Face the facts, Facebook: 3 out of 5 social networkers still use MySpace
Among social network users, 68 percent visit Facebook weekly, according to the latest annual survey of 40,000 American Net users by Forrester Research. But a nearly equal 59 percent visit MySpace — a healthy dose of traffic for a site that Internet hipsters like to… Continue Reading
TV time holds steady against the Internet
In the past five years, Americans have dropped their time spent with radio and newspapers by nearly one-fifth, according to Forrester Research’s latest Internet use survey. In return, they’ve more than doubled their Internet usage, jumping from six hours per week average to more than… Continue Reading
Heads up, hipsters: Oldsters are catching up in online time
Another surprise stat in Forrester Research’s annual Internet use survey of 40,000 Americans, which came out today: Generation Y users, ages 18 to 29, lead in time spent online, logging just over 19 hours per week on average for work and non-work purposes. But the… Continue Reading
Americans, stabilized at 12 hours per week online, are goofing off smarter not harder
Forrester Research’s annual survey of Internet users is a serious matter. The company collected responses from 40,000 Americans in January and February and has been crunching the data for months. This year, Forrester found that while more households have broadband than ever before, “most media… Continue Reading
Roundup: Scrabulous returns, Dell’s music player and more
Here’s the latest action:
Scrabulous returns as Wordscraper — The popular Facebook application was redesigned and relaunched less than 48 hours after it was taken down due to a potential legal tussle with Scrabble-maker Hasbro.
Dell tests digital music player — The computer maker stopped selling players in 2006… Continue Reading