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Facebook has raced ahead of MySpace with nine million more unique users worldwide , according to figures released from ComScore.The social networking site has grown from 47.2 million visitors in May last year to 123.9 million in May this year, a rate of 162%, while MySpace has only grown 5% to 114.6 million in the… Continue reading Facebook Overtakes MySpace

The Daily Mail’s online presence has become the most visited national newspaper website in May. According to figures released by ABCe over 18.7 million unique users viewed the website over the month.This is the first time the Associated Newspaper’s website has come out ahead of its rivals, which are also audited monthly by the industry… Continue reading Mail Online Most Visited Newspaper Site In May

New figures released today show that average daily users to ITV.com has doubled since the site’s re-launch in August last year, while video views on the sites have grown by 21% month-on-month since January, with 12 million playbacks in May alone.The recent Britain’s Got Talent hit programme attracted 6 million video views on ITV.com during… Continue reading Video Surge On ITV Re-Launched Sites

The IAB, Interactive Advertising Bureau, announced that internet advertising revenues reached $5.8 billion in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 18.2% over the same period in 2007. Although the figures were the second highest in history, there was a slight slide of 1.7% from the previous quarter which recorded the largest ever figures,… Continue reading US Internet Advertising Revenues Up 18.2% YoY in Q1

The BBC is to launch a “new iPlayer” which will see the corporation’s radio and TV content on a single iPlayer interface.Speaking at the Broadcast Digital Channels Conference last week, BBC head of digital media technology Anthony Rose said that the new iPlayer will be ready to go live in “a few weeks time”.The new… Continue reading “All New” iPlayer To Launch

Yahoo! has ended all merger talks with Microsoft as it announces a search advertising deal with Google.Yahoo! said that it ended the talks after Microsoft said in a meeting on Sunday that it was no longer interested in buying the company outright.It added that a deal with Microsoft would have left the company without an… Continue reading Yahoo! Signs Search Ad Deal With Google

Google search properties accounted for 87% of all UK searches for the four weeks ending May 31 2008, according to new figures from online research firm Hitwise.This figure represents a 12% increase compared to May 2007. By comparison, Yahoo! search properties accounted for 4.1% of UK searches in May 2008, a 2% increase compared to… Continue reading Google Accounted For 87% Of All UK Searches In May

Times Online has unveiled a digital newspaper archive going back more than 200 years.The archive contains more than 20 million articles from every edition of the Times, leaving out just a small number of damaged issues, from 1785 to 1985.The archive is currently free, with editor-in-chief of Times Online Anne Spackman saying that no decision… Continue reading Times Archive Goes Online

Currently 19% of UK households consume online video on a regular basis, up 8% from August 2007, according to new research. The Deloitte Digital Index forecasts that in five years’ time this figure could realistically grow to more than 50%. The research provides detailed commentary on 12 key metrics, including mobile TV, MP3 players, online… Continue reading 19% Of UK Households Watch Online Video

This year, advertising spending on social network sites is expected to rise 77% to £115 million, with marketers projected to spend £285 million in 2012, according to a new report from eMarketer. An estimated 11 million people, about 30% of UK internet users, participated in online social networking last year, said eMarketer. UK Online Social… Continue reading Strong Adspend Growth For Social Networking Sites