news articles of interest - online advertising

Online stores outpace their real-world rivals

(The Australian 2 Oct 2012)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/online-stores-outpace-their-real-world-rivals/story-e6frg926-1226486144258

RETAIL: Online retailers are continuing to grow more than 10 times faster than their bricks-and-mortar competitors, underlining the urgency for merchants to ramp up their internet presence.

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Google Passes Microsoft’s Market Value as PC Loses to Web
(Bloomberg Business Week 1 oct 2012)
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-01/google-passes-microsoft-s-market-value-as-pc-loses-to-web

Market Leader
Google controls 66 percent of the U.S. search market, while Microsoft is a distant second at 16 percent, according to ComScore Inc. This year, Google is on track to displace Facebook Inc. in the U.S. as the biggest outlet for display advertising, including banner ads, according to EMarketer Inc. Google will also remain No. 1 for mobile ads in the U.S., EMarketer projects.

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