Sean Michael Kerner

Recent articles by Sean Michael Kerner

Consumers Shopping Online For Cell Phone Plans
Though consumers ranked plan aggregator sites highly for customer experience, most have never heard of the aggregator sites. Aug 23, 2005

Google Tests "Commercial" Results In Organic Listings
Google is testing interspersing alternate listings that appear to be commercial in nature into organic search results. Aug 19, 2005

Online Is Destination for Travel Booking
Consumers research travel on multiple sites, but book directly with airline and hotel sites. Aug 17, 2005

Consumers Want Personalization -- and Privacy
Users want the benefits of personalization, but are unwilling to trade their privacy to get it. Aug 16, 2005

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, July 2005
The summer vacation season is an opportune time for phishing; while many are taking summer vacations, viruses aren't. Aug 15, 2005

Yahoo! Local Trumps Google in Local Search
Yahoo! rules local search; Google still dominates overall search by a wide margin. Aug 12, 2005

More Than a Quarter of Web Marketers 'Flying Blind'
Marketers understand the importance of measuring marketing performance, though many haven't developed a meaningful metrics framework to see success rates. Aug 11, 2005

Blog Readers Spend More Time and Money Online
The blogosphere is big and its users spend more time and money online than the online population that doesn't read them. Aug 10, 2005

Google Shops AdWords in China
The company anoints three authorized resellers in China. Aug 10, 2005

DoubleClick Intros 'Performics 50' SEM Benchmark
A new quarterly report takes the pulse of search marketing spending. Aug 9, 2005

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