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Google Sites, having grabbed the top position in Canada for the first time in January, maintained that lead in February, according to comScore World Media Metrix data. Meanwhile, traffic to Canadian websites in the tax category jumped 17 percent to approximately 3 million unique visitors, MarketingCharts reports.
Top 25 Properties
(View table of top 25 web properties by number of visitors, Feb. vs. Jan. ‘08.)
Among the highlights:
Top Gaining Categories
(See table of the top 10 gaining categories, Feb. vs. Jan. ‘08.)
Categories other than Tax that underwent significant growth:
Top 10 Gaining Properties
(See table of top 10 gaining properties, Feb. vs. Jan. ‘08.)
Due to February’s fewer days, there are generally lower visitation totals, which also affect overall growth data. However…
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Broadcast nets will experience…
The New York Times is shuttering its International Herald Tribune site; NYTimes.com will soon host the international news normally reserved for its sister website.
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Meet the Press, the show hosted by Tim Russert for 17 years before his death last June, is beginning to slip in ratings.
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Wal-Mart and Costco reported same-store gains in September, with sales rising 2.4% and 9% respectively. Sales at Target stores open at least a year fell 3%, writes Retailer Daily.
Below, fiscal results from the discount retail giants:
Sales of food and…
