links for 2008-10-24

• Social Networks Twitter, Tagged & Ning Post Highest Year-over-Year Growth
  "Twitter.com, Tagged.com and Ning, which racked up 343%, 330% and 251% year-over-year audience growth respectively, were the fastest-growing US online social networking sites as ranked in September, according to rankings from Nielsen Online."
  (tags: nielsen Stats SocialNetworking twitter ning 2008)
• Six Apart CEO: Down Economy Boosts Blogging | Epicenter from Wired.com
  (tags: Blogs 2008 economy sixapart)
• Retirement Becomes a More Distant Prospect for Many Approaching 65 - NYTimes.com
  Older workers are being pushed out, just as they need to keep working.
  (tags: Trends demographics retirement seniors workplace careers)
• JetBlue Twitters its New Terminal - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog
  (tags: twitter PR marketing jetblue)
• IBM Study Finds Consumers Prefer a Mobile Device Over the PC: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
  "Over 50 percent of consumers would substitute their Internet usage on a PC for a mobile device."
  (tags: Mobile Stats)
• Google Adwords Tests Image/Product Ads
  Watch this space. A new test from Google.
  (tags: Adwords Google Search Advertising images googlecheckout shopping)
• ClickZ's Layoff Tracker for Digital Marketing Jobs - ClickZ
  Will this grow? Perhaps but the strong will survive.
  (tags: layoffs economy digitalmarketing Marketing careers)
• Online Display Pricing Down 27%; Small Sites Affected Most
  "Online ad prices consistently declined in 2008, falling 21% since Q2 and 27% since Q1, with small sites and some verticals most affected by the faltering economy, according to the PubMatic AdPrice Index for Q3 2008. "
  (tags: Advertising Stats 2008)