BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Traffic

  • the number of visitors to a Web site measured in any of several ways, for example, click-throughs, hits, or page views

Wiktionary Definition for: Traffic

  • pedestrian Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or passage thereof.
  • Ex: ''Traffic is slow at rush hour.''
  • commercial Commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people.
  • Ex: ''Seaports often deal with heavy traffic night and day.''
  • illegal Illegal trade or exchange of goods, often drugs.
  • Exchange or flux of information, messages or data, as in a computer or telephone network.
  • intransitive To pass goods and commodity commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.
  • intransitive To trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.
  • transitive To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration.

Additional Resources

Yahoo Open Sources Traffic Server, Updates Hadoop
Yahoo has taken its second major step in five months towards open-source cloud computing by introducing an open source version of Traffic Server, a high performance application server for builders of cloud services.Yahoo has taken its second major step in five months towards open-source cloud computing by introducing an open...
Tags: open source, Yahoo! Inc.
News items 2009-11-02
Guest Post: Yahoo's Cloud Team Open Sources Traffic Server
Today, Yahoo moved its open source cloud computing initiatives up a notch with the donation of its Traffic Server product to the Apache Software Foundatio n . Traffic Server is used in-house at Yahoo to manage its own trafic and it enables session management, authentication, configuration management,...
Tags: server, Yahoo! Inc., Apache Software Foundation
News items 2009-11-03
The bright side of sitting in traffic: Crowdsourcing road congestion data
This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed. What if you could do a little something to improve the world during your daily drive to work? Here are a few...
Tags: data, phone, Google Inc., traffic, Google Maps
News items 2009-08-25
Google Maps Now Shows Live Traffic Reports For Back Roads
The Google Maps team has been on quite the tear this summer, enriching its platform and beefing up location-based services, such as Google Latitude. In just the past two months, the search and Web services giant has offered multiple searches for one search destination session, shown users how to get...
Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps
News items 2009-08-25
Google Maps adds traffic data from your cell phone
Traffic on the Bay Bridge (right, with the exclamation point) was light Tuesday morning in San Francisco, but side streets were backing up, as shown by Google Maps' new traffic feature.(Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET)Say goodbye to your favorite shortcuts.Google Maps is adding traffic data for side streets this week,...
Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps
News items 2009-08-25
Apple iPhone eats up 50% share of all mobile data traffic globally
By Prince McLeanPublished: 12:20 PM EST Related AppleInsider articles:Samsung Bada unveiled as new iPhone, Android...Apple's iPhone OS takes 40 percent of Web...Canalys: iPhone outsold all Windows Mobile...Apple leads international smartphone market...iPhone behind only Nokia and RIM in global...Apple's slice of mobile data traffic has grown to now exceed 50% share...
Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., High Tech Computer Corp.
News items 2009-11-23
Thanksgiving and Black Friday Seasonal Traffic Patterns
When you start hearing about doorbuster sales and stores opening at 5 am, it can mean only one thing – Thanksgiving and Black Friday are almost upon us again! Retailers started to promote pre-Black Friday sales as early as late October and have been running sales for much of the...
Tags: Traffic, Thanksgiving
News items 2009-11-24
Traffic.com Offers Mobile Traffic Service
Wireless News 06-30-2005 Traffic.com Offers Mobile Traffic Service WIRELESS NEWS-June 30, 2005-Traffic.com Offers Mobile Traffic Service C2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Traffic.com, a provider of traffic data collection and reporting, has introduced MyTraffic, a new, online personalized...
Tags: Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2005-06-30
Should Online Journalists Bear Responsibility for Their Traffic?
As many of you know, this is Advertising Week in New York City, a non-stop, wall-to-wall extravaganza of advertising and media industry navel-gazing -- which found me, late this morning, at a panel titled "Traditional Journalism in the Digital World." Sponsored by AOL, it featured three journalists at AOL properties,...
Tags: Journalist, America Online Inc., Traffic, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Catharine P. Taylor
Blog posts 2009-09-23
Traffic.com® Jam Factor Predictive Trending Gives Commuters a Look Ahead at Traffic along Their Driving Routes; Other Web Site Enhancements Include On-Demand Voice Services, Personalized RSS Feed, and Expanded Geographic Coverage
WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc., a leading provider of accurate, real-time traffic information in the United States, announces the next release of its Web site, www.traffic.com, featuring Jam Factor Predictive Trending that combines Traffic.com's real-time data collection, complex analysis, and advanced technology to indicate improving or worsening traffic congestion. ...
Tags: Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2005-11-09
Traffic.com Pushes Traffic Services for Holidays
Wireless News 12-22-2006 Traffic.com Pushes Traffic Services for Holidays WIRELESS NEWS-December 22, 2006-Traffic.com Pushes Traffic Services for Holidays C2006 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Traffic.com, a provider of personalized traffic information for drivers coast-to-coast, is pushing its traffic...
Tags: Traffic Services Inc., Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2006-12-22
Traffic.com® Named Exclusive Traffic Source for WXPN-FM; Partnership Delivers Real-Time Traffic Solutions to Philadelphia Market
WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc., the nation's leader in traffic data collection and reporting, announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive traffic provider for WXPN-FM. Through this agreement, Traffic.com will provide real-time digital traffic information featuring travel speeds, travel times, traffic density, and congestion factors to...
Tags: Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-24
The Dirty Truths About Web Traffic
One of the most difficult things when you try to evaluate a website is the lack of reliable metrics. A related problem is determining which metrics really matter. Into this void, many a privately held company exaggerates its traffic, and -- depending which metrics service they choose in their...
Tags: Web, Advertisement, Traffic, Online Advertising, Brand Media Website, Channel Management, Marketing, David Weir
Blog posts 2009-08-31
Traffic.com Rolls out Personal Traffic Solutions for Drivers in 23 U.S. Markets; Finally, Traffic News You Can Really Use
WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, the nation's leading expert on traffic data collection and reporting, has introduced MyTrafficTM, a new, online personalized service at www.traffic.com that offers the highest quality, real-time traffic conditions via the Web, cell phone, and PDA. This convenient, everyday solution allows drivers to tailor traffic information...
Tags: Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2005-06-29
Traffic.com to Spotlight Enhanced Digital and Mobile Real-Time Traffic Solutions at NAB2006
Wireless News 04-20-2006 Traffic.com to Spotlight Enhanced Digital and Mobile Real-Time Traffic Solutions at NAB2006 WIRELESS NEWS-April 20, 2006-Traffic.com to Spotlight Enhanced Digital and Mobile Real-Time Traffic Solutions at NAB2006 C2006 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Traffic.com, a...
Tags: Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2006-04-20
Dial 1-866-MY-TRAFC For Free, Real-Time Traffic Reports On-The-Go; Traffic.com's New, Interactive Traffic Hotline Is Now Available To Drivers In 40 Metropolitan Areas In Time For Summer Travel
WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRFC), the source for the most accurate, comprehensive, and real-time traffic information in the United States, has launched a free, interactive traffic hotline for drivers - 1-866-MY-TRAFC (1-866-698-7232). Beginning today, drivers in 40 U.S. metropolitan areas can access this one-of-a-kind traffic reporting service when,...
Tags: Traffic.com Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-24
Georgia Department of Transportation Signs Traffic.com, Inc. to Expand Network of Digital Traffic Sensors In Atlanta; Atlanta Drivers Can Access this Enhanced, Real-Time, Digital Traffic Information Online or On-The-Go
WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRFC), the source for the most accurate, comprehensive, and real-time traffic information in the United States, signed an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation GDOT that provides for the expansion of digital roadside traffic sensors along Atlanta-area expressways. Traffic.com will use the data...
Tags: Atlanta, network, sensor, U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2006-06-13
Ohio Department of Transportation Signs Traffic.com to Provide Traffic Data Services
Company Will Install Digital Roadside Traffic Sensors in Cincinnati and Columbus for the Provision of Real-Time Traffic Information WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRFC), the leading provider of personalized traffic information for drivers coast-to-coast, today announced an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation ODOT that provides for...
Tags: Cincinnati, Columbus, sensor, U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2007-02-22
Cisco: By 2013 Annual IP Traffic Will Be 2/3 of a Zettabyte
Erick Schonfeld submits: By 2013, annual global IP traffic will reach two-thirds of a zettabyte, according to a new forecast of IP traffic issued by Cisco Tuesday. What is a zettabyte? It is a trillion gigabytes, dummy. I had to look that up too. And that number represents more...
Tags: Networking, Erick Schonfeld, Cisco Systems Inc.
External links 2009-06-09
Alexa: Twitter Web Traffic Eclipses CNN & NY Times
The ratings service Alexa provides one of the best tools available for assessing current traffic trends at websites, and as the chart above indicates, Twitter has now eclipsed both CNN and The New York Times on the web. Note that this does not reflect all the usage on smart phones,...
Tags: Web, Alexa Internet Inc., Traffic, New York Times Co., Twitter, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Smart Phones, Channel Management, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, David Weir
Blog posts 2009-06-25
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