Category Archives: Technology
comScore Reports $36.3 Billion in Q3 2011 U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending, Up 13 Percent vs. Year Ago
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q3 2011 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending reached $36.3 billion for the quarter, up 13 percent versus year ago. This … Continue reading
Magazine Subscriptions Are Well and Alive in the Era of Digital Magazines
Overwhelmingly, 92% or responders identified “convenience” as the most important attribute of online magazine subscription shopping. Among buyers, 73% report getting better deals on magazine subscriptions online. Opportunity to order discount magazine subscriptions is a major factor in ordering print … Continue reading
Twitter Provides New Way to Fight Pharmacy Crime
Purdue Pharma L.P. provides another tool to fight pharmacy crime through Twitter.com/RxPATROL. Pharmacy staff, law enforcement officials and loss prevention personnel can now follow updates about pharmacy robberies, burglaries and potential threats in their area and nationwide through Twitter. The … Continue reading
Facebook Brand Pages Lag Behind in ‘Likes’
Facebook brand pages have been ‘liked’ by only 9% of Internet users — trailing the number of ‘likes’ for all other Facebook elements — according to the latest JustAsk! survey from audience research and targeting company Crowd Science (http://crowdscience.com). But … Continue reading
Herman Cain Sustains Momentum on Twitter
Qorvis Communications, one of the fastest-growing integrated communications firms in the U.S., today released its monthly Twitter Valuation Analysis for the 2012 presidential campaign, with a special emphasis on the social media footprint of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and … Continue reading
Ad Council, AOL, Facebook and Free to Be Foundation Unite for National Bullying Prevention Campaign
In an effort to educate parents on their role in preventing bullying, the Ad Council has joined forces with AOL, Facebook and the Free to Be Foundation on a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign. The campaign is being announced … Continue reading