According to Nielsen, the average US web visitor visited 83 domains, surfed 2,614 pages and spent an average of 56 seconds per page in December 2009. Google ranked # 1 with over 155 million unique users followed by Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook.
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The social city and nightlife mobile app, buzzd, which pulls its data from Twitter and other buzzd users, which has been available for iPhone and BlackBerry users, is launching an Android app. It’s also launching new versions of its existing smartphone apps.
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With over 350 million users, Facebook is expected to bring in $605 million in ad revenue, while MySpace should be at $385 million, eMarketer reports. Total social network ad spending is expected to see growth of 7.1% in 2010
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Technology is producing a new form of religious interaction that pastors, rabbis and other religious leaders are embracing. There are over two dozen Bible apps for smart phones. And beyond Scripture, people are using gadgets for devotional purposes to enrich their lives.
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Applications built on social media platforms are effective ways to share government information, White House official says. “We have seen some really good app development using government data,” he said. “What I haven’t seen very much of yet is good app development that blends social media with government data. Getting access to social media is [...]
What’s next for the ever-evolving and consolidating enterprise applications market in 2010? The rise of next-generation “socialytic” apps that fuse business apps with analytics and social and collaboration software.
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Wired.com asked their readers to submit and vote on their favorite iPhone apps of 2009. Here are favorite iPhone apps of 2009.
1. Words With Friends
2. The Moron Test
3. Pocket God
4. Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile
5. Thirty One
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Microsoft will release an Xbox Live update that will allow all Gold subscribers, including those under the age of 18, to access the social features it launched on the service last month. Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm have thus far not been integrated with the console’s family settings, leaving the platform holder no choice but to [...]
Gaucho, the savings inspired web community has gone into public beta. The platform seamlessly combines real time saving features on its savings stream with social networking. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3293794.htm
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