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Study Labels Social Networking Types

MySpace commissioned a study of MySpace and Facebook users and researchers identified six types. They also invented a word or two along the way.

Yahoo Autos Study Uncovers Interest In AFVs

Record increases in gasoline prices seem to have had an effect; according to a new Yahoo Autos study, 69 percent of American consumers are interested in purchasing an alternative fuel vehicle (AFV).

The Great Social Retailing Invention

Social networking is so popular online that it’s spilling into the physical world - at actual stores. Called social retailing, the concept debuted at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) show last January 2007. Recently, the concept, by IconNicholson was selected by Time Magazine as One of the Best Inventions of 2007.

Revolution Health Shows Fondness For HealthTalk

The concept of “big” isn’t often associated with the idea of “healthy,” but in this case, the two seem to be a good match; Revolution Health has just grown in size by acquiring HealthTalk.

Young Europeans Love Their Text Messaging

E-marketer delivered a Forester study today that showed that 92% of young mobile users in certain European countries report sending SMS text messages on their phone.

Author Surprised By Reaction To Internet Study

IT research company Nemertes Research created a stir about the future of the Internet when it published a study about the capacity of the Internet in the coming years.

The Web's Biggest Impulse Shopping Day

Study Looks at Mistyped Domains & Typosquatters

A new study by a major internet security company is taking aim at typosquatting, the practice of buying a misspelled domain name in the hopes that someone will mistype the name and land on that site. If someone then clicks on an text ad on the site the domain owner and the parking company will make money. While the internet security company is trying to point out the problem of typosquatting, a problem that I do not necessarily agree with, they seem to be implying that the domain parking companies are part of the problem.

Study: Webmasters Prefer Google

Based on a study of 7,500 Web sites conducted by Penn State University, Google emerged as Webmasters' favorite.

YouTube Videos Help Increase TV Viewership

A recent study indicates that YouTube clips may inspire more TV viewing as clips serve as promotional vehicles for the shows featured in them. Viewership in general rises, as does loyalty.