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Voice Mobile Search Provider Vlingo Shares Most Searched List for 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009

The 2009 most searched lists just keep coming, this time from voice mobile search provider, Vlingo:

YouTube
Facebook
MySpace
Weather
Movie Times
Twitter
Yellow Pages
MapQuest
craigslist
White Pages

So where are the Michael Jackson searches? Vlingo president and CEO Dave Grannan explains:
Unlike traditional Web searches that focus on specific search terms such as ‘Michael Jackson’ or ‘Twilight,’ our data shows that on mobile phones, people [...]

StumbleUpon Unveils Most Stumbled Sites for 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009

StumbleUpon has had quite a year. They bought themselves back from eBay and launched a URL shortening service, among other things. Now, they’re revealing the most stumbled sites for their historic year that was 2009.
Here they are, broken down by category:
Arts
Jim Jarmusch Quote – 278K Stumbles
Aled Lewis Illustrations – 253K Stumbles
Pepsi Logo Response – 229K [...]

Consumer Groups Look To Block Google Admob Deal

Posted on December 29, 2009

Consumer Watchdog and the Center For Digital Democracy contacted the FTC to halt Google from buying AdMob on anti-trust and privacy grounds, according to Tech Crunch.
Tech Crunch includes a letter written to the FTC co-signed by representatives from Consumer Watchdog and the CDD. The highlights of the letter include:
The proposed deal would substantially lessen competition [...]

Google Will Be Only Seller Of Nexus One Gphone

Posted on December 29, 2009

The Nexus One aka Gphone will only be sold by Google when it is offered to the public next month, according to T Mobile. The two companies will share support for the phone and T Mobile will be the carrier for the phone.
This should provide an interesting test of Google’s ability to sell a physical [...]

eBay Holiday Purchases via Mobile Triple Over Last Year

Posted on December 28, 2009

eBay is seeing a big payoff for getting into the mobile game early. Their iPhone app has been downloaded by 6 million users and they see 175,000 visits a day via mobile apps.
This year, half a billion dollars of transactions were made on eBay via mobile. And it’s not just “safe” inexpensive items as people [...]

Honda Accord Tops CarMax’s Most Searched Used Vehicles in 2009

Posted on December 28, 2009

Used car retailer CarMax has released the most searched for vehicles on their website for 2009. Honda Accord tops the list for the fourth year in a row, while Jeep Wrangler and Chevy Silverado were new to the list.
“This year’s list shows the variety of makes and models our customers are considering when shopping online [...]

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