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Why Isn't Anyone 'Flock'ing?

As of July 2009, Mozilla’s Firefox accounted for nearly 23% of all browser usage – making it the second most popular Web browser worldwide behind Microsoft’s many versions of Internet Explorer, which claim 68% of the browser-usage pie. While these two browsers are the most popular, there are several others – including Opera, Chrome and…

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You Can Take Our TV and Cell Phones, But Don't Touch the Internet

Don’t let the throngs of people clamoring for the new iPhone 3G S outside your neighborhood Apple store fool you. A new study from Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that in this time of economic hardship, people are giving up cell phones and TV. One thing Americans aren’t willing to part with, however,…

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More Global Internet Statistics Coming Your Way

StatCounter recently (march 3rd, 2009) launched a new “GlobalStats” site, making all of their aggregated internet usage stats available for public consumption. This is not the first of its kind, but StatCounter’s contribution is a good one. Statistics on internet usage consistently rate among the highest read posts on HiringTheInternet and are often searched for. …

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Standing Up For What You Believe In

Many Americans were surprised that pastor Rick Warren was going to deliver president Obama’s invocation on Inauguration Day, January 20th, 2009. When Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of CBST (Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York City’s Synagogue for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews) came to us with the idea of having an alternative invocation video,…

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Social Network Marketing Spending to Increase in 2009

Social Network Marketing Spending to Increase in 2009 Emarketer projected that Social Network Marketing spending in the USA will reach approximately $1.3 billion in 2009. On one hand, the growth for Social Network Marketing has slowed from 2008 to 2009 with the sluggishness being attributed to both the economic downturn as well as the plateau…

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Social Networking and Your Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama

Social Networking and Your Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama Perhaps we can turn to one of the most famous men in the world to educate us about the merits of Social Networking and business: Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign was able to market its brand through Social Networking to gain a sizable and distinct advantage over its political…

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Orkut: Not as Popular as Myspace or Facebook, but Still Worth Your Time

Orkut: Not as Popular as Myspace or Facebook, but Still Worth Your Time The name “Orkut” sounds like some kind of mysterious JK Rowling creature…but when you get down to it, so does “Google.” Orkut.com happens to be Google’s original Social Networking site named after its creator, and employee of Google – Orkut Büyükkökten. The…

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Did Mac Users Decide Election ’08?

Ever wondered what computer operating system certain political parties prefer? Probably not. But Market Share by Net Applications has gone out and retrieved that data so you can enjoy a more serene slumber. Back in January, the Internet usage trend analysis company (try saying that three times fast!) compiled a map of the United States…

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Litmus Puts Its 'Fingerprint' on E-mail Client Stats

Whoa! Color us impressed. A new service from Litmus’ Fingerprint e-mail analysis system offers accurate, up-to-date statistics on e-mail client usage. Until now, the Internet marketing industry had to rely solely on suspicion when it came to who was using what e-mail client, leaving us to test our e-mails blindly. Even then it was anybody’s…

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