From the monthly archives:

December 2006

2006 Online Holiday spending increased 26% over last year to $23.11 billion according to comScore Networks.
“That online retail consumer spending for the year-to-date has surpassed the $100 billion mark is a testament to the continued growth and strength of the online marketplace,” said Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore Networks, in a prepared statement. He [...]

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This Holiday Season Keeps Breaking Records
First, the one-day record for US online retail sales was set on Cyber Monday 2006, November 27, when sales reached $608 million.
One week later, on Monday, December 4, a new single-day spending record was established as consumers spent $647 million online — $39 million more than the total spent [...]

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According to Hitwise, Nintendo Wii was the most searched for product overall for the week ending December 9, 2006 — outnumbering searches for Playstation 3 by more than three to one.
Top Search Terms for Electronics For Week Ending December 9, 2006

nintendo wii
ipod
wii
nintendo ds
ipods
ipod nano
psp
playstation 3
xbox 360
ipod shuffle

Source: Hitwise
Mary E. Archer is president and founder of [...]

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NEW YORK, NY – December 12, 2006 – Every holiday season, along with longstanding favorites, there are usually one or two new toys that become the most searched on toys of the holiday season. For the 2006 holiday season, five new toys have made it into the top ten most searched-for toys.
Hitwise, the world’s leading [...]

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