Social networking ranked as fastest growing mobile content category in comScore report - June 3, 2010
comScore, Inc., a US-based provider of digital marketing information, has released a report on the fastest-growing mobile application and browser content categories based on data from its MobiLens service. The report found that social networking led as the top-gaining category for both application and browser access,… Read More
Mobile broadband e-reader sales to cross 14 million in 2013, says Informa report - May 28, 2010
A recent research released by Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that e-reader sales will peak at 14 million in 2013. However, it will fall by 7 percent in 2014 as the segment faces increased competition from a wide range of consumer electronic devices, predicts the report.… Read More
Increasing number of web users to join social networking, says eMarketer report - May 27, 2010
Business information provider eMarketer has released a new report titled 'Social Network Demographics and Usage.' eMarketer estimates that 57.5 percent of Internet users will use a social network at least once a month in 2010. Usage of social networking sites is seen to have risen sharply… Read More
AAP reports 16.6 percent increase in publishing sales for March 2010 - May 25, 2010
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of March increased by 16.6 percent at $458.2 million and were up by 8.0 percent for the year. Audio Book sales posted an increase of 8.6 percent in March with sales totaling $9.8… Read More
EBSCO survey to assess impact of current economic conditions on libraries - May 24, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO, US, conducted a survey in February 2010, to assess the impact of current economic conditions on libraries. Many respondents reported that their libraries have been impaired by budget pressures and that they continue to look for cost-saving strategies heading into 2010-2011.… Read More
‘InformationWeek Analytics’ releases report on mobile device management - May 24, 2010
InformationWeek Analytics has announced the release of a new survey report titled Mobile Device Management & Security Research. The resource includes a guide to 14 mobile device management and security systems. The report analysts include Grant Moerschel, Co-Founder, and Richard Dreger, President of WaveGard, a vendor-neutral… Read More
iPad features, apps to propel media tablets growth, says IDC report - May 21, 2010
The burgeoning market for media tablets, boosted by the launch of Apple's iPad, will be driven by the device's attributes as a content consumption platform and the compelling applications and services that will be created to take advantage of them, says a report by International data… Read More
OCLC-sponsored report examines environmental impact of interlibrary loan practices - May 19, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released a report, titled ‘Greening Interlibrary Loan Practices,’ on the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices. The report details the findings from an OCLC Research-sponsored study of the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices, as well as… Read More
Google Flu Trends not correlating with laboratory tests positive, says study - May 19, 2010
Google Flu Trends is not as accurate at estimating rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza as CDC national surveillance programmes, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The findings of the study, titled ‘Does Google Influenza Tracking Correlate with Laboratory Tests Positive for Influenza?’, will… Read More
Organising personal medical information more time consuming than managing most health conditions, says survey - May 17, 2010
Software firm Microsoft Corp., US, and Mayo Clinic have commissioned a new national consumer survey, according to which organising personal medical information is even more time consuming than managing most health conditions. In addition, consumers cited their own inability to remember information as a barrier to… Read More
