Social Networking Accounts for 1 of Every 4 Minutes Spent Online in Argentina and Chile

Facebook.com Ranks as the Most Visited Social Network in Both Markets

Santiago, Chile, March 3, 2011 - Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released results from a study of the most popular online activities in Chile and Argentina. The study found that in both markets, Social Networking now accounts for more than one-quarter of all time spent online, ranking as the top activity in Chile (28.5 percent of total minutes) and the second most popular activity in Argentina (27.8 percent of total minutes). The study also looked at the top social networking destinations in these two markets and found that Facebook maintained a strong lead, reaching 9 out of 10 Internet users in January 2011.

“We have witnessed social networking play an increasingly central role in consumers’ digital lives over the past year,” said Alejandro Fosk, Comscore senior vice president of Latin America for Comscore. “Today, social networking not only reaches a large percentage of online users in Chile and Argentina, but also accounts for a growing share of time spent online. For marketers and advertisers, understanding how and where consumers are choosing to spend their time online is critically important information in increasingly competitive and fast-growing markets.”

Visitors Spending More Time Social Networking, Less Time on Email and Instant Messenger

An analysis of how Internet users in Argentina and Chile spend their time online revealed a shift in behavior toward leisure-oriented content categories. In Argentina, Portals account for the largest share of time spent online in January 2011 at 29 percent, but declined nearly 10 percentage points from the previous year, while Social Networking surged 12.6 percentage points to account for 27.8 percent of Argentineans’ total time online. The Instant Messenger category (down 6.6 percentage points to 19.6 percent of time spent) and Email (down 2.1 percentage points to 7.1 percent of time spent) both witnessed declines as consumers made use of an increasing array of communication methods including Social Networking and mobile devices to stay connected.

Top Categories by Percent of Time Spent
January 2011 vs. January 2010
Total Audience Argentina, Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations*
Source: Comscore MMX, Panel-Only Data

Jan-10

Jan-11

Percentage Point Change

Portals

38.6%

29.0%

-9.7

Social Networking

15.2%

27.8%

12.6

Instant Messengers

26.2%

19.6%

-6.6

Entertainment

7.7%

8.1%

0.5

e-mail

9.2%

7.1%

-2.1

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

Internet users in Chile displayed trends similar to those in Argentina. In Chile, Social Networking ranked as the top online activity by time spent, accounting for 28.5 percent of total online minutes, up 8.9 percentage points from the previous year, as Portals, Instant Messengers and Email all witnessed a decline in share of minutes. Entertainment sites, which accounted for 10.9 percent of total minutes, gained 1.6 percentage points versus the previous year as online users continued to spend an increasing amount of time consuming entertainment content.

Top Categories by Percent of Time Spent
January 2011 vs. January 2010
Total Audience Chile, Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations*
Source: Comscore MMX, Panel-Only Data

Jan-10

Jan-11

Percentage Point Change

Social Networking

19.6%

28.5%

8.9

Portals

34.2%

25.2%

-8.9

Instant Messengers

26.0%

19.1%

-6.9

Entertainment

9.3%

10.9%

1.6

e-mail

6.6%

5.4%

-1.2

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

Facebook Holds Strong Lead in Chile and Argentina

An analysis of the top social networking destinations in Argentina and Chile revealed that Facebook.com was the most popular social networking destination in both markets. In Argentina, 11.3 million visitors age 15+ visited Facebook.com from a home or work location, representing 88 percent of the Argentine online population. In Chile, 6.5 million visitors (approximately 90 percent of the online population) visited Facebook.com in January 2011.

Latin America is also home to some of the most highly penetrated markets for Twitter. In Chile, Twitter.com reached 13.1 percent of all online users (nearly 1 million visitors) to rank 11th globally in terms of reach. In Argentina, Twitter.com reached 12.5 percent of all online users (1.6 million visitors), ranking 13th globally.

Fotolog and Windows Live Profile each ranked among the top 3 social networking sites in both markets, while Sonico, Badoo and Linkedin also held solid positions within the top ten.

Top Social Networking Sites by Unique Visitors
January 2011
Total Audience Argentina and Chile, Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations*
Source: Comscore MMX

Top Properties in Argentina

Top Properties in Chile

Total Unique Visitors (000)

Total Unique Visitors (000)

Total Internet Persons: 15+

12,850

Total Internet Persons: 15+

7,304

Social Networking

12,431

Social Networking

6,994

Facebook.com

11,345

Facebook.com

6,539

Windows Live Profile

3,094

Fotolog.com

1,410

Fotolog.com

2,006

Windows Live Profile

1,395

Twitter.com

1,610

Twitter.com

956

Sonico.com

1,046

Terra Chile Comunidades Sites

589

Badoo.com

824

LinkedIn.com

384

LinkedIn.com

721

Badoo.com

379

Metroflog.com

420

Sonico.com

362

Terra Chile Comunidades Sites

419

DeviantArt.com

318

DeviantArt.com

388

Myspace

246

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

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