Talking And Driving Clogs Traffic

People using mobile phones while driving contribute to traffic congestion, according to a University of Utah study. Regardless of whether they use a handset or Bluetooth, the conversation itself causes motorists to drive slower on the freeway and to be less likely to pass slower-moving vehicles.

Mobile Advertising Growing Fast In Japan

In 2007, the Japanese online advertising market was projected to be worth between $3.4 billion (Dentsu) and $4.1 billion (PricewaterhouseCoopers). By 2011, Dentsu estimates that Japan's online ad market value will be $6.8 billion; PrivewaterhouseCoopers says it will be slightly more at $7 billion.

28 Things Didn’t Happen In 2007

A lot of predictions were made about 2007, just like every other year. Some came true, some didn't. Here's a list of what didn't happen.Vertical search and niche social networks didn't take off

Best Posts of the Year for Analytics

Dennis Mortensen, COO of Index Tools and author of the blog Visual Revenue, has summarized the 18 most popular web analytics posts of 2007. His list includes posts from 6 different authorities in the Web Analytics industry including: Occam's Razor, Web Analytics Demystified, Web Metrics Guru, Visual Revenue, Web Analytics World, and Luna Metrics.

Facebook Popular In Canada

Toronto is the first North American city to have more than one million subscribers to Facebook according to Calgary based Zinc Research.