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VentureBeat: Facebook as a portal, most popular mobile internet brands

Here are my two posts from VentureBeat for the week of February 1.

 

VentureBeat: NYTimes.com metering plan, mobile app revenue

Here are my two posts from VentureBeat this week:

VentureBeat: Nexus One beat iPhone in search volume during launch week — will the hype last?

Today's VentureBeat post - Experian Hitwise data showed the volume of searches for "nexus one" was more than double "iphone" last week, but daily Google Trends data showed a fast decline for after launch day. What do you think it means for Google?

VentureBeat: Millions of 3-D displays on the way - but what will we watch on them?

You might be surprised to know that 158 3D movies were released in the 1950s, compared to only 45 in the 2000's. It puts all the hype around getting a 3D TV in a different light.

VentureBeat: Online holiday spending for ‘09 almost $30 billion

I covered the release of ComScore 2009 holiday shopping data, which showed a 4% increase in holiday spending over 2008. I found it interesting that the heaviest spending day was December 15, and that spending on jewelry and watches was up 20% over last year. 

For the article, I converted ComScore's table of data into a bar chart. Do you think it helps make sense of the data?