TELEPHIA
AND COMSCORE NETWORKS LAUNCH "MOBILEWEB METRIX"--
A
JOINT AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT SERVICE COMPARING MOBILE
AND PC-BASED INTERNET USAGE
AccuWeather,
ESPN, The Weather Channel and Yahoo! Weather Have Stronger
Reach Among Mobile Internet Users Than
Among
PC Internet Users
SAN
FRANCISCO and RESTON , VA -- November 28, 2006
-- Telephia and comScore Networks today announced the
launch of a joint service that compares and combines
Internet usage data from the two firms. MobileWeb Metrix
is designed to provide media companies, advertisers,
and agencies with a detailed comparison of audiences
who view Internet content using PCs and mobile phones.
"We
are thrilled to bring together our companies' resources
and expertise to deliver an important new measurement
capability to our clients," said Sid Gorham , President
and CEO, Telephia. "Robust measurement is the key
to making the mobile Web successful with consumers and
advertisers. By working together, Telephia and comScore
have delivered an important piece of this new media
measurement toolkit."
"As
Internet usage continues to spread across multiple access
devices, we're delighted to provide our clients with
an integrated, cross-platform view of consumer behavior,"
said Gian Fulgoni, Chairman, comScore Networks. "We
are excited to be working with Telephia to deliver a
detailed comparison of the mobile and PC Internet audiences."
Weather
Brands Establish Stronger Reach via Mobile ; Search
Brands Still Offer Stronger Reach on PCs
According
to inaugural results from the MobileWeb Metrix service,
The Weather Channel, Yahoo! Weather and AccuWeather
achieved mobile reach that outpaced their PC reach.
All three sites had mobile-to-PC reach index scores
above 120, pointing to significantly stronger reach
among mobile Web users than among PC Web users (see
Table 1). With an index of 190, ESPN also has stronger
reach among mobile Web users. By comparison, Google
Search and Yahoo! Search have index scores of 23 and
25, respectively, indicating that their reach is higher
among PC Web users, compared to mobile users. Among
the four leading Web e-mail applications --Yahoo! Mail,
MSN Hotmail, Gmail and AOL Mail – only Gmail over indexed
on mobile reach.
"The
first results from MobileWeb Metrix highlight the value
of evaluating a Web property's performance among both
the mobile and the PC audiences," said Kanishka
Agarwal , VP of New Products, Telephia. "This type
of analysis will allow mobile media companies to better
target their investments in promotion, content, and
user experience improvements."
Top
Web Sites Ranked by Mobile-to-PC Reach Index (
U.S. )
September
2006
Source:
MobileWeb Metrix, a service of Telephia and comScore
Networks |
Web
site |
%
Mobile Reach |
%
PC Reach |
Index*
|
1.
AccuWeather |
7.5
|
1.7
|
435
|
2.
ESPN |
17.9
|
9.4
|
190
|
3.
The Weather Channel (Weather.com) |
22.1
|
12.7
|
174
|
4.
Yahoo! Weather |
9.0
|
5.7
|
157
|
5.
Gmail |
6.7
|
5.6
|
119
|
6.
CitySearch |
7.8
|
7.3
|
107
|
7.
CNN |
11.5
|
14.1
|
82
|
8.
Yahoo! Games |
9.3
|
12.0
|
78
|
9.
Yahoo! Mail |
29.4
|
44.4
|
66
|
10.
Yahoo! Driving Directions |
7.2
|
11.6
|
62
|
11.
MSN Hotmail |
15.3
|
26.6
|
57
|
12.
AOL Mail |
13.7
|
24.0
|
57
|
13.
MapQuest |
13.2
|
27.8
|
48
|
14.
Yahoo! Search |
11.1
|
43.8
|
25
|
15.
Google Search |
13.0
|
56.7
|
23
|
*Note:
Mobile-to-PC Reach Index for a Web site is defined as
the site's reach among mobile Web users divided by its
reach among PC-based Internet users.
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About
Telephia
Telephia
is the world's largest provider of syndicated consumer
research to the telecom and mobile media markets. Telephia
is your connection to the digital consumer. Since 1998,
executives at service providers, device manufacturers,
content providers, and retailers have relied on Telephia
data to make confident competitive strategy, marketing
and resource allocation decisions. Telephia uses its
unique measurement tools and large-scale consumer panels
to completely understand the digital consumer's behavior,
attitudes and experience.
To
learn how Telephia and comScore can help you understand
the digital consumer and track your competitive performance,
please contact us at:
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Contacts:
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Contacts:
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Bumatay
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