links for 2008-03-19

• Edison Media Research: Online Radio Reaches 33 Million Americans Per Week
  The annual Infinite Dial 2008: Radio’s Digital Platforms put out by Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) and Edison Media Research, estimates that 33 million Americans age 12 or older listen to a radio station over the Internet during an average week - up from 29 million
  (tags: online-advertising radio stats)
• Apple’s iPhone Drives Huge Increase in Mobile Web, Video, Music Usage - Silicon Alley Insider
  # Almost 85% of iPhone owners browse the Web on their phones, versus 58% of the U.S. smartphone market and 13.1% of the overall U.S. mobile market, according to mobile research firm M:Metrics.
  # Some 31% of iPhone owners watch mobile TV or video, like Goo
  (tags: iphone usage)
• Web Video Ads To $4.3B In 2011; YouTube To Sell $90M This Year - Silicon Alley Insider
  Why will video advertising grow? Because consumers love Web video, and they don’t seem to mind ads. The average viewer watches 2.4 videos and spend 7 minutes watching. When surveyed, more than 70% say they’re ok with the ads as long as the video is free.
  (tags: video ads)