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Brits Increasingly Wise to Smartphones as 10 Million+ Browse the Mobile Web

November 16, 2009

The number of people in the UK using smartphones increased 10 percent between the second and third quarters of this year, from 5.6 million to 6.2 million.

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Top U.S. Web Brands and Parent Companies for October 2009

November 13, 2009

The Nielsen Company today reported October 2009 data for the Top Parent Companies/Divisions and Top Web Brands, as well as average Internet usage.

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Nielsen at NewTeeVee: Keeping an Eye on Extended Screens

November 13, 2009

On November 12, at the NewTeeVee Live event, Brian Fuhrer, SVP and Media Program Leader at The Nielsen Company, weighed in on the need to measure audiences and engagement across TV, the web, mobile devices and more.

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Nielsen Podcast: The FDA, Pharma and Social Media

November 12, 2009

On Friday, November 13, Nielsen’s Melissa Davies, Research Director, Healthcare, Online division, will present testimony at an FDA hearing surrounding the pharmaceutical industry and regulations surrounding social media.

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Top U.S. Online Search Providers: October 2009

November 12, 2009

The Nielsen Company today reported October 2009 data for the top U.S. Search Providers.

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Yield Management: What Advertisers Can Learn From the Airlines

November 12, 2009

Yield management is an approach to maximizing revenue when a business has a fixed, perishable resource and can segment customers into groups willing to pay different prices for the same resource.

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In Tough Times, 10 Ways Retailers Can Bring Holiday Cheer

November 11, 2009

While beleaguered shoppers will be looking for ways to make the season bright, retailers can do their part by bringing some much needed holiday cheer to the shopping experience.

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The Droid: Is this the Smartphone Consumers are Looking For?

November 11, 2009

The launch of the Droid by Motorola–which runs Google’s Android 2.0 operating system–is the latest smartphone to be tagged “a game changer,” and “the iPhone killer.”

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Retailers and Game Servers Prepare for New ‘Call of Duty’ Onslaught

November 10, 2009

With gamers expected to rush out en mass to buy Modern Warfare 2 this week, retailers may be just as excited for the release as even the biggest COD franchise fans.

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Average TV Viewing for 2008-09 TV Season at All-Time High

November 10, 2009

The amount of television watched hit an all-time high with Americans spending four hours and 49 minutes a day on average in front of the TV.

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