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""Mobile search queries and mobile commerce" which have "resulted in changes in our product mix, including a significant increase in mobile search queries and a deceleration in the growth of desktop queries. We expect that our revenue growth rate will continue to be affected by evolving consumer preferences.'"

ZenithOptimedia predicted that total global spending will grow 4.8% in 2012, reaching $489 billion by year-end. Its December forecast had been for 4.7% growth for 2012. At the time, the firm revised global forecasts down from an earlier version in 2011.

"Though the growth of Renren has lagged behind that of upstarts like Sina's Weibo, the company posted strong user growth in the second quarter, with 45 million unique users accessing the network in June, up 31% from a year earlier. Its registered users rose to 162 million from 124 million a year earlier."

According to new data released by Flurry Analytics this morning, overall app usage in 2013 saw 115% year-over-year growth, with Messaging apps showing the most dramatic growth, up 203% year-over-year.

""Smart appliances and Internet of Things devices for the smart home are seeing triple digit growth rates"

PricewaterhouseCoopers is saying that consumers appear more willing to pay for content delivered to tablets, so they are seeing that tablets will fuel growth in paid newspaper circulation in the U.S. Also forecasts growth in Mobile TV and its respective ad spend.

"With the analytics platform, Wayfair.com was able to determine a 21 percent growth in the amount of pins related to the company over the course of the three-week campaign, said Trisha Mack Antonsen, senior manager of social media at Wayfair.com. Additionally, there was also a 27 percent increase in web referral traffic from Pinterest during the contest period, as compared to the three weeks prior. Overall Wayfair.com found a 255 percent increase in the number of participants in the campaign compared to previous campaigns, which the company had run via email newsletter. However, she explained, earlier the company had no way to actually determine how many people took part."

Oh yeah, and What's app is REALLY not into advertising Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. - Tyler Durden, Fight Club http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-ads/

"According to the recent BIA/Kelsey forecast, U.S. social media ad revenues will reach $9.2 billion in 2016, up from $4.6 billion in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate of 19.2 percent. According to the U.S. Local Media Forecast, the local segment of U.S. social media advertising revenues will grow from $1.1 billion in 2012 to $3 billion in 2016 (CAGR: 28 percent)."

instagram growth... 54% of top 100 brands in the world using instagram

good stats