147.5 million people are watching video online each month

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18- to 34-year-olds at the forefront

This year, eMarketer estimates that 66.7% of US Internet users—147.5 million people—are watching video online each month. By 2014, that figure is forecast to rise to 77% of Internet users, or 193.1 million people. In the same period, online video advertising spending will surge from $1.4 billion to $5.2 billion.

The State of Web Development 2010 | Web Directions

Amazing facts and figures about Instant Messaging (infographic) | Royal Pingdom

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Instant messaging. We all use it, whether it be Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, or some other IM client or platform. We’ve come a long way since the days of ICQ, when IM as a phenomenon really took off. IM is now such an intricate part of our experience of the internet that we thought an infographic on the subject was in order. Enjoy!

Millennials Big on Blogs - eMarketer

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Fall 2009 research from Technorati showed that bloggers gain in many less tangible ways from their activities, such as by becoming more visible and authoritative in their industry.

eMarketer estimates that nearly 31 million US Internet users write blogs in 2010 and more than 104 million read them.

The Evolution of the Social CRM Process | CloudAve

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Some of the information (thanks to Mitch Lieberman) included is:

- customer profile (online/offline)
- previous interactions
- customer history
- customer transactions
- customer preferences
- and other customer data

Special thanks to @Loic !

Majority of Top Media Destinations Are Social - eMarketer

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Respondents’ top daily media activities were social as well. Watching television is still on top, but Facebook was the next most common media destination visited every day. Among survey respondents, social media games were as popular as reading print newspapers.

Timeline Of Location Technology

Foursquare vs. Gowalla: Who's Winning the Geolocation War?

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It looks like Foursquare has the upper hand in the geolocation war, at least for now. Who has your allegiance? Let us know in the comments.

Google Chrome Extensions

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Will Social Strategizing Bring ROI? - eMarketer

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Finding Consumers Who Are Ready to Buy
Users of online and offline yellow pages indicate they are ready and willing to make a purchase, and trust directories more than search for local information.