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Young Consumers Research Purchases Online

August 19th, 2008

They’re young, and they shop, but are they fair game to target?
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Article excerpt:   Kids go shopping on the Web. Young US consumers surveyed spent more time on the Internet than with any other type of media in May 2008, according to a study conducted by DoubleClick Performics and ROI Research.  The companies surveyed 10-to-14-year-olds [...]

Kids Juggle Media Too

March 24th, 2008

64% of 9-17 year-olds go online while watching TV.  What implications does this have for our current and future advertising plans?
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Article excerpt: Creating media while consuming it. US consumers are media omnivores, right down to the youngest members of the herd.  Grunwald Associates says that in 2007, 64% of the [...]

Other Articles of Interest / week of 3.10.08

March 18th, 2008

Digital Trends
Boldface in Cyberspace: It’s a Woman’s Domain nytimes.com
Survey: Internet primary source of news bizreport.com
TV, Web Vie for Viewer Attention emarketer.com
‘Quarterlife’ gets a Web smackdown latimes.com
TV, the Next Big Internet Application? emarketer.com Â
Online Video Will Not Replace TV emarketer.com
US Internet Highs and Lows emarketer.com
VideoCensus: 5.9 billion video clips viewed bizreport.com
Why the AOL-Bebo Deal Matters emarketer.com
Digital [...]