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20 Nov 2008 - T-Mobile USA increases data plan rates for voice customers
Today, T-Mobile USA is kicking off its web2go initiative that add Yahoo! oneSearch to some devices, a customizable home page, a new mobile shopping and download experience (I'll cover this in a follow-up post), and higher data rate plans. The press release actually states that the data rate plans were...
19 Nov 2008 - Have you ever logged onto your credit card Web site?
Response 2007 2008 Change Yes 69% 73% +4 No 31% 27% -4 Source: comScore by NB
19 Nov 2008 - 'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accent
The new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, according to a report by Agence France Presse. The free application, which allows iPhone owners to use the Google search engine with their voice, mistook the...
19 Nov 2008 - Great educational websites (and an intro to Diigo)
As promised, I've compiled your suggested educational websites and posted them on Diigo, as well. Diigo, by the way, is a bit like delicious on steroids. It has a really straight-forward interface and allows you to highlight and annotate sections of a website (perfect for building web quests...
17 Nov 2008 - Top Web sites in China in September 2008
Rank Web Site Name Audience, 000 1 Baidu 171 2 Tencent QQ 117 3 Sina 108 4 Google China 81 5 Sohu 74 6 NetEase (163) 58 7 Soso 49 8 Hao123 48 ...
15 Nov 2008 - Top US business Web sites in September 2008
August 2008 September 2008 % Change Total Audience 188,937 189,468 0 Business/Finance - News/Research 58,766 64,277 9 RBC.RU 466 1,190 155 FOXBUSINESS.COM 531 1,205 127 Google Finance 822 1,372 67 CNN Money 4,458 6,952 56 ...
14 Nov 2008 - Airline ticket sales by airline Web site
Supplier Sites Q2 2007 Q2 2008 Point Change American Airlines 12.8% 10.7% -2.1 AirTran 4.9% 4.9% 0.0 Continental Airlines 11.5% 12.3% 0.8 Delta Airlines 14.2% 13.3% -0.9 JetBlue 5.9% 7.1% 1.2 Northwest Airlines 6.8% 4.3% -2.5 ...
14 Nov 2008 - Top sports Web sites for August 2008
Site Aug 2007 audience Aug 2008 audience Growth, % Sports Category 33,405 42,252 26% Yahoo! Sports 8,820 18,727 112% ESPN 10,314 11,936 16% FOX Sports on MSN 6,824 7,714 13% SI Digital Sites 3,913 6,490 66% CBS Sports...
13 Nov 2008 - Fastest-growing financial Web sites in September 2008
Aug-08 Sep-08 % Change Total Internet 188,937 189,468 0 Business/Finance 58,766 64,277 9 RBC.RU 466 1,190 155 FOXBUSINESS.COM 531 1,205 127 Google Finance 822 1,372 67 CNN Money 4,458 6,952 56 BLOOMBERG.COM 1,871 2,800 50...
09 Nov 2008 - Top Web sites in France in August 2008
Property Jul-08 Aug-08 Pt Change Total Internet 100.0 100.0 0.0 Google Sites 81.3 82.0 0.7 Microsoft Sites 3.0 2.7 -0.3 Groupe Pages Jaunes 3.2 2.7 -0.6 Yahoo! Sites 2.0 2.3 0.2 Groupe Spir Communication 1.8 2.0 0.2 ...