Consumer Behavior
American Tablet Penetration, January 2014 [CHART]
44% of US online consumers owned tablets as of December 2013, up 6 points from a year earlier.
Read MoreAmericans' Small-Ticket Budget Cutbacks, November 2012 vs December 2013 [CHART]
Americans ended 2013 slightly less likely to have been cutting back on small-ticket items to save money than they had been earlier on in the year.
Read MoreShare Of Search Ad Clicks, Q4 2012 – Q4 2013 [CHART]
Cost-per-click for Google product listing ads (PLAs) jumped by 80% year-over-year during Q4 2013, all the while maintaining a relatively steady ROI.
Read MoreAmericans Attitudes Toward Super Bowl Ads By Gender, January 2014 [TABLE]
US adults will spend an average $68.27 on Super Bowl-related items.
Read MoreOnline Video Discovery Methods, January 2014 [CHART]
Almost 8 in 10 find videos through social means, with 50% finding them through their social network and 45% from word-of-mouth.
Read MoreTablet Experience Preferences, January 2014 [CHART]
Fewer than 1 in 10 want an experience similar to the smartphone but on a bigger screen.
Read MoreDisplay Ad Viewability Trends, H1 2012 – Q4 2013 [CHART]
About 2 in 3 ads placed through direct publishers stayed in-view for at least 1 second during the fourth quarter of 2013, representing continued improvement from 61% in the first half (H1) of 2013, 56% in H2 2012 and 49.9% in H1 2012.
Read MoreDevices Used To Read eBooks, December 2011 vs January 2014 [CHART]
A preference for dedicated eReaders over tablets seems to be eroding among eBook readers.
Read MoreAmericans Who Have Read A Book vs eBook In The Past Year, 2011-2014 [CHART]
The percentage of respondents who had read a print book over the preceding 12 months had dipped and then rebounded between 2011 and 2014, while the use of ebooks had seen steady gains.
Read MoreQuantified Self Universe [VENN DIAGRAM]
As quantified self becomes more established in the market, its intersection with mobility, social networking, and ethnography is one of the most intriguing areas of coverage.
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