Brazil

But mobile Internet user growth is speeding up

NEW YORK (Mar. 17, 2010) -- Although the mobile markets in the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) continue to expand at a healthy pace, the days of triple-digit subscriber growth are long past.

As subscriber bases solidify, it is now the mobile Internet user populations that are increasing rapidly, albeit from small bases.

Messaging currently offers marketers the greatest opportunity

NEW YORK (Mar. 17, 2010)—For marketers looking to break into mobile and get the most from their investment in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), targeting a more specialized audience may help them ring up dividends.

eMarketer projects that mobile ad spending will reach $11.8 million in Brazil, $6.4 million in Russia, $35.4 million in India and $223.2 million in China in 2010.

Integration of Brazilian mobile marketing body brings MMA membership more than 750 worldwide

New York, London, Sao Paulo and Singapore – Dec 15, 2009 — The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) (www.mmaglobal.com) today announced the acquisition of Brazilian association for mobile marketing, the AMMB (Associação de Mobile Marketing do Brasil).

The partnership doubles the number of MMA members in Brazil and brings membership globally to more than 750; representing significant incremental growth and strengthening its position in Latin America and globally.

Access from abroad accounted for nearly 40% of the 13.4 million visits the site received in September

SAO PAULO, Nov. 12 -- A survey conducted in September by comScore, a leader in audience measurement in the digital universe, shows BuscaPe, a pioneer in price comparison service for various product categories on the internet and the largest site in this segment in Latin America, in 11th place among the most accessed sites in the country and fourth among Brazilian owned sites with the largest audience in Brazil. Growth over last year was 74%.

comScore to Host Industry Workshop / Internet Seminar in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday 12th November

LONDON, U.K., November 5, 2009 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study of Brazilian Internet usage, based on data from the comScore World Metrix service, which showed that 31.9 million Brazilians age 15 and over accessed the Internet from a home or work location in September 2009, up 22 percent versus the previous year.

Google Sites Leads Microsoft Sites in Brazil

BOSTON, MA, October 27, 2009 — iProspect®, the Original® Search Engine Marketing Firm, announced today that it has launched iProspect Brazil. The new location is part of iProspect's continued worldwide expansion designed to offer marketers a seamless global search engine marketing solution.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, October 2, 2009 – Cisco today announced the 12th edition of the Cisco Broadband Barometer, showing a 16 percent growth in the number of broadband connections in Brazil during the first half of 2009. By June 2009, Brazil reached 13.6 million broadband connections across the country. The increasing penetration of PCs in Brazilian homes contributed for the broadband market's acceleration in the country.

Google Sites Account for Nearly 30 Percent of All Time Spent Online in these Two Markets, Three Times Higher than Average

RESTON, VA, September 14, 2009 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world today released a study focusing on Google’s strong relative position in the two emerging Internet markets of India and Brazil.

Luxembourg, July 14, 2009 - Skype, an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY), announced the availability of its global Skype Online Shop to users in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.

Designed with user friendliness in mind, the Skype online shop enables users in these countries to browse and buy a range of Skype Certified™ accessories and hardware and enjoy the convenience of having items shipped directly to them from third party merchants whom Skype has partnered with, confident that every item has passed Skype's quality and performance certification tests.

180 Students From Manguinhos Community to Be Trained in IT Skills Through Cisco's Networking Academy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 8, 2009 -- The Cisco Systems' (NASDAQ: CSCO) Cisco Networking Academy®, in collaboration with the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the local Foundation of Support for Technical Schools (FAETEC) are helping create opportunities for 180 students from the community of Manguinhos by providing information technology (IT) skills to prepare them for entry-level IT positions in various fields.