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Microsoft Sites Captures Largest Share of Time Spent Online Worldwide
Facebook and YouTube Combined Account for Nearly 10 Percent of Time Spent Online Globally RESTON, VA, November 6, 2009 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of online engagement at the top worldwide properties based on data from its ...
Microsoft tops Google, Yahoo, Facebook in worldwide Web use
blog.seattlepi.com — Windows Live Messenger led Microsoft's Web properties in capturing 14.5 percent of total time spent online in September worldwide, handily beating Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other sites, according to analysis firm comScore. (more) Microsoft tops Google, Yahoo, Facebook in worldwide Web use
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How big is Windows Live Messenger worldwide? Really Big
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... In a press release issued today, comScore breaks down the time spent online globally by properties, with Microsoft sites leading the way with nearly 15 percent of all time spent online (out of some 27 billion hours per month!): ...

Microsoft tops Google, Yahoo, Facebook in worldwide Web use
The Microsoft Blog — Windows Live Messenger led Microsoft's Web properties in capturing 14.5 percent of total time spent online in September worldwide, handily beating Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other sites, according to analysis firm comScore . [image] In fact, people spent 36 percent more time on Microsoft sites than they did on sites owned by second-place Google, and 57 percent more time than on Yahoo sites. That's out of an estimated 27 billion hours spent online globally in September (excluding public computers and smartphones), comScore said. Windows Live Messenger accounted for nearly 70 ...

You spend more time on MSN Messenger than ANYTHING else
Download Squad — ... One has to wonder if people with Messenger logged in in the background counts towards the total -- I imagine it does. So the totals are probably somewhat skewed -- but in either case, you can find all of the data on the original comScore report. Perhaps most impressive is Facebook's 200% climb in usage since the same time last year! ...

ComScore Internet Usage Survey Shows Microsoft “On Top”
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... A recent ComScore survey on Internet usage is reporting that Microsoft might not be leading the way in search, but in terms of total hours spend online, it has a commanding lead over its competition. The survey, which measured a whopping 27 billion hours of Internet usage by Web users aged 15 or older is an increase of nearly 24% over the year prior, and of those studied, over 3.9 billion hours were spent using Microsoft services. Google came in a not so close second place with around 2.5 billion hours. ...

Microsoft Sites Captures Largest Share of Time Spent Online Worldwide
Bink.nu — ... Continue: Microsoft Sites Captures Largest Share of Time Spent Online Worldwide - comScore, Inc ...

Microsoft sites captures 15% Share of Time spent oline worldwide
D' Technology Weblog — ... of online engagement at the top worldwide properties based; The study found that Microsoft Sites captured nearly 15% of time spent online worldwide in Sep, making it most engaging global property, followed by Google Sites and Yahoo! Sites. Facebook.com, which continues to see significant growth on a worldwide basis, was fourth most engaging destination with visitors spending 1.4 billion hours on site in Sep, up 193% from previous year. More info: Press Release ...

If Microsoft leads time online, pigs can fly
Betanews — ... The ComScore report is big on "What?" or "How much?" but offers scant reasons on "Why?" that makes the data relevant. The reasons are hugely important for understanding how consumer Microsoft marketing and new product releases could be paying off. Additionally, the phenomenon could show where Microsoft could leverage against Google and how Yahoo might be fumbling. I couch with "could" and "might" because of the caveats coming in the next two paragraphs. ...

If Microsoft sites lead time online, pigs can fly
Betanews — ... The ComScore report is big on "What?" or "How much?" but offers scant reasons on "Why?" that makes the data relevant. The reasons are hugely important for understanding how consumer Microsoft marketing and new product releases could be paying off. Additionally, the phenomenon could show where Microsoft could leverage against Google and how Yahoo might be fumbling. I couch with "could" and "might" because of the caveats coming in the next two paragraphs. ...

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