Archive for January, 2010

Agency Update Jan10 Highlights

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Smartphone Users Browse More Often

  • Smatphones defined by MMetrics as Windows Mobile, latest Symbian, Palm, RIM, Applie and Google devices
  • 65% of smartphone users use the mobile internet at least once a month compared to 20% of non smartphone users
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Growth in Mpression Smartphone Traffic

  • Huge growth in Mpression smartphone traffic since Jan09
  • Total increase of 423% since Jan09
  • Growth fuelled by iPhone (1,315%)
  • Followed by Blackberry (522%) then Nokia (30%)
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For more information please see the Agency Update Jan10 presentation in agency resources.

MPression Metrics Update Jan10 Highlights

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Large Growth in Monthly Mpression Traffic

  • Strong growth in Mpression traffic
  • December volumes are 243% higher than at the beginning of the year
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iPhone Users Most Likely to Browse Off Portal

  • January focus on On Portal vs. Off Portal Usage
  • Motorola users have a strong propensity to stay on portal
  • Apple (iPhone) users are most likely to browse off portal
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For more information please see the MPression Metrics January 2010 update in the agency resources section.

Nielsen Online: Growth of Mobile Internet Outpacing PC based Surfing in UK

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

The use of the mobile internet in Britain grew eight times as fast as the growth of the wired internet, according to the latest study from research firm Nielsen Online.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers forecast double digit growth for digital and mobile spend

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Within the next five years, nearly half of the total industry growth is expected to be generated through online and wireless technologies. Fortunately, the audience for entertainment and media will also grow. Broadband households will almost double from 300 million to 540 million subscribers by 2011 and mobile users will reach a whopping 3.4 billion.

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Mobile Internet ad spend to hit $2 bn/year mark soon

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Mobile internet advertising expenditure will rise significantly with revenues expected to hit $2 billion per-year levels by 2014, riding on growing consumer adoption and rising brand engagement with mobile services, a report said.

According to the report by UK-based Juniper Research, many markets where fixed Internet access is limited, cellular phones have already become the dominant means of accessing the internet.

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