Bing reveals top search trends of 2011
Microsoft has unveiled the top US-based search terms used on its search engine Bing for 2011, with pop star Justin Bieber named as the most searched for person this year.
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Top 10 social networks in UK: MySpace drops out
MySpace has fallen out the UK’s top ten most visited social networking sites for the first time ever, according to new research.
Ask lists top US and UK searches of 2011
The Japan Earthquake, Hurricane Irene and Steve Jobs death were among the top search trends on search engine Ask.com in this year.
Global adspend by medium: Internet to grow 16% by 2014
The internet will be the biggest contributor of new ad dollars to the global market, accounting for 52.9% of the growth in total expenditure until 2014, according to new research.
Top 10 ad markets: US, Japan and China top list
Global ad expenditure (including digital) will defy the economic downturn to grow 3.5% to $464bn this year, with USA, Japan and China leading the way, according to new research.
Top 5 internet portals for global ad spend: Facebook to overtake Microsoft
Google now owns 44% of the online ad market in terms of ad spend, while Facebook is predicted to overtake Microsoft as the third biggest portal ,according to new data.
Top YouTube videos of the year: Video site attracts 1 trillion views in 2011
Viewers of YouTube logged more than 1 trillion playbacks on the online video site in 2011, according to new figures from owner Google. The news comes as the video sharing site unvieled the most popular videos of the year.
Nielsen and comScore to share data after settling patent disputes
In a boost to firms looking to track online marketing success, media monitoring firms Nielsen and comScore have settled their long standing patent disputes, and will now enter a cross-licensing agreement.
Super Bowl streamed live on mobiles for first time
The NFL has struck a landmark agreement with US TV network NBC to stream next years Super Bowl online and through mobile phones.
Microsoft sells shopping search engine Ciao to LeGuide
Microsoft has sold its product search and customer reviews engine Ciao to LeGuide.com for an undisclosed sum.