Nearly half of U.S. internet users have visited video-sharing sites, such as YouTube, and typical daily traffic to such sites nearly doubled from the end of 2006 to the end of 2007, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, MarketingCharts reports.
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Though MapQuest remains the clear leader in map websites with a market share of half of U.S. visits on Jan. 5, Google Maps has been on the ascent, receiving some 22% of US visits to Maps as of last week, according to Hitwise’s Heather Hopkins, writes MarketingCharts.
The Wall Street Journal is now offering free access to all its editorials and op-ed pieces, as well as to its video content, at WSJ.com/opinion.
The move may be another step in the direction of a free acess WSJ.com website, but News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin said in an investor presentation Wednesday that the company has not made a decision on whether or not to make all of WSJ.com free, writes Adweek.
With prime time TV mostly in reruns due to the writers strike, advertisers are turning to sporting events - an area that has been seeing more advertiser action in recent months due to the rise of DVRs.
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Conde Nast’s Flip.com is undergoing a major strategy shift. The year-old social networking site aimed at teen girls will move from being a web destination to becoming an application that will run on other social networking sites, writes Mediaweek.
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Coldwater Creek has eliminated 65 jobs companywide, with 51 of those layoffs occurring at its corporate headquarters.
Ladies’ Home Journal is celebrating its 125th anniversary, and will launch a redesign as part of the celebration.
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