web industry trends

June 17, 2010 -- Here's a look at what's happening in the online advertising, video advertising and web publishing industries:

Peer39 announced earlier this month that the semantic advertising company will be partnering with yield optimization platform AdMeld.

June 16, 2010 -- Here's a summary of the latest industry news for Wednesday, June 16:

BlueKai and Bizo are partnering on business demographics; the partnership will theoretically improve BlueKai's data auction targeting. Here's the announcement: Bizo and BlueKai Partner to Deliver High-Performance Business Data Through the BlueKai Exchange

June 15, 2010 -- Here's a look at the latest trends in internet advertising, internet security, social media and mobile internet for June 15, 2010:

A Ground Truth study finds that mobile internet usage peaks quite late in the day, possibly defying some expectations. Here's the study: Mobile Internet Usage Builds Throughout the Day

U.S. Lags Behind Europe with Nearly Half as Many Mobile Users Listening to Music

LONDON, U.K., May 20, 2010 - comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released data from the comScore MobiLens service which showed that 23.8 percent of mobile users across five leading European mobile markets (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) listened to music on their mobile handsets during the three month period ending March 2010. The 54 million total mobile music users in the EU5 countries represent a 10 percent increase in the past year.

Metacafe Movies Provides Exclusive Premium Content and New Original Programming, Including 3D Showcase, to Create Opportunity for Advertisers to Engage Film Fans Online

SAN FRANCISCO – May 25, 2010 – Capitalizing on its rich heritage in online video entertainment and understanding of the coveted 18 to 34 year-old audience, Metacafe® today introduced Metacafe Movies.

DALLAS, May 24 -- Match.com, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), today announced an agreement by which Match.com will become the exclusive online dating site on Yahoo!. Yahoo! Personals users will have the opportunity to move to a new co-branded Match.com experience, "Match.com on Yahoo!" where they will combine with the greater Match.com community. The Match.com on Yahoo! service is available starting today.

Wellington, NZ, March 22, 2010 – Sitecore, a provider of .NET Web Content Management System (CMS) software, has announced the opening of its New Zealand sales office, solidifying its presence in the New Zealand Content Management System market and expanding its partner program.

Sitecore currently provides Web CMS software, online marketing automation, Web analytics, intranet portals and other Web solutions to some of New Zealand’s leading organizations including Statistics New Zealand, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Auckland Airport, Barfoot & Thompson and Canon New Zealand.

eBillme study asks consumers about anticipated spending post-recession

RYE BROOK, NY - May 19, 2010 - 52 percent of consumers say that as the economy starts to improve, they plan to increase their spending on travel. This is the top response in a consumer study released today by eBillme, and conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research.

The study polled 1,200 consumers to measure the top things they plan to increase spending on as the economy begins to improve and consumer confidence increases.

Projects 12.4 Million SAAR and Predicts 80 Percent Boost in Toyota Sales

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — March 25, 2010 — This month's new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 1,119,700 units, a 30.9 percent increase from March 2009 and a 43.9 percent increase from February 2010, according to Edmunds.com.

Edmunds.com analysts predict that March's Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate (SAAR) will be 12.4 million, up from 10.3 million in February 2010.

PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, MARCH 26, 2010 - Even though the iPad doesn’t officially become available for another week, awareness is strong among certain key demographic groups, according to a new report by market research company The NPD Group.

NPD’s Apple iPad: Consumers’ Perceptions and Attitudes report found that awareness is highest among current Apple owners, (82 percent), consumers with $100,000 or greater income (80 percent), and 18-34 year olds (78 percent).