For the first time, PBSKIDS.org is the #1 kids site for free videos streamed based on the number of videos viewed, according to the latest numbers from comScore Video Metrix (September 2010). Kids spent an average of 47 minutes watching free, educational videos on the site in September, twice the monthly average for other top […]
iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad are having more of an effect on the Mac’s share of the web than Windows, Net Applications found in its report for October. The Mac has dipped below five percent share for the first time in about a year, but it came mostly as iOS grew to a […]
Redbox has confirmed during its conference call that it’s planning to offer Internet movie streaming in 2011. The CEO of parent company Coinstar, Paul Davis, explained that there were talks with a “number of highly interested parties” hoping to start a Redbox Internet service in 2011. Kiosk rentals will still be the core of their […]
StumbleUpon has announced enhancements to StumbleUpon Video, a personalized video discovery engine through which users can now find, watch, rate and share videos from multiple sites, including YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo, CollegeHumor and TED. StumbleUpon Video is designed to also now be more social, allowing users to discover and watch their friends’ favorite videos and recommend […]
Farmer’s Insurance is extending their protection to the virtual world in their recently announced partnership with Zynga, the maker of FarmVille, the most popular game on Facebook with over 60 million monthly players. The Farmers in-game integration, will use the likeness of its Farmers Insurance Airship, a 246-foot long Zeppelin. When players place the Farmers […]
Pandora today announced gifted subscriptions that can be purchased directly on the site. Listeners have the option to either email a gift card immediately to the recipient or schedule the email for up to a year in advance. A printable version is also available. The price is $36 a year. Each gifted subscription is redeemable […]
Sephora recently announced the beta launch of “BeautyTalk,” an online community where beauty seekers can learn from Sephora’s beauty experts and exchange information directly with each other, through topic-specific discussion forums. “BeautyTalk” marks the newest innovation available on sephora.com, transforming the online leader in beauty into a true beauty portal. It is available through […]
Amazon today cut the cord with native Kindle apps with a beta launch of Kindle for the Web. Previously, Kindle books, even samples, were inaccessible outside of native apps. The web base beta is currently focused on samples and gives authors or other writes a way of previewing a Kindle book. The design is touch […]
Despite reports that RIM’s market share has been eroded by the growth of Android, data gathered by analytics firm StatCounter suggests web usage on BlackBerry handsets has actually grown at the same pace as Android. As Android and BlackBerry show parallel growth from the third and fourth positions, respectively, web usage on the iPhone has […]
Dharmesh Mehta Director, Windows Live Product Management, announced today on the Windows Blog that Microsoft will be partnering with Automatic to power Windows Lives Space blogs with the company’s WordPress software. Mehta states that, “WordPress powers over 8.5% of the web, is used on over 26 million sites, and WordPress.com is seen by over 250 […]
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