Comscore Offers Complimentary Webinar: State of the Internet Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 18, 2010 - Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today presented the State of the Internet Argentina in conjunction with the IAB Argentina. Among the presentation’s highlights included a look at the top online destinations for Argentines. The report found that Microsoft Sites led as the most-visited Internet property in the market, reaching 95 percent of all Internet users. Google Sites ranked as the second-most visited property with 11.6 million unique visitors, followed by Facebook.com with 10.7 million visitors. A reprise of the presentation will be given during a live, complimentary webinar: The State of the Internet Argentina, on Tuesday, November 30th. The webinar will be presented in Spanish. To register for the webinar, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/348991681
“The online channel in Argentina has experienced expansive growth in the past year with more people accessing the Internet and engaging with online content,” said Sebastian Yoffe, Comscore country manager for Argentina and Uruguay. “As one of the largest Internet markets in Latin America, Argentina represents an attractive environment for local and global brands to engage consumers that are turning to the Internet with increasing regularity.”
Microsoft Sites Attracts Largest Number of Visitors
In September 2010, nearly 13 million people age 15 and older visited the Internet from a home or work location in Argentina, a 9-percent increase from the previous year. Microsoft Sites ranked as the most-visited Internet property with 12.2 million visitors, up 24 percent, followed by Google Sites with 11.6 million visitors, up 18 percent. Facebook ranked third with 10.7 million visitors, climbing 54 percent, as the social networking destination continued gain fans across the Latin America region. Local property Grupo Clarin ranked as the fifth largest destination in the country with 6.1 million visitors, up 21 percent.
Top 10 Internet Properties in Argentina by Unique Visitors September 2010 vs. September 2009 Total Audience Age 15+ Argentina - Home/Work Location*Source: Comscore MMX
Total Unique Visitors (000)
Sep-2009
Sep-2010
% Change
Total Internet : Total Audience
11,780
12,796
9
Microsoft Sites
9,863
12,224
24
Google Sites
9,862
11,625
18
Facebook.com
6,931
10,667
54
Yahoo! Sites
5,650
6,439
14
Grupo Clarin
5,042
6,106
21
Taringa.net
4,241
5,912
39
Wikimedia Foundation Sites
3,665
5,291
44
MercadoLibre
4,368
5,231
20
Terra - Telefonica
3,151
4,520
43
Grupo La Nacion
2,595
3,903
50
*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs
Additional highlights from the presentation include:
Comscore will present a complimentary webinar, The State of the Internet Argentina, on Tuesday, November 30 at 11:00 a.m. ARST. The webinar will be conducted in Spanish. To register for the webinar, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/348991681
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