Online engagement by Internet users is increasing in part as a result of a shift toward video content and social networking, according to a new report by Nielsen.
Since 2003, interests of the average online user have shifted significantly. Categories that consisted of portal-oriented browsing sites, such as shopping directories and Internet tools/Web services, used to be the most popular categories for user engagement.
Retailer Email Increased 45% During Holidays
Retailers increased their email volumes by 45 percent during the holiday season according to the Email Experience Council.
Phishing Attacks Increased In 2007
Phishing attacks in the U.S. rose in 2007 as $3.2 billion was lost to these attacks, according to a survey by Gartner.The survey found that 3.6 million adults lost money in phishing attacks in the 12 months ending August 2007, as compared with 2.3 million who did so the previous year. Phishing attacks were more successful in 2007 than they were in the past two years. Of those who received phishing emails in 2007, 3.3 percent said they lost money because of the attack, compared with 2.3 percent who lost money in 2006, and 2.9 percent who did so in 2006.
How I Increased Adsense Earnings by 50%
I’m not a huge Adsense earner, but at the beginning of this month I decided to more aggressively try to increase my revenues.
I’ve now seen a 50+% increase in my Adsense earnings since I began.
What does that mean in real terms? It means my earnings would now comfortably pay off the monthly mortgage repayments on a detached 4-bedroom house in the UK.
Spam Increased In 2006
Spam made a big comeback in 2006 according to a report from IronPort Systems, a gateway security provider. The report says that the increase in volume was due to advanced image based spam, which is usually ten times larger than text spam. Because of that digital data sent tripled.
Office Live Coming Nov. 15 (With Increased Storage)
Microsoft has announced the final release of Office Live will be on November 15, bringing a great set of web services to small businesses at low (or no) cost.
Tracking & Troubleshooting for Increased Sales
So many times, online business owners are confused about where their sales come from. They think they are helpless after a visitor arrives at their site. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Hitachi Lays Groundwork For Increased Hard Drive Capacities
Earlier today, a report concerning Hitachi and the development of increased storage capacities for hard drives across the board.
Laptop Use Increased While Watching TV
Well, I don’t have a study to that proves my theory [more people are using their laptops while watching tv] but I know it’s true in my house.
The Secret Benefit Of Accessibility Part 1: Increased Usability
Web accessibility has so many benefits that I really do wonder why such a large number of websites have such diabolically bad accessibility. One of the main benefits is increased usability, which according to usability guru, Jakob Nielson, can increase the sales/conversion rate of a website by 100% and traffic by 150%.