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London, United Kingdom - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - February 1, 2007 - For the 16th consecutive month, Google remains the most-visited web site in France, according to digital age measurement service, comScore Networks, during the month of December.
comScore World Metrix, continuously measures and reports online behaviour on a world-wide basis, providing visitation metrics and demographic characteristics for web site audiences around the world. With active representation of countries that comprise the vast majority of the global Internet population, World Metrix provides its clients with worldwide Internet population estimates and harmonized online performance metrics based on a consistent methodology across all countries. More than 100 clients subscribe to comScore’s World Metrix service, including 8 of the top 10 interactive advertising agencies.

Based on data collected through its comScore World Metrix audience ratings service, other notable findings include: * Microsoft Sites and France Telecom retained their rankings as the top three properties among French Internet users, with 16.8, 15.7 and 13.6 million French visitors, respectively. * Half of the top 10 gainers in December were shopping sites, including card site Dromadaire.com with 1.7 million visitors (up 38 percent); comparison shopping engine Shopzilla.com Sites with 1.9 million visitors up 29 percent); Karstadt-Quelle, appearing on the top gainers list for two months in a row, with 5.7 million visitors (up 21 percent); Apple Computer with 3.8 million visitors (up 16 percent); and Kingfisher (which includes Darty.com, Castorama.fr and But.fr) with 2.4 million visitors (up 13 percent). In addition, Groupe PPR (which includes Fnac.com, Laredoute.fr and Conforama.fr) was the 8th most-visited site in France overall, growing 6 percent versus November to 9.4 million visitors; and La Poste, the site used to ship many of the Christmas gifts bought online, was up 14 percent to 4.3 million visitors. * Travel and weather were also top of mind among the French during December, as city guide Cityvox.fr grew 35 percent to 1.5 million visitors and MeteoFrance.com grew 20 percent to 2.2 million visitors.

comScore Europe is an operating division of comScore Networks, Inc., the leader in digital media measurement. comScore Europe provides details of visitation, demographics and online buying power for web site audiences across European, U.S. and global markets.
comScore Networks measures the digital age with a global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers that allo comScore to confidentially capture browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that captures and integrates attitudes and intentions. Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes. comScore consultants apply the knowledge of customers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing strategies and tactics that endeavor to deliver superior ROI. comScore services are used by global firms such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, MBNA, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, Merck and Expedia.

With the largest index of websites available on the World Wide Web and the industry’s most advanced search technology, Google Inc. delivers the fastest and easiest way to find relevant information on the Internet. Google’s technological innovations have earned the company numerous industry awards and citations, including two Webby Awards; two WIRED magazine Readers Raves Awards; Best Internet Innovation and Technical Excellence Award from PC Magazine; Best Search Engine on the Internet from Yahoo! Internet Life; Top Ten Best Cybertech from TIME magazine; and Editor’s Pick from CNET. A growing number of companies worldwide, including Yahoo! and its international properties, Sony Corporation and its global affiliates, AOL/Netscape, and Cisco Systems, rely on Google to power search on their websites. A privately held company based in Mountain View, Calif., Google’s investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Sequoia Capital.