For the first time ever, Google Maps has overtaken long-time online maps leader MapQuest in January – at least, according to initial reports from comScore, as verified by Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land.

The latest figures released by Nielsen Online show that the number of Spain’s active Internet home users in November saw a month-to-month jump of 6.37 percent in November.

According to comScore’s latest retail e-commerce sales figures for the U.S., the fourth quarter of 2008 was the first time the company observed a negative year-over-year percent change.

A recent report released by the Nielsen Company shows that “Lost” on ABC.com lured the most unique viewers in December, making the show the top among all online broadcast television network entertainment programs streamed from tagged Web sites and embedded network video players.

Reprising its role in the two-hour “24: Redemption” season opener, the Hyundai Genesis will ride in the Fox series again as the automaker assumes a larger sponsorship in the action series.

A recent study released by KPMG LLP, an audit, tax and advisory company, in conjunction with the venture capital new media organization AlwaysOn, highlighted the growing importance of the mobile realm.

It could easily be argued that Facebook’s redesign more than six months ago basically threw a blanket over the social network’s applications. While many of the irritating aspects of applications were muted thanks to the new interface, it came at a big cost to Facebook application developers.

Symantec recently released its “The State of Spam” monthly report for February 2009, which showed that the U.S. is losing a bit of ground to other countries in terms of being a region of origin for spam.

If you ask the top pay per click marketers what is one of the factors that have allowed them to achieve their success it’s their ability to optimize campaigns. Being able to adapt to the changing demands of the market can determine whether a PPC campaign will be successful or just a drain on your budget.

Email marketing has had so much success that we are now starting to see more restrictions on deliverability and lists are becoming less responsive due to the increasing amount of competition.