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Online Gaming Continues Strong Growth in U.S. as Consumers Increasingly Opt for Free Entertainment Alternatives

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:48:33 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of the online gaming category among U.S. Internet users, which showed a significant increase in the size of its audience during the past year as consumers increasingly opt for cheaper entertainment alternatives, driven in part by the reality of economic challenges. The category attracted 87 million U.S. visitors in May 2009, up 22 percent versus year ago.

Demand for Mobile Financial Services Poised to Grow with Increased Penetration of Smartphones and 3G Service

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:53 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its inaugural study of the mobile financial services industry. The comScore report titled Mobile Financial Services: The Market Today

comScore Executive Elected to the Mobile Marketing Association Global Board of Directors

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:07:23 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has elected Hervé Le Jouan, managing director of the comScore Census Solutions Group, to its Global Board of Directors.

comScore Announces Date for Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:07:09 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced it will report its second quarter 2009 financial results after U.S. financial markets close on Thursday, July 30, 2009. In conjunction with this announcement, management will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss the Company’s financial results.

Number of U.K. Online Videos Viewed Approaches 5 Billion in April 2009, up 47 Percent Vs. Year Ago

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:27:40 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service, indicating that the total number of videos viewed online in the U.K. in April 2009 grew 47 percent versus year ago to 4.7 billion videos.

Russia has World’s Most Engaged Social Networking Audience

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:32:52 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of the social networking category in Russia, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. The study found Russia to have the world’s most engaged social networking audience, with visitors spending 6.6 hours and viewing 1,307 pages per visitor per month.

comScore and GSMA Win MEF Award for Business Intelligence in Mobile Media

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:10:10 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, and the GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that they have received the coveted award for Business Intelligence at the 2009 Meffys Awards, held on June 23 at the Floridita club, London.

comScore Selected by Wireless Media Consulting to Help Provide Common Short Code Media Monitoring for CTIA-The Wireless Association®

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:26:43 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced it had been selected through a contract with Wireless Media Consulting (WMC) to monitor common short code (CSC) promotional materials for CTIA-The Wireless Association in order to validate that promotional materials used to market short codes comply with the industry’s Consumer Best Practices (CBP).

comScore Announces the Expansion of GroupM in its Burgeoning Asia-Pacific Client Portfolio

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:39:18 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with GroupM Interaction APAC to now encompass all of the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting comScore’s growing portfolio of agency clients in this market. GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation that serves as the parent company to WPP media agencies including MAXUS, MediaCom, Mediaedge:cia and MindShare.

comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for May 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:33:42 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for May 2009 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. May saw online visitation surge at gift- related sites as Mother’s Day and other seasonal events prompted many to search for gifts online. Coupon sites also witnessed strong growth as bargain-hunting remained a top priority for many Americans.

Bild.de is Germany’s Most Popular Online Newspaper With Nearly 5 Million Visitors in April 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:43:03 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of the habits of online newspaper readers in Germany, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. 12.9 million German Internet users viewed a total of 611 million pages of online newspaper content in April 2009, averaging 47 pages per person.

comScore Releases May 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:04:26 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In May 2009, Americans conducted 14.3 billion core searches.

Bing Continues to Show Growth in Search Activity, According to comScore

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:44:13 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a follow up study on the performance of Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine, during the second week of its public launch. The results show that Microsoft has continued to increase its position in the search market following the initial week of Bing’s debut.

Prepaid Wireless Services Attract Increased Online Interest During Economic Downturn

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:44:12 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a quarterly review of the U. S. prepaid wireless industry based on online visitation and search referral activity to six leading prepaid wireless sites: VirginMobileUSA.com, TracFone.com (América Móvil), MetroPCS.com, MyCricket.com (Leap Wireless), BoostMobile.com and Net10.com (América Móvil). The study showed strong gains in online activity as consumers increasingly turn to cost-effective wireless service alternatives during the economic downturn. The combined visitation to these sites grew 37 percent versus year ago to nearly 8 million visitors, representing more than 4 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience.

On the Go and in the Know: comScore Reports Mobile Audience for Local Content Grows 51 Percent vs. Year Ago

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:29:20 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported that the number of people who sought local information on a mobile device grew 51 percent from March 2008 to March 2009.

Bing Off to a Good Start in First Week of Search Activity, According to comScore

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:10:45 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a preliminary study of the performance of Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine, during the first week of its public launch. The results of the analysis show a substantial improvement in Microsoft’s position in the search market in the days following Bing’s introduction.

NHN Corporation is Most Visited Web Property and Host to the Most Searches in South Korea

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:04:24 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its first overview of Web usage in South Korea. The report includes a ranking of the most visited Internet properties, based on the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service, and the top search properties, based on the comScore qSearch service. In April 2009, 28 million people in South Korea age 15 and older accessed the Internet from home and work locations, consuming an average of 4,158 pages of content and spending an average of 26 hours per person online.

comScore to Speak at Upcoming Conferences in June

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:25:53 GMT

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced its participation at three conferences in June. Each presentation will be webcast live and available at http://ir.comscore.com/events.cfm.

Americans Viewed a Record 16.8 Billion Videos Online in April Driven Largely by Surge in Viewership at YouTube

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:02:39 GMT

comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released April 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that U.S. Internet users viewed 16.8 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 16 percent versus March. A significant increase in video viewing at YouTube during April contributed to the month’s sizeable gains.