“8% of global web traffic stems from tablets, according to the Adobe Digital Index, which analyzed more than 100 billion visits in February to more than 1,000 web sites worldwide. This marks the first time, according to Adobe, that traffic from tablets surpassed traffic from smartphones, which accounted for 7% of global web traffic.” Read Full Article >
“American Express has extended its Twitter sync feature to enable customers who have synced their Amex account information with Twitter to also pay for certain products by tweeting purchase hashtags.” Read Full Article >
“Facebook is far and away the dominant social networking service in the U.S. — used by two-thirds (67 per cent) of online Americans, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, vs. a fifth (20 per cent) who use LinkedIn and 16 per cent who use Twitter. But in a new research report, entitled Coming and going on Facebook, Pew shines a light on a sense of dissatisfaction some Facebookers feel towards the network that has caused them to cut back the amount of time spend on the site or abandon it altogether.” Read Full Article >
“‘Mobile traffic is increasing at a significant rate each year. In January 2011 we found mobile traffic accounted for only 6% of total web site visits. Now, nearly two years later, mobile accounts for nearly a quarter of all web site visits,’ says John Fairley, director of web services and social media at Walker Sands.” Read Full Article >
“Christmas Day was huge — not just for present-hungry kids, but also for app developers and device makers. App analytics firm Flurry has tallied up the numbers from Christmas and found that downloads and activations shattered previous records, showing how people love their apps and are increasingly embracing tablets.” Read Full Article >
