28 Feb 10 Almost all Indians Willing to Pay Premium for Safe Food
In a global survey conducted by the Nielsen Company, it was found that 97% of Indian people consider safety of food as the most important factor when deciding where to buy food items or groceries. And 85% of them are willing to pay premium for food that is safe.
Other findings of the survey
- 9 out of every 10 Indian (86%) think they are responsible for the safety of food they eat.
- 6 out of 10 think it is on the food manufacturers to provide food that is safe.
- 8% people interviewed think its retailer who should be responsible for food that is safe to eat.
- Government was found to be the most trusted entity in terms of safe food.
- Most of the Indians believe that the food grown in the country is safer than food imported from outside.
- 73% people believe that some countries provide safer food than other countries.
- 42% (6 out of 10) said they actively buy local grown food to support local farmer or producers.
- 19% believe that locally grown food are good for their health and the health of their families.
In the absence of sample size and sample mix, this study should be taken with caution. I am not sure how deep in Indian villages did the surveyors went. In the absence of which trusting these numbers is quite hard.
Tags: Absence, Caution, Countries, Food Health, Food Items, Food Manufacturers, Global Survey, Groceries, Grown Food, Indian Villages, Indians, Nielsen Company, People, Producers, Safe Food, Surveyors
07 Feb 10 Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Are the Top 3 Mobile Internet Brands
According to a data released by The Nielsen Company for December 2009, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are the top 3 most searched websites on mobile. The mobile scene was pretty much same as the picture formed by the web users on Personal computers and laptops.
According to Nielsen, 62 million visitors accessed the Internet on mobile in the month of December 2009; of which, Google had the largest share (36.7 million), Yahoo! received 33.7 million visitors, and Microsoft/Windows Live/Bing got 20.2 million visitors. Facebook (18.9 million visitors) and AOL (17.3 million visitors) were the other two websites that made the top 5 list.
Tags: Aol, Google, Google Yahoo, Internet Brands, Internet Mobile, laptops, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Internet, Nielsen Company, Personal Computers, Top Websites, Web Users, Yahoo
02 Feb 10 Time Spent on Social Networking Sites Increased by 82%
In a research conducted by The Nielsen Company, it was found that the time spent on social networking sites by the Global audience has recorded a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 82% in December 2009.
On an average, the total time spent in December 2009 by the global consumers was five hours, 35 minutes and five seconds, whereas in the same month in 2008, the total time spent was of three hours, three minutes and 54 seconds.
In the same period, the number of unique users to various social networking sites also increased from 242 million to 307.4 million, which is a 27% YoY growth. (See chart below).
What it means for marketer?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SEM (Search Engine Marketing) are important, but the evidence suggests that social media is even more important. One should take note of it. The rise in time spent suggests increased in engagement, which as we know creates an army of receptive audience. Therefore, marketers should use social media more profusely than they did every before.
Tags: Army, Evidence Suggests That, Global Audience, Global Consumers, Marketer, Marketers, Nielsen Company, Receptive Audience, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Seo Search Engine Optimization, Social Networking Sites, Three Minutes
Gossimer Press Releases
- Gossimer Puts Indian Domain Extensions Up for Sale February 21, 2010Gossimer, the fastest growing domain name registration and web hosting company has announced a sale on Indian domain extensions. During the promotion period, domains ending with .in will be offered at discounted price. [PR.com] […]
- Gossimer Unveils a New & Improved Payment System February 14, 2010The Melbourne-based (Florida) web hosting and domain name registration company Gossimer has announced the inclusion of three more payment options in its system. From today the customers and the web hosting resellers can use AlertPay, WebMoney, and Liberty Reserve to pay for the domain registration as well as web hosting services. Gossimer already offered Pay […]
- Gossimer Has Opened Its Treasure Chest for Webhost Resellers January 16, 2010Gossimer, the fast growing domain name registration and web hosting company has yet again opened its door of their reseller program. This program offers a comprehensive web hosting product portfolio for resellers and resellers of Gossimer’s resellers. [PR.com] […]
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- Gossimer Announces Special Domain Name Registration Deals December 25, 2009Gossimer, the fastest growing domain name registration and web hosting company has announced a special deal on 12 top domain extensions and that includes some CTLDs as well. This promotion is available on the registration of new domain names, and you can register as many domains as you want. [PR.com] […]
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- Gossimer Became Reseller of the Month for October October 17, 2009October brings another piece of good news for Gossimer. The fastest growing web hosting and domain name registration company has been chosen as the Reseller of the month for October by ResellerClub. [PR.com] […]
- Gossimer Offers One Year Free Extension on Domain Transfer October 3, 2009Gossimer, the fastest growing domain name registration company, is offering one year free extension with every domain name transferred to its system. This service when coupled with other services puts Gossimer in the position of price leadership. The company offers the most economic rate for domain name registration and webhosting services. [PR.com] […]
- New Deals Make Gossimer Bigger, Better and Smarter October 2, 2009October is going to be hot with offers, extended support, and enhanced serviceability, as Gossimer has acquired HiTek Networks, and launched new and improved Support desk. The web hosting world is abuzz by the two important developments in Gossimer. [PR.com] […]
- Gossimer Offers Unlimited E-mails for $1 September 28, 2009Gossimer, the fastest growing domain name and webhosting company, has announced a no-upgrade “The Ultimate Email Plan” that will give the buyer an access to unlimited email accounts for just $1/month. [PR.com] […]
Gossimer Promotions and Announcements
- TechSupport Notifications February 28, 2010Technical support information and notifications […]
- PHP4 Discontinuation - 18th September September 7, 2009As announced earlier, PHP4 will not be supported on our Linux Hosting Servers from the 18th of September, 2009. Please pass on this information to your Customers and Resellers to ensure that they can update their websites to work with PHP5. […]
- .CN Launch - Coming Soon August 16, 2009We are glad to announce the launch of .CN - the most popular and fastest growing ccTLD worldwide. The .CN domain extension has seen an exemplary growth since its launch throughout the world. Earlier this year, .CN crossed over 13 million registrations to become the second most registered domain extension after .COM. Moreover, with China now representing the […]
- Live Chat Product Discontinuation - Moved to 18th August August 16, 2009Based on feedback that we received from several Resellers, we have decided to postpone the Live Chat discontinuation to the August of 18th, 2009 at 12:30 UTC. From the 18th of August, it will not be possible to purchase new Live Chat packages but exisiting packages will continue to function normally. […]