Black Friday Traffic to Online Shopping Sites Grows 12 Percent Year over Year,
according to Nielsen//NetRatings Holiday eShopping Index

Consumer Electronics, Apparel and Home & Garden Lead Fastest Growing Categories

Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT), a global leader in Internet media and market research, announced that its Holiday eShopping Index increased 12 percent from home on the day after Thanksgiving, garnering
a unique audience of 19.2 million across more than 120 representative online retailers, compared with 17.2 million on Black Friday last year. Online shopping has become a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for many families who want to avoid crowded parking lots and shopping malls, yet still get a head start on holiday
shopping.

Holiday eShopping Index Category Growth
The fastest growing product category week over week was Consumer Electronics, with a 211 percent increase in unique audience from November 17th to November 24th (see Table 1). Apparel took the No. 2 spot with 117 percent Web traffic growth, followed by Home & Garden with 87 percent growth.

“Black Friday officially kicks off the holiday shopping season,” said Heather Dougherty, senior retail analyst, Nielsen//NetRatings. “This year, shoppers went online to check out the latest in consumer electronics, including flat screen TVs and new game consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and the highly coveted Sony
PlayStation 3. Apparel continues to be one of the most popular holiday gifts, as evidenced by that category's growth on Black Friday as well. What is somewhat surprising is the strong showing of the Home & Garden category, as consumers invest in their homes despite the slowdown in the real estate market,” she continued.

Table 1: Product Categories ranked by Week-Over-Week Growth (U.S., Home only)
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| Category                     |  UA % Growth from 11/17 to 11/24 |

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| Consumer Electronics         |                             211% |

| Apparel                      |                             117% |

| Home and Garden              |                              87% |

| Shopping Comparison/Portals  |                              79% |

| Beauty                       |                              78% |

| Computer Hardware/Software   |                              77% |

| Toys/Videogames              |                              51% |

| Flowers and Gifts            |                              42% |

| Retail                       |                              37% |

| Books/Music/Video            |                              23% |

| Shoes                        |                              12% |

| Jewelry                      |                              N/A |

| TOTAL                        |                              32% |

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Source: Nielsen//NetRatings Holiday eShopping Index, November 2006

Black Friday Top Online Shopping Destinations
eBay led the top online shopping destinations on Black Friday with 7.5 million unique visitors, followed by Amazon and Wal-Mart Stores with 3.4 million and 3.2 million unique visitors, respectively (see Table 2). When the top 10 online shopping destinations are re-ranked by week-over-week growth, BestBuy.com takes the lead with an impressive 316 percent increase in unique audience from one Friday to the next. CircuitCity.com ranks No. 2 with a 211 percent increase in Web traffic and Wal-Mart Stores rounds out the top three, growing 191 percent week over week.

“This year's Black Friday top online shopping destinations mirror the typical retailers year round,” said Dougherty. “We see many shoppers checking out Web sites for Black Friday sales and promotions before heading out to the stores.”

Table 2: Top 10 Online Shopping Destinations on Black Friday 2006 (U.S., Home only)
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| Site                   | 11/17/2006 | 11/24/2006 | % Growth |

|                        |   UA (000) |   UA (000) |          |

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| eBay                   |      6,423 |      7,454 |      16% |

| Amazon                 |      2,342 |      3,404 |      45% |

| Wal-Mart Stores        |      1,115 |      3,248 |     191% |

| Target                 |      1,096 |      2,267 |     107% |

| BestBuy.com            |        406 |      1,691 |     316% |

| Circuitcity.com        |        367 |      1,140 |     211% |

| Shopzilla.com Network  |        563 |      1,032 |      83% |

| JCPenney               |        386 |        996 |     158% |

| Overstock.com          |        376 |        957 |     155% |

| Sears                  |        460 |        887 |      93% |

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Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, November 2006

About Nielsen//NetRatings Holiday eShopping Index
The Nielsen//NetRatings Holiday eShopping Index is comprised of over 120 representative online retailers across twelve categories, and acts as a barometer to gauge the level of activity at online shopping destinations during the holiday season. The Index illustrates increased shopping activity through category growth.

About Nielsen//NetRatings
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