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TMCNet: SINGAPORE NETIZENS SPEND HALF OF ONLINE TIME ON SOCIAL SITES

[March 27, 2009]

SINGAPORE NETIZENS SPEND HALF OF ONLINE TIME ON SOCIAL SITES

Mar 26, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR34034 Singapore Internet Users Spend Half of Online Time on Social and Entertainment Sites SINGAPORE, Mar. 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet -- comScore Releases First Public Report of Online Usage in Singapore comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its first overview of Web usage in Singapore. The report includes a ranking of the most engaging and visited Internet site categories and properties, based on the comScore World Metrix service, and the top search properties, based on the comScore qSearch service. In February 2009, more than 2.5 million people in Singapore age 15 and older accessed the Internet from home and work locations, consuming an average of 1,785 pages of content and accessing the Internet an average of 21 hours per person.


"Singapore is one of the most advanced digital markets in the Asia-Pacific region and represents a growing opportunity for digital marketers," said Will Hodgman, comScore executive vice president. "The combination of high broadband penetration, heavy online engagement and the overall tech savvy of Internet users in Singapore make it an ideal market for the adoption of valuable existing and emerging digital technologies, including search, social media and online video." Instant Messaging Captures Largest Share of Singaporeans' Time Online Internet users in Singapore averaged 21 hours online per visitor during February, with online communication, entertainment, and social networking topping the list of how users were most likely to spend their time.

Highlighting the particular significance of online communication in Singapore, Instant Messaging captured 24 percent of total minutes, making it the leading activity, while Web-based email accounted for 6 percent.

Singaporeans spent 14 percent of their online time at the Entertainment category, which includes popular Web brands like YouTube and MediaCorp, while social networking accounted for 8 percent.

About comScore comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. In an independent survey of 800 of the most influential publishers, advertising agencies and advertisers conducted by William Blair & Company in January 2009, comScore was rated the 'most preferred online audience measurement service' by 50% of respondents, a full 25 points ahead of its nearest competitor. comScore's capabilities are based on a massive, global cross-section of approximately 2 million Internet users who have given comScore permission to confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that gathers and integrates their attitudes and intentions. Using its proprietary technology, comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of digital behavior and attitudes, helping clients design more powerful marketing strategies that deliver superior ROI. With its acquisition of M:Metrics, comScore is also a leading source of data on mobile usage. comScore services are used by more than 1,100 clients, including global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, BBC, Carat, Cyworld, Deutsche Bank, France Telecom, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Financial Times, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, Starcom, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, the University of Chicago, Verizon Services Group and ViaMichelin. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com.

SOURCE:: comScore, Inc.

CONTACT: Sarah Radwanick of comScore, Inc., +1-312-775-6538, press@comscore.com (SCOR)

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