The Big Convergence Of Online Advertising

It's hard to imagine a Web without onramps like search engines these days. They've become an essential part of the online experience. It may be equally as hard to imagine what the next phase of online advertising will be, as used to the sponsored links as we are.

Social Networks Impact Retail Sites

If Santa’s sled is extra heavy this year, his reindeer can blame it on Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo - a new report from Hitwise indicates that social networks are having a huge impact on retail sites.

Bluepulse Takes Mobile Social Network Forward

From camping gear to kitchenware, “all-in-one” can be a major selling point.  Now, with an update that’ll let users see their messages and updates on one screen, Bluepulse, a mobile social networking company, is hoping to capitalize on this trend.

Hitwise Launches Retail Data Center to Public

Hitwise, announced the launch of its new Retail Data Center. This publicly available website provides weekly online shopping trend data, based on how U.S. Internet users interact with more than 20,000 online shopping sites, across 21 shopping categories such as Video Games, Electronics and Apparel.