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Apple Tops List of Hardware Sites, Rings Up Buzz in June | Nielsen Wire
Apple Tops List of Hardware Sites, Rings Up Buzz in June | Nielsen Wire
Anticipatory buzz around the release of the latest model of the iPhone most likely helped Apple secure the top traffic spot among hardware manufacturers in May 2009. The site drew 55.7 million unique viewers, more than double that of Hewlett Packard which attracted more than 21 million visitors. ...
Apple has most-visited hardware Web site - by a lot
Apple has most-visited hardware Web site - by a lot
blog.seattlepi.com — In May, Apple brought more than twice as many unique visitors to its Web site than the next hardware manufacturer, probably because of the release of the iPhone 3GS. (more) Apple has most-visited hardware Web site - by a lot
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iPhone 3GS Buzz Helps Boost Apple's Web Traffic
Gearlog — ... Anticipation for the iPhone 3GS helped make Apple's Web site the top destination among hardware manufacturers in May 2009, according to data from Nielsen. ...

Apple has most-visited hardware Web site - by a lot
The Microsoft Blog — In May, Apple brought more than twice as many unique visitors to its Web site than the next hardware manufacturer, probably because of the release of the iPhone 3GS. [image] According to Nielsen , Apple's Web site saw 55.7 million unique visitors in May. The next closest, Hewlett Packard, had 21.3 million uniques. In fact, Apple had nearly as many unique hits in May 2009 than all hardware manufactures, including Apple, had in May 2008 (57.3 million). This year, 70.1 million unique users visited all hardware manufacturers' Web sites in May, Nielsen reports. So what? Well, if ...

Nielsen: Apple is tops for hardware buzz
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... According to a report issued Monday by Nielsen Online, “anticipatory buzz” in May drew more than 55.7 million unique visitors to Apple’s website — more than double that of Hewlett Packard ( ...

iPhone 3GS brought twice=traffice to Apple hardware web site
D' Technology Weblog — ... According to Nielsen, Apple's Web site saw 55.7 million unique visitors in May, probably because of the release of the iPhone 3GS. The next closest, Hewlett Packard, had 21.3 million uniques. In fact, Apple had nearly as many unique hits in May 2009 than all hardware manufactures, including Apple, had in May 2008 (57.3 million). This year, 70.1 million unique users visited all hardware manufacturers' Web sites in May, Nielsen reports. ...

Apple tops lists of most-visited hardware sites
Macsimum News — ... Anticipatory buzz around the release of the latest model of the iPhone most likely helped Apple secure the top traffic spot among hardware manufacturers in May 2009, reports Nielsen Wire. The site drew 55.7 million unique viewers, more than double that of Hewlett Packard which attracted more than 21 million... ...

An Hour and 14 Minutes on Apple.com? Wow. Try spending that on Dell’s Web Site Without Falling Asleep
Digital Daily — ... Here’s an interesting metric. Apple’s (AAPL) Web site last month drew more than 55.7 million unique visitors, more than the site of any other computer hardware manufacturer, according to a report released this week by Nielsen Online. The number of visitors was more than double that of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which drew in 21.9 million people and triple Dell’s (DELL), which drew 16.8 million. May visitors to Apple’s Web site spent an average of an hour and 14 minutes on it. ...

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