The Economist gets free and paid apps
The Economist has launched the two new apps – The Economist for iPhone and The Economist for iPad – available now on the App Store.
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Top 5 causes of web stress
‘Cyber Monday’ – the busiest online shopping day of the year – is almost here. But can consumers rely on websites to offer them the best experience when they shop online? With Christmas fast approaching, will shopping for products and services online be more stressful than hitting the high street?
Case Study: ‘Warships’ game app converts 15% of free downloads to paying customers
Tequila Mobile, developer and publisher of high quality mobile games, has seen downloads of its free mobile game Warships: Sea on Fire convert up to 15% of its users to paying customers, with 1.4 million downloaded games, during a recent campaign they ran using GetJar’s Pay-Per-Download service. This case study shows how the app’s unique … [Read more…]
Top utility websites: Thames Water, British Gas and Scottish Hydro lead the way for user experience
Thames Water, British Gas and Scottish Hydro offer customers the best online user experience among UK energy and water suppliers, according to a new study. The findings provide valuable feedback for an industry that is becoming aware of the potential cost savings in encouraging and supporting its customers in moving to online services.
Data: Top 10 countries for social networking (visits)
Millions of unique monthly visitors to socila networking sites in August 2010.
Data: Top 10 countries for social networking (time spent)
Average number of hours spent on social networking sites, per visitor in August 2010.
Top 10 domain name sales of all time
The sale of the world’s most lucrative domain name, Sex.com, for a record $13 million has been confirmed this week. The sale, brokered by Sedo enters the record books as one of the web’s most famous sites, and now ranks as commanding the single highest recorded price paid for a domain name not just in … [Read more…]
Brands need human face to avoid being ‘foreigners’ in social media
Consumers value brands being honest on social media sites, and prefer to deal with a human face rather than anonymous messages, according to a new study.
Search drives US online ad revenue up 17%
Online ad spend in the US continued to accelerate in the third quarter, as the market rebounds from a slowdown last year, according to new data.
US holiday spending: Tech trumps travel in 2010
As the US marks ‘Black Friday’ today, signaling the start of the Christmas shopping season, how will the country’s fragile economy affect shoppers buying habits online? Andrew Eisner, Director of Community and Content for Retrevo.com takes a look at the latest survey stats to find out.