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Google Chrome Becomes World’s No. 1 Web Browser; Still No. 2 In US

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Internet Explorer’s global market share has been steadily decreasing since May 2011, dropping from about 43.9 percent to 31.4 percent of all worldwide users. In that time, Google Chrome has continued to climb from below 20 percent (19.6 percent, really) to nearly 32 percent of the market share. The current trends suggests Chrome usage will only increase while Internet Explorer will continue its decline.

via Google Chrome Becomes World’s No. 1 Web Browser; Still No. 2 In US – International Business Times.

That was fast!

Over-the-Air TV Catches Second Wind, Aided by Web

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There are signs that consumers are responding. TV-antenna seller Richard Schneider of St. Louis says sales at his company are soaring. Mr. Schneider’s Antennas Direct sold 70,000 antennas in January, and he expects to double last year’s sales of about 600,000. That was up from 400,000 antennas in 2010.

via Over-the-Air TV Catches Second Wind, Aided by Web – WSJ.com.

“It’s not a stretch to think that the broadcast business model will outlive that of cable,” said National Association of Broadcasters spokesman Dennis Wharton. “The naysayers can talk all they want about broadcasting being a dinosaur.”

Badoo set to help facilitate hookups across the U.S.

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Essentially, as its Russian founder has explained before, Badoo is a “nightclub on your phone,” where people, “as adults, are looking to do adult things.” The site first was launched in Spain, where it soon expanded to neighboring Portugal, France, and then, hopped the pond to Brazil and Mexico and now, claims users in 180 countries.

via Badoo set to help facilitate hookups across the U.S..

Last fall, The Economist proclaimed it as having “a shot at becoming one of Europe’s leading internet firms.” But now, says GigaOm, the site appears poised to grow rapidly in the United States,particularly after its official American launch just last month.

Look out Facebook!

Pinterest online bulletin board soars as social media darling

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Pinterest went unnoticed for almost a year. Then it caught fire.

By December 2011, the number of U.S. unique visitors to Pinterest soared to 7.5 million, up from 418,000 in May, according to comScore Inc., a Chicago-based Internet research firm. That is a steeper ascent in traffic than the early days of Facebook, Twitter or MySpace, said comScore analyst Andrew Lipsman.

via Pinterest online bulletin board soars as social media darling – chicagotribune.com.

Facebook Leading, Microblogging Growing, World Connecting

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1 in every 5 minutes of time online is now being spent on social networking sites, up from a mere 6% in early 2007. The sites, led by Facebook, now reach 82% of the world’s internet-using population — about 1.2 billion people in total. This growth is happening across countries, with 41 of the 43 countries that the web measurement firm tracks showing penetration of 85% or more.

via ComScore’s 2011 Social Report: Facebook Leading, Microblogging Growing, World Connecting | TechCrunch.

PC market downshifting, says Gartner

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The big news in Gartner’s report is that Dell passed Acer to take over the second place position in the global PC market behind perennial leader Hewlett-Packard.

It’s the first time Dell has held the second-place spot in Gartner’s rankings since the fourth quarter of 2008. Gartner credits Dell’s investment in enterprise PC feature upgrades for its improvement.

via PC market downshifting, says Gartner – Computerworld.