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Nielsen: Apple was top hardware manufacturer site in May 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 09:27 AM EST

According to Nielsen, Apple was the top hardware manufacturer site in May 2009.

The Hardware Manufacturers subcategory grew 22 percent year-over-year, from 57.3 million unique visitors in May 2008 to 70.1 million in May 2009.

• Apple was the No. 1 Hardware Manufacturer destination in May 2009, with 55.7 million unique visitors and an average time per person of 1 hour and 14 minutes, perhaps due in part to the anticipation of Apple’s release of its newest version of the iPhone.

Top 10 Hardware Manufacturer Destinations Ranked by Unique Audience for May 2009 (U.S., Home and Work)

Anticipation of the new iPhone 3G S sent blog mentions up 1,226 percent week-over-week on June 8, the day of the announcement. After the initial announcement, buzz dipped but again picked up after the phone became available to consumers on June 19, with blog mentions more than doubling compared to the week prior.

Percent of All Blogs that discussed the iPhone 3G S

The Nielsen Company’s online and mobile solutions deliver comprehensive, independent measurement and analysis of digital audiences, advertising, video, consumer-generated media, word of mouth, commerce and consumer behavior. Nielsen enables clients to make informed business decisions about their digital and mobile strategies. For more information, visit www.nielsen-online.com.

Source: Nielsen

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Jun 30, 09 - 08:45 am Comment from: BobM

If my quick math is correct that's more than all the others combined.

Jun 30, 09 - 08:49 am Comment from: judgejudy

Well this explains something as you can see by the chart who is #2.

As you know, HP, the printer company, bought Compaq and the then CEO Carly Fontina was teamed with Apple to make PC's with iPod docks in them and other things.

The HP board canned Carly and she went to work for Apple. Then the new CEO targeted upon Apple and came up with the glossy screens.

HP was the first to come out with glossy screen computers aiming for the consumer market which is Apple's turf.

So Apple comes out with glossy screens to compete against HP.

What's really strange, if it wasn't for Carly, HP wouldn't have bought Compaq in the first place, they were dead set against doing anything but sell printers. Carly forced innovation in the old corporation but now that has come to haunt Apple.

So what did Apple have going on with her that backfired?

Anyone know?

Jun 30, 09 - 09:15 am Comment from: qka

MagicJack beats Intel and IBM.

Now that's something.

Jun 30, 09 - 09:33 am Comment from: judgejudy

MagicJack works good too.

Problem of course is you have to plan on being near your computer and internet connection for a long conversation, it's a planned conversation, not spur of the moment like long conversations usually are.

Now if they come up with a wireless phone that works over any available WiFi...

Sort of like a MagicJack, a computer and a phone all together...

Skype and a iPhone?

Jun 30, 09 - 10:32 am Comment from: giofoto

JudgeJudy

It was Carly Fiorina not Fontina.

Plus she is a Republican and never went to work for Apple. And she was John McCain's Economic Advisor...she also defends Sarah Palin on some issues.

No hard feelings...just setting some facts straight.

Jun 30, 09 - 10:33 am Comment from: giofoto

Never mind I see that you said "teamed". My bad.

Jun 30, 09 - 12:24 pm Comment from: Bob

"also defends Sarah Palin on some issues"

Thanks for the heads up. Good of Carly.

Sometimes I wish the media would treat Obama the way they treat Sarah Palin. For example someone with the highest rating on TV should make more jokes about raping Obama's children.

At least things would be more equal then.

Jun 30, 09 - 02:09 pm Comment from: auren

@ Bob

WTF are you going on about?
And HTF does this have ANYTHING to do with this dicussion?

Put a sock in it.

Jul 01, 09 - 12:46 am Comment from: Macrelated

@Bob

You are an idiot.

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