Tag: ipad

Samsung Galaxy Tab Growth Overstated, Outnumbered 300-to-1 by iPad

The Galaxy Tab, hailed by many as the first Android-based tablet device to truly threaten the iPad’s dominance (not to mention a pretty nifty device), is outnumbered online by iPads roughly 318 to 1, according to traffic data from our network.  That’s why we weren’t too surprised when The Wall Street Journal reported on a Samsung executive backtracking on their announced sales of 2 million since its launch.

Android Users 80% More Valuable Than iPhone Users

Android keeps making gains in smartphone market share, but it’s still a small player when compared to the iPhone. However, advertisers need to pay attention to Google’s mobile OS – its users click on ads significantly more often than iPhone users. As seen on The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, PC Magazine, and Wired among others

Mac Impressions Spike in April – The iPad Effect?

Impressions from Mac OS-based computers spiked in April, according to our traffic data, from just over 7% to just over 10% of all traffic. Whether this is caused by more Macs sold, or more people using their Macs, is unclear; what IS clear, however, is that after the iPad launched, we saw way more Mac-based traffic almost immediately. Featured in Macworld

iPad Tracker Explanation, Update, Call for Input

With the ups and downs of our iPad tracker, we’ve had a very interesting two weeks. Here’s a timeline of the changes we’ve made, an apology for making unannounced changes, and a call-out for smart people – how would you use the data we have?

The man behind the "number of iPads sold"

The man behind our newly famous “estimated number of iPads sold” is actually one of the youngest “men” here at the Chitika office; Gui Pinto just celebrated his 20th birthday. In the picture above, Gui is holding his brand new iPad he received as a gift from Chitika CEO, Venkat Kolluri for putting together the… Continue reading The man behind the "number of iPads sold"