January 2012 US Search Market Share Report

Both Bing and Yahoo gained market share this month, while Google’s share declined. The overall picture and trends remain the same – Google Powered engines (Google and AOL) continue to slowly lose traction monthly; while the Bing Powered engines (Bing and Yahoo!) continue to gain momentum.  Google Powered share declined 1.2ppt, while Bing Powered increased [...]

Grammy Recap: Award Winning Surge in Traffic

Image from: Huffington Post Winning a Grammy Award is obviously an incredible honor for any recording artist. The award comes with lots of bragging rights and more importantly, lots of attention. I decided to check the data from Compete.com to see how wining a Grammy affected site traffic for a few of the winners. Adele [...]

MSOs Scrambling for PayTV Solutions

Image from: Kruglov_Orda / Shutterstock With existing players like, Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu, XfinityTV, Boxee, and emerging players like Amazon, the Over-the-Top (OTT) space continues to grow.  Consumers are exposed to more and more options and these options are cheaper! According to a recent Compete survey, 15% of consumers are not at all likely to [...]

America Jogs on Dunkin’

Image from: Zubada / Shutterstock I have never really believed the phrase “America Runs on Dunkin’.†For one, when running, coffee isn’t really the choice beverage. Two, growing up in California I never saw or ate from a Dunkin’ Donuts. But, after moving to Boston, I quickly saw that Starbucks has a huge competitor in [...]

Mixed Results for Facebook Among OTAs

Image from: Travelocity / Facebook With Facebook’s looming IPO, the world will know definitively what the market thinks the site is worth.  Facebook today is much like the internet itself was 10 or 15 years go: businesses felt they had to be out there, but often built first and asked questions later. Many Online Travel [...]