Tag: browser

Job Searching: Impact of Browsers Across the U.S.

Employment and job searching have long been hot topics in our world, and more and more jobs are being found and acquired through online searches. It has been found that the unemployed persons who look for work online are reemployed 25 percent faster than the comparable workers who do not search online. Leveraging its extensive… Continue reading Job Searching: Impact of Browsers Across the U.S.

Infographic: Internet User Behavior Analysis by Browser

The newest infographic from Chitika Insights provides 3 sections of valuable points of reference for online marketers, including a comparison of click-though-rates for major desktop and mobile browsers, along with average words per search query, and a desktop browser usage breakdown for the 4 most populated states in the U.S.

Firefox 16 Security Flaw: Quick Response by Mozilla Minimizes Impact on Adoption

Mozilla released its newest version of the Firefox Web browser last Tuesday, October 9th, 2012. Unfortunately, this version had a major security issue, which prompted Mozilla to remove the download from its page just a day after initially releasing it. The software was patched and re-released less than 24 hours later as Version 16.0.1. At Chitika Insights, we were interested in seeing what percentage of Firefox users had updated to version 16 before the fix, and how the issue may have affected adoption rates.

Google Usage Rates Vary Across Browsers

The now ubiquitous phrase “Google it” certainly points to a clear king of the search engine marketplace, but many prefer to do their “Googling” in a variety of browsers to take advantage of certain plugins, privacy features, and other attributes. With this in mind, Chitika Insights looked to measure whether the Web browser a person uses has any impact on the search engine they use.

Chrome Users More Tech-Forward Than Firefox Users?

Firefox has long held the crown of the tech elite’s browser of choice. However, with the rapid growth of Google’s Chrome, that may no longer be the case – according to new data, Chrome users are six times more likely to seek out and run the beta version of their browser than Firefox users.