7 posts and columns on growth rate

February Expected to Be a Great Month for Mac Sales

in News on March 8, 2010 at 7:05 am PT

February 2009 was not the greatest month for Mac sales. They were down 16 percent year over year and 10 percent from January. And while that may have been unfortunate at the time, it’s good news for Apple and its investors today, because it provides a particularly soft number for comparing with Mac sales in February 2010.

Twitter’s Annual Growth Rate as of January: 1,107 Percent

in Social on February 17, 2010 at 9:16 am PT

If Twitter’s astonishing month-over-month growth rate hit a ceiling last fall, the microblogging service has clearly broken through it. According to new metrics from comScore, Twitter.com saw 73.5 million unique visitors in January, up eight percent from the 65.2 million who visited it in December 2009.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt: “I Have a Special Spot for Apple in My Heart”

in Media on January 21, 2010 at 1:46 pm PT

Eric Schmidt’s tender feelings for Apple won’t stop Google from competing directly with Apple’s iPhone: The company spent much of the time on its Q4 earnings call discussing its large mobile ambitions–without talking about specifics, of course. Meanwhile, the search giant posted a big jump in quarterly revenue. But not enough for twitchy investors, who are pushing shares down in after-hours trading.
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The New York Times, Brought to You–Literally–by Twitter

in Media on September 21, 2009 at 2:51 pm PT

It has been easy enough to be skeptical about Twitter’s influence and staying power–I do it all the time. But there’s no denying that Twitter has become a powerful driver of Web traffic. Just ask the New York Times, which says Twitter is about to become one of the top 10 referral sources to the paper’s site. Impressive. But what exactly does this mean?
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Bing Growing Eight Times Faster Than Google

in News on September 17, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

No doubt about it, more consumers are Googling with Bing. According to the latest stats from research firm Nielsen, Microsoft’s new search engine is growing faster than its arch rival’s–much faster.
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Online Ad Spending Obviously Still Lousy

in News on August 6, 2009 at 4:30 am PT

No surprise, this: The econalypse continues to weigh heavily on online ad spending. Worldwide spending on Internet advertising declined by five percent in the second quarter of this year, slipping to $13.9 billion from $14.7 billion, according to research firm IDC.
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Twitter Search Lands (Barely) on the Map: .001 Percent Share

in Media on June 17, 2009 at 10:02 am PT

I’m pecking this out from the bowels of the New World Stage, where Day Two of the Twitter-centric 140 Character Conference is meandering along. But the most interesting Twitter-related news is coming from outside the conference: Data from comScore showing that Twitter-related search has become both measurable and meaningful. Well, measurable, at least.
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