Microsoft Surface Usage Continues to Grow Following Surface 2 Release

In Chitika Insights’ previous report on the Microsoft Surface RT, data pointed to a substantial growth in the device’s North American usage share following a price decrease in mid-July. In this latest analysis, Chitika Insights found that usage of Microsoft’s latest tablet device, the Surface 2, experienced some notable growth in the month following its… Continue reading Microsoft Surface Usage Continues to Grow Following Surface 2 Release

How CTR Varies by Referring Webpage

For website owners looking to monetize their online presence, generating traffic to a particular webpage is the often the first step towards attaining that goal. Following that and other initial hurdles towards attracting a growing online audience come the nuanced aspects of improving ad click through rates (CTR) on each webpage. To quantify this issue,… Continue reading How CTR Varies by Referring Webpage

Motorola Analysis: North American Usage Share Closing in on HTC – Moto X Growth Steady

Moto X was released in August 2013 and is largely regarded as the first new, flagship-type Motorola device since the company was acquired by Google in 2012. Subsequent growth in terms of Web usage has followed Moto X’s release, with a steady increase in Web traffic share over the month of October 2013. Chitika Insights… Continue reading Motorola Analysis: North American Usage Share Closing in on HTC – Moto X Growth Steady

Microsoft Surface RT Usage Share Rises Significantly Following Price Drop

Released back in October 2012, Microsoft Surface RT was the computing giant’s first major attempt at designing its own hardware. In terms of usage, Chitika Insights had found that Surface RT users generated only 0.5% of all North American tablet Web traffic in June 2013. However, subsequent price cuts on the device beginning in July… Continue reading Microsoft Surface RT Usage Share Rises Significantly Following Price Drop

Third Quarter End Tablet Update: iPad Usage Share at 81%, Other Tablets See Share Increases

iPad users still generate 81% of all tablet Web traffic within North America, and while this is a three percentage point share drop since Chitika Insights’ June 2013 study on the tablet market, share gains have been spread out across various manufacturers. Also in this latest tablet report, Chitika Insights sought to examine how usage… Continue reading Third Quarter End Tablet Update: iPad Usage Share at 81%, Other Tablets See Share Increases

Impact of Google Result Position on Online Ad CTR

In June 2013, Chitika Insights published a study examining the value of each Google result position. Analysis of the study data revealed that the first position on an average Google search engine result page (SERP) garnered about 33% of Google search traffic. However, as part of Chitika Insights’ latest study examining the advertising implications of… Continue reading Impact of Google Result Position on Online Ad CTR