Social-networking site MySpace.com has surpassed Internet powerhouses Yahoo Mail and Google as the most popular U.S. website, according to research from Hitwise.
In the week ending July 8, 4.5 percent of all U.S. visits to the web were to MySpace.com, and traffic to the social-networking site has soared 132 percent in the last year alone.
Marketers in the US are still trying to figure out how to use MySpace to promote their products, which is why MySpace’s leadership means little so far in terms of impact on Google and Yahoo’s established advertising solutions.
Anyway, MySpace will figure out something soon.
I wonder how popular MySpace is in the Middle East.
For now, read the details about MySpace overtaking the mighty Google and Yahoo here at The Globe and Mail.
July 16th, 2006
This is, probably, the first business news podcast service in the region. AMEInfo started offering podcasts in mid-June, and it seems to have gathered pace.
In addition to specific topics, there’s a ‘latest news’ round-up of the region’s business news available for download everyday, even on Friday! Apparently, it’s been downloaded 17,000 times so far in July.
Sponsored by Nokia, it’s another money maker for AMEInfo and an indication of advertising revenue opportunities to come for other portals and online services in the region.
Arab bloggers have been podcasting for a while, with some particularly distinguished efforts by the likes of Haitham Sabbah, Ahmad Humeid (MixUpArabia) and Jameed (JameedKast).
But now it’s a business in the Middle East. Expect other major business news players like Strategiy, Zawya and MenaFN to follow.
AMEInfo already had a business radio service, so the move to podcasting was smooth. But, getting into Podcasting is simple, if you’ve got the content that people will want to listen to.
Someday, we’ll give you an AdBlogArabia Podcast; for now, check out some of the ‘casts’ mentioned above.
July 16th, 2006
