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  Facebook Leapfrogs Yahoo! to Become Second Most Visited Site in U.S.

  JP 12:50 am on February 23, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: consumer attention (2), destination web (2), facebook (159), nbsp (991), Read (809), time, U.S. (63), U.S.Facebook (3), US (18), Yahoo (2)

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  It was only a matter of time, really. After ceding its traffic throne to Google two years ago, Yahoo! has recently been knocked down yet another notch. As Mashable reports, Facebook has shot past the search engine to claim the title of second-most visited site in the US. According to new data released from Compete.com, 133.62 million people visited Facebook in January, compared to the 132 million who went to Yahoo!. Facebook had been gradually narrowing the gap for some time, but last month marked the first time that it actually overtook the once-proud portal.

  Although Facebook still trails the Google juggernaut by a good 14 million monthly visitors, Compete’s analysis shows that when it comes to actual time spent on a given site, Facebook far outpaces the competition. Last month, a whopping 11.6-percent of all online time was spent on Facebook, compared with just 4.25-percent on Yahoo, and 4.1-percent on Google. This large a discrepancy really isn’t surprising, since Facebook is, for the most part, a destination Web site, and since both Google and Yahoo! primarily serve as vehicles to other sites. Those statistics have significance with advertisers, though, many of which are more interested in sustained consumer attention, rather than sheer volume.

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  Facebook Leapfrogs Yahoo! to Become Second Most Visited Site in U.S. originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Facebook Leapfrogs Yahoo! to Become Second Most Visited Site in U.S.

  JP 12:51 am on February 22, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: consumer attention (2), destination web (2), facebook (159), nbsp (991), Read (809), time, U.S. (63), U.S.Facebook (3), US (18), Yahoo (2)

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  It was only a matter of time, really. After ceding its traffic throne to Google two years ago, Yahoo! has recently been knocked down yet another notch. As Mashable reports, Facebook has shot past the search engine to claim the title of second-most visited site in the US. According to new data released from Compete.com, 133.62 million people visited Facebook in January, compared to the 132 million who went to Yahoo!. Facebook had been gradually narrowing the gap for some time, but last month marked the first time that it actually overtook the once-proud portal.

  Although Facebook still trails the Google juggernaut by a good 14 million monthly visitors, Compete’s analysis shows that when it comes to actual time spent on a given site, Facebook far outpaces the competition. Last month, a whopping 11.6-percent of all online time was spent on Facebook, compared with just 4.25-percent on Yahoo, and 4.1-percent on Google. This large a discrepancy really isn’t surprising, since Facebook is, for the most part, a destination Web site, and since both Google and Yahoo! primarily serve as vehicles to other sites. Those statistics have significance with advertisers, though, many of which are more interested in sustained consumer attention, rather than sheer volume.

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  Facebook Leapfrogs Yahoo! to Become Second Most Visited Site in U.S. originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Facebookers Poking Around 7 Hours a Month, Nielsen Finds

  JP 12:51 am on February 21, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: active web, contradictory evidence, google yahoo, nbsp (991), Nielsen, Read (809), time

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  Despite contradictory evidence from the teen demographic, some researchers have asserted that the time people spend online has maxed out. A recent Nielsen study has indicated that, at least during January, that may actually be correct — with one site being a notable exception.

  According to the Nielsen stat gurus, the total number of active Web users increased in January, but people still spent less time on the Net as a whole, including major sites like Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, AOL, Amazon, and eBay. The people surveyed didn’t necessarily minimize their online time, though; they primarily redirected their attention to Facebook, the reigning ruler of the Internet.

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  Facebookers Poking Around 7 Hours a Month, Nielsen Finds originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  How-To-Write-AdWords-Ad-Copy

  JP 9:37 am on November 25, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: AdWords (3), consuming, less time consuming, time

  Imagine what it would be like if you could write ads in minutes rather than hours. How much easier and less time consuming would running your AdWords campaign become?
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  Apple's Gone Rotten With Patent for Ad-Supported Macs?

  JP 9:37 am on November 25, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Apple (11), apple claims, hipster image, Mac (26), nbsp (991), pop ups, Read (809), spot, time

  Filed under: Computers, iPod

  Advertisements have been a constant nuisance since the Web’s inception, but their continued proliferation has recently become nearly unbearable. Even on some pay sites where every amount of available space is devoted to ad banners, members have to sit through a 30-second spot every time they want to watch a three-minute video.

  Apple, though, reportedly believes that all those pop-ups, videos, and obscuring banners just aren’t sufficiently irritating. According to the New York Times, the company is developing a terrifying and absolutely disgusting patent that would basically give Apple the right to shill anything on any of its devices at absolutely any time.

  Hidden behind the unassuming name of ‘Advertisement in Operating System,’ the sinister plan would enable Apple to run unstoppable and unavoidable ads on the operating system itself. The ads could even lock a gadget or computer until the spot is completed, or in some infuriating cases, lock the device until the user interacts with the bogus interruptions.

  Apple claims that the so-called “enforcement routine” would only be enabled for people who actually agree to being constantly bothered. But, the program is still considerably troubling, particularly coming from a company that takes pride in its trendy, hipster image. If Apple does carry out this despicable plan, it should probably change those already annoying TV ads: “I’m a Mac hypocrite.” [From: The New York Times and Download Squad]

  Apple’s Gone Rotten With Patent for Ad-Supported Macs? originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  5 Typos That Broke the Bank

  JP 1:35 pm on October 8, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: everyday reality, lickety split, nbsp (991), slip ups, time, Typos

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  Whether caused by rushed jobs, or just plain sloppiness, typos are an everyday reality. Most of the time, in this lickety-split Internet world of ours, it’s not a big deal. Sometimes, however, a mistyped letter or two can end up costing the misguided typist a lot of money (and time). Here are five recent textual slip-ups that were particularly expensive.

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  5 Typos That Broke the Bank originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Social Networking Now Takes Up Three Times the Time

  JP 1:55 am on September 28, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Jon Gibs, nbsp (991), Networking (45), Read (809), social networking sites (36), time, tv rating, wholesale change

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  According to Nielsen, the company that also provides TV rating information, reported that in August of 2009, 17-percent of all time online was spent on social networking sites. In August of 2008, that percentage was only at 6, meaning that in just one year, the amount of time spent on Facebook, Twitter, and the like has tripled.

  According to Jon Gibs, a VP at Nielsen’s online division, this represents a “wholesale change in the way the Internet is used.” While the change might sound drastic, it’s certainly not surprising. In a few short years, social networking has gone from a fringe trend powered by tech-savvy youngsters to a mainstream phenomena embraced by everyone and their mom (literally).

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  Social Networking Now Takes Up Three Times the Time originally appeared on Switched on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Users Spending More Time on Facebook Than Google

  JP 1:55 am on September 24, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: facebook (159), nbsp (991), number crunchers, publishers association (2), Read (809), Read Write, social networking sites (36), Than Google, Than GoogleUsers, time

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  Facebook’s astronomical membership numbers continue to rise, reportedly passing the 300 million mark recently. According to Mashable, the time people spend on the site perusing pictures, updating statuses, and stalking exes continues to escalate, as well.

  The Nielsen number-crunchers recently conducted a study for the Online Publishers Association that investigated which Web site keeps its viewers captivated for the most hours every month. Facebookers, on average, spend almost 6 hours a month on the site, placing Facebook clearly in the lead. Yahoo!’s 3:14:30 comes in at a distant second. Users spend 1:53:21 per month on Google, a mere one-third of Facebook members’ average. Read Write Web attributes the rise in Facebook time to the decline in usage of e-mail and IM services. An increasing number of people now use social networking sites to share content with each other, particularly teens and the iGeneration.

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  Users Spending More Time on Facebook Than Google originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Brit on Trial for Killing Ex After She Changed Relationship Status

  JP 1:56 am on September 7, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Brian Lewis, cardiff crown court, Hayley Jones, Jones (2), Lewis, nbsp (991), partner brian, Read (809), relationship status (3), status (5), time

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  The first time a Facebook status motivated a violent crime was disturbing enough, but another jealousy-fueled murder due to relationships and social networking is beyond shocking. As as it the case with millions moving on from romantic trysts, on March 2 this past year, Hayley Jones changed her status from ‘married’ to ’single’. Days later, because ‘he could not stand to lose her to another man,’ her ex-partner Brian Lewis strangled and stabbed Jones with a kitchen knife on March 12, reports BBC News.

  Lewis is on trial this week in Cardiff Crown Court for the alleged murder of the 26-year-old mother of four. The prosecution told the jury ‘Lewis feared their relationship was on the rocks because of the time she spent online.’ While the outcome hasn’t been decided, BBC News reports that Lewis dialed 999 and asked police to come to the house before he left and later turned himself in. If this evidence is any indication, Lewis might have to change his ‘current location’ on to ‘behind bars,’ for a long time. [From: BBC News]

  Brit on Trial for Killing Ex After She Changed Relationship Status originally appeared on Switched on Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Our Daily Deal: Dell Desktop and 23" Monitor for $386

  JP 12:25 pm on August 21, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Dell Desktop, losing track of time, Monitor (2), nbsp (991), putting music on your ipod, Read (809), time

  Filed under: Computers

  

  The folks over at TechDealDigger are letting us know about some of the best deals they find on gadgets every day, so we’re going to pass that information on to you. After all, in these tough economic times, every little bit counts. We may not be buying Swarovski-covered iPods any time soon, but everyone needs essentials like a computer. So take a look at what the online deals site sent us today.

  Of all the gadgets you could get, the most essential is a computer. Without a PC, there is no e-mail, no putting music on your iPod, and no losing track of time in Wikipedia. Thankfully, if you’re currently computer-less, or perhaps just several years past due for an upgrade, you can get a perfectly serviceable desktop and a large, wide-screen monitor for under $400. Using the coupon code, WKF35JP9FR9BLQ, you can get a Vostro 220 from Dell’s Small Business site for just $386.10, plus $35 shipping.

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  Our Daily Deal: Dell Desktop and 23″ Monitor for $386 originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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