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  • Families Want Choices Among College Lenders

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    Nine in ten (92%) parents with a child under age 25 say families should be able to choose from a variety of lenders to finance their children's college education, according to a survey from Ipsos Public Affairs.

  • How Consumers, Bloggers Use YouTube

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    Music is the most popular video category on YouTube, accounting for 30.7% of all videos viewed, followed by entertainment videos (14.6%), and people and blog videos (10.8%), according to a study from Sysomos.

  • Email Integral to Social Communications

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    Contrary to speculation that social networking communications would replace traditional email, the amount of time consumers spend exchanging personal email has held steady: 71% of online consumers spent 20 minutes or more weekly exchanging email with friends and family in 2009, the same level recorded in the previous year, according to a new survey from Merkle.

  • Tech Early Adopters: New Consumer Profile

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    Attracting early adopters is critical for providers of new consumer technologies, and the profile of the cutting-edge consumer is changing, according to new research from In-Stat.

  • Why Social, Mobile, and Email Are BFFs (Not Archenemies)

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    The digital-marketing trifecta of social media, mobile, and email are fueling (not cannibalizing) one another. One clear example is the impact that smartphones are having on the use of email and social networking.

  • A Five-Step Guide to Take Your Campaign Global

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    How can you ensure that your translated campaign carries the impact of the original? More important, how do you avoid the enormous cost (new creative, photography, design) of having to launch a new marketing campaign for each local market?

  • The 10 Most Common Pitfalls of Brand Licensing

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    Combining your product with top brands is an incredible way to escalate growth. If you are looking to drive revenue, enter new markets, or reposition your product, brand licensing can lead to dramatic results. As with any new endeavor, however, pitfalls abound.

  • The Value of SaaS Isn't Just Lower Cost

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    Build a value proposition for your SaaS solution that's supported by multiple legs, because there's danger in relying on a single strategic advantage over your competitors. In other words, it's hard to sit on a one-legged stool.

  • Consumer Confidence Down Sharply in Feb.

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    The Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in January, declined sharply in February and now stands at 46.0 (1985=100), down from 56.5 in January, the Conference Board reported.

  • Socializing Top Mobile Internet Activity

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    Consumers spend an average of 2.7 hours on the mobile Internet each day—connecting socially, managing their personal finances, and even advocating for causes, according to a new survey from Ruder Finn.

  • Twitter Growth Slows, User Base Younger

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    The number of Twitter users reached an estimated 75 million by the end of 2009, up from approximately 5 million in the previous year, but the growth rate of new user accounts is slowing and only 20% of Twitter users are active, according to a study from RJMetrics.

  • Experts: Internet Will Enhance Our Intelligence

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    A decade from now, the Internet will have redefined the way we read, write, and gather knowledge to skills largely built around gadgetry and applications, according to a new study from Pew Internet.

  • Consumers Still Cutting Back on Spending

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    Despite signs of an economic recovery, most consumers are still spending money cautiously: Almost two-thirds of US adults (63%) say they have purchased more generic brands in the past six months to save money, while an additional 12% say they have considered doing so, according to a survey from Harris Interactive.

  • Social Gaming Integral to Social Networking

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    Nearly one-quarter (24%) of consumers say they regularly play games on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace––and contrary to prevailing stereotypes, the typical social gamer is a 43-year-old woman, according to a new survey from PopCap Games.

  • Consumers Would Pay for Some Web Content

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    Most consumers (85%) want free online content––and nearly eight in ten (79%) say they would stop using a website that introduced charges, presuming they could find the same information at no cost elsewhere, according to a survey from Nielsen.

  • Local SMBs Mull Social Media, Online Directories

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    Local small and medium-sized businesses are applying social media to their ad plans: Nearly one-third (32%) of SMBs plan to use a page on a social networking site in the next year, and 39% plan to use customer-generated ratings or reviews on their website, according to a survey from BIA/Kelsey

  • Most Journalists Use Social Media for Reporting

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    Most editors and reporters depend on social media as a source: 55% of print and Web journalists say social media is important or somewhat important for reporting and producing the stories they write, according to a survey conducted by George Washington University and Cision.

  • Facebook Mobile Tops 100 Million Users

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    More than 100 million people are actively using Facebook from their mobile devices every month, a 54% increase from the 65 million people who did so just six months ago, according to Facebook.

  • Maximize Your Digital-Marketing Mix: 10 Ways to Integrate Social, Mobile, and Email

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    Cross-promotional efforts can help companies spread the word as new online-marketing platforms are launched, boosting follower interest and opt-in. The following are 10 popular strategies that companies use to maximize their digital-marketing mix.

  • Credit Card Offers Rebound in 4Q09

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    After a difficult year and a dramatic pullback, credit card issuers regained their footing in the fourth quarter of 2009 and began to mail more offers: US households received a total of 398.5 million credit card offers during the quarter, 46% more than the 272.5 million offers received in the previous quarter, according to data from Synovate Mail Monitor.