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Springsteen: The Boss Goes Folksy

July 31, 2006

One of the pleasures of writing this blog is the interaction and great suggestions we receive from our readers. This morning I received an email from Eric Frenchman (check out Eric's blog here) with an intriguing question. Eric is a... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 03:51 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Music

The Mystery of the Golden Spruce

July 21, 2006

Serendipity is a key component of my workday, I often set-out on an idea for a blog post, but upon surfing through our database of Internet usage often get derailed on to a completely different angle. Such was the case... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 05:08 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Television

Tour de France: Are Americans Still Interested Post Lance?

July 21, 2006

I had some follow-up questions from my previous post on whether the Tour de France Affects Bike Sales. One of the most interesting questions was: What effect did Lance Armstrong's retirement have on American interest in the Tour de France?... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 12:02 PM | (1) | (0)

Google Properties Updated

July 19, 2006

It's been two months now since I posted the breakdown of the top Google properties in a custom category. I've had numerous requests lately to update the table with more recent data. Below you'll find the new updated table representing... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 03:16 PM | (2) | (1)

Does the Tour de France Affect Bike Sales?

July 17, 2006

Post accident, I've been going through cycling withdrawal, my only fix is watching the Tour de France on OLN (although now I turn away from the television during crash replays). Maybe it's time to generate some cycling charts. Last week... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 04:21 PM | (5) | (1)

MySpace Moves Into #1 Position for all Internet Sites

July 11, 2006

Today Hitwise issued a press release reporting that for the first time, www.myspace.com has surpassed Yahoo! Mail as the most visited domain on the Internet for US Internet users. To put MySpace's growth in perspective, if we look back to... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 12:52 PM | (19) | (2)

Youtube, NBC and Search Data

July 08, 2006

On June 27, NBC and Youtube announced a pact to promote select content on the Youtube site. Upon hearing the news I was intrigued by NBC's choice to feature The Office, Jay Leno and SNL content on Youtube. I remember... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 03:54 PM | (1) | (0)

Myspace Videos on the Rebound

July 03, 2006

Back in April of this year LeeAnn Prescott identified a surge in traffic to the Myspace Vdeo page, that she pegged as being caused by a video link placed on every Myspace profile. In subsequent interviews we predicted that due... Continue reading...

Posted by Bill Tancer at 09:07 AM | (0) | (0)

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