that Google remains way ahead of the pack, Bing-powered search lost some of its piece of the pie and that two-word queries were the most popular in September.

  • US Ad Spending is Growing

    Recent figures released by Nielsen show that ad spending is growing in the U.S., though not across all sectors. While automotive-related categories appear to be bouncing back in huge ways, others have seen spending cut back from the same period last year.

  • Product Look-up, Mobile Couponing Are Most Popular Elements of Mobile Retail Platforms

    According to a study from Aberdeen Group, mobile retail platforms have a number of essential elements, including product look-up features and mobile couponing. Retailers are also pointing to reporting and encryption tools as top planned back-end technologies.

  • Can You Spare A Penny?

    When is a vertical a vertical? Is it when the first page of Google AdWords is taken by look a like companies? Is it when a competitor enters the market with a URL of…

  • The Good Lead Framework

    If you have never picked up the phone and dialed leads, it’s a worthwhile experience. Just picture yourself not on the generating end of the leads but on the calling…

  • Younger Users Are More Active, Female/Male Patterns Seen in Mobile Gaming

    Mobile gaming is one of the five most popular forms of mobile content usage, according to comScore. There are, of course, differences in how popular the activity is, depending on how old the consumer is and what gender they are, as shown by data released by Compete.

  • Google Chrome Continues Steady Rise, Though OS Questions Remain

    Google’s Chrome Web browser continues to see increased adoption, but will it translate into a successful shot at the operating-system market?

  • Monetizing Email in A Direct Response World

    Perhaps one of the reasons that we enjoy the Electronic Retailing Association’s (ERA’s) show so much, is that it gave us that kid in a candy store feel. A chief complaint others have about some of…

  • Performance Marketing in the Real World

    For whatever reason, if you happen to live in the eastern two-thirds of the country and have a significant amount of Membership Rewards points, chances are you have spent some…

  • Revimedia’s 2minuteseo Campaign Goes Live

    Revimedia have launched their 2minuteSEO campaign (available at www.2minuteSEO.com), which allows users to check their website’s search engine optimization score in three steps, taking only a couple of minutes.