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Tag-Along Marketing

Joshua Brustein, New York Times

Nov 6, 2010

As of August, only 4 percent of American adults who used the Internet also used location-based services, which allow people to “check in” to physical locations via their cellphones to earn coupons or keep up with friends, the Pew Research Center’s In...

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Discounts offered in Facebook check-in 'Deals'

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Nov 4, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) - If you use Facebook to "check in" to your favorite restaurants or shops, you can now expect to see rewards and discounts from companies looking to drum up business and lure in loyal customers.

Facebook is looking to bridge online a...

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Data Set

November 2010 - Paid Content (Omnibus)

Nov 1, 2010

This omnibus survey contains questions about the types of content users purchase online. It was used in the report "Paying for Online Content".

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More people grabbing mouse instead of car keys

Allison Linn, msnbc.com

Sep 29, 2010

Remember the late 1990s, when the Internet boom was in full swing? Everyone was predicting we’d soon be shopping for everything from dog food to cars in our pajamas, and we’d never leave the house.

They were partially right. We still leave the hou...

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Report

Online Product Research

Sep 29, 2010Jim Jansen

58% of Americans have researched a product or service online; 24% have posted comments or reviews online about the things they buy.

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In shoppers' Web networks, privacy has no price tag

Ylan Q. Mui, Washington Post

May 22, 2010

The Internet has turned shopping into an increasingly solitary experience, allowing consumers to click-to-purchase while sitting alone on their couch wearing fuzzy slippers. Part of Blippy's appeal is that it brings socializing back to shopping, expe...

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Twitter-esque Blippy asks, `What are you buying?'

Rachel Metz, Associated Press

Feb 19, 2010

By asking what's happening or what's on our minds, Facebook and Twitter have prodded people to broadcast just about anything, from what they ate for lunch to what movie they're going to see. Now a new site wants to unearth more - by asking people to ...

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Logging on in Tough Times

Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine

Sep 1, 2009

The Internet is many things to many people. Some use it for entertainment, others for information, and some even to find true love. But in the grips of an economic recession, an increasing number of people are using the Web for help and support. That...

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Consumers Find a Friend in the Internet

Cecily Hall, Women’s Wear Daily

Aug 19, 2009

A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 69 percent of adults in the U.S. have logged onto the Web for information about bargains, jobs, housing and government benefits, among other things.

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Ten years ago,...

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Craigslist Fuels Online Classified-Ad Surge

Douglas MacMillan, Business Week

May 22, 2009

Use of online classified ads is surging, thanks mainly to Craigslist. Almost half of all adults who use the Internet in the U.S. now rely on classified sites, according to a study released May 22 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. That numb...

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