Newspaper websites attracted an average monthly unique audience of 72 million visitors in the fourth quarter of 2009, representing 37 percent Internet users. The figures come from a custom analysis by Nielsen Online for the Newspaper Association of America. Newspaper websites users generated more than 3.2 billion page views during the quarter, spending more than 2.4 billion minutes sites.

One of the most trusted sources of marketing research and information is MarketingSherpa. I've been a subscriber for many years and always look forward to the reports on Search Marketing, Email Marketing and B2B Marketing. Last year MarketingSherpa started conducting research and publishing a Benchmark Report on social media marketing.

Google Wave has been in the wild for months, and Google has confirmed to me that more than 1 million people are actively using it. But enterprise adoption of Wave may well be predicated on how many extensions are built for the open source Wave platform that will help knowledge workers better collaborate. Wrike.com , which makes a well-regarded project management SAAS suite, Feb.

Twitter initiated a password reset to a bunch of user accounts who were suddenly following a couple of suspicious accounts. These accounts were determined to be involved in phishing scams related to torrent sites. "It appears that for a number of years,

If there's any one thing that can be said about SEO with certainty, it's that it manages to cause a lot of confusion. For example, it seems like many people's idea of SEO was formed 10 years ago, and hasn't bothered to change with the times. Even an online veteran like Robert Scoble is completely clueless about modern best practices for search engine optimization. So, before we go any further, let me answer the question posed by the headline . . . Yes,

I have a confession to make: Im a Valentines Day scrooge. Despite that, Valentines Day still sneaks up on me every year and while I might consider saying Bah humbug to Cupid, I just cant. Duty calls, and because I have some very special family and friends in my life, I feel obligated to do a bit more than a drugstore greeting card and a box of stale heart candies. Whether youre a scrooge like me or youre the romantic type,

Econsultancy and Exact Target have released a report based on joint research, polling over 1,000 marketers about their brand reputation strategies. The research found that marketers are slashing their budgets for radio, TV, and print, while looking online to build their brand reputation. The firms say the research indicates there will be a 17% surge in digital marketing spending this year.

In my ten years of designing and developing websites for clients, I can count on one hand how many I had a truly great experience working with. Being a web designer can be tough at times. Many people don't take the profession seriously. We strive to maintain our creative/artistic side but long to be seen as professionals. It's a battle that seems to have no end in site. On top of all that,

People who spend large amounts of time on the Internet are more likely to show signs of depression, according to a new study by psychologists from the University of Leeds. The study found "striking" evidence that some users have developed a compulsive Internet habit in which they replace real-life social interaction with online chat rooms and social networking sites. "The Internet now plays a huge part in modern life, but its benefits are accompanied by a darker side,

Outbrain "Good Advertising" which is meant to achieve a great aim " Reader Trust First, Revenue Second " is all basically about the following: (1) Bloggers grab their widget that allows readers to rate the bloggers' articles. (2) Advertisers then pay for placing their "Sponsored" links in that widgets ($10 per month per each link); (3) If the blogger opted in showing those "Sponsored" links in his widget and if his blog is relevant,