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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

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
Drivers Put the Pedal to the Metal with Vindigo Traffic; New Traffic Service Delivers Customized Traffic Information, Alerts and Color Maps Directly to Mobile Phones
NEW YORK -- Vindigo Studios, one of the best-known publishers of consumer applications for mobile devices, today announced the launch of Vindigo TrafficTM, a personalized traffic service for wireless subscribers provided by ATX, one of the largest providers of telematic services for the automotive industry.
Tags: cell phone, mobile, phone
Research articles 2004-08-23
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
Destinator First to Offer Traffic Data and Rerouting on Symbian Smartphones in North America; myDestinator Traffic Service Now Serves 20 U.S. Cities; First to Automatically Redirect Drivers in Response to Traffic Conditions
LAS VEGAS -- Destinator Technologies, the leading provider of personalized navigation software and live navigation-based mobile services, today introduced myDestinator Traffic, the first fully automated traffic service for the U.S. market. With the new service, drivers can use their Smartphones to get updates on traffic incidents and then are dynamically...
Tags: smart phone, Symbian Inc.
Research articles 2006-01-04
Traffic Engineer
The Traffic Engineer job description template includes the following job summary: To perform professional traffic engineering, office, and field work in investigating and analyzing vehicular and pedestrian traffic conditions; to prepare traffic plans, reports, and specifications and present these to governmental and public groups as appropriate. Additional information available includes...
Tags: Job, Business & Legal Reports, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Missouri Department of Transportation Extends Traffic.com Partnership to Enhance Digital Traffic Services
Increased Coverage Area Brings Most Accurate and More Comprehensive Traffic Information to St. Louis Drivers WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRFC), the leading provider of personalized traffic information for drivers coast-to-coast, today announced the extension of its relationship with the Missouri Department of Transportation MoDOT to provide additional...
Tags: E-mail, MARKETING, U.S. Department of Transportation, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-12-13
Tracking Store Traffic Can Help Boost Your Retail Sales by 20% or More
Traffic counters provide the same type of expanded awareness to a retail organization that computers brought to the industry 30 years ago. They do this in three ways. The first, and probably the most important, contribution that a traffic counter provides is the elimination of much of the guesswork associated...
Tags: Sales, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Retail, Traffic
White papers 2003-01-01
Traffic Data Goes High Def with Clear Channel Radio
Total Traffic Network Launches Traffic Information Service for HD Radio
Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., radio
Research articles 2007-07-09
Traffic Engineer Job Description
The Traffic Engineer job description template includes the following job summary: To perform professional traffic engineering, office, and field work in investigating and analyzing vehicular and pedestrian traffic conditions; to prepare traffic plans, reports, and specifications and present these to governmental and public groups as appropriate. Additional information available includes...
Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Tools & templates 2007-09-09
Getting Traffic To All Your Web Sites
So you've just finished creating your new website. It looks good and you are ready for the visitors, you can't wait for the traffic to come. So how are you going to get traffic to your new site? You will now need to promote your new site. This paper explains...
Tags: Traffic, Web, Internet, Web Technology, Web Site Development, Free-eBooks.net, Web Site
Book chapters 2008-01-15
Traffic.com and North Carolina Department of Transportation Sign Agreement to Relieve Traffic Congestion
Industry-leading, Real-Time Traffic Data Services Provider To Install Digital Roadside Sensors In Raleigh Metropolitan Area
Tags: agreement, U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2007-03-01
Investigating the Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies on Driver Behavior
This paper describes the research, where the researchers investigated whether the results obtained in a before-and-after traffic calming experiment conducted in a driver simulator paralleled a real world before-and-after traffic calming study. The project also involved determining whether targeted traffic calming strategies resulted in reduced driving speeds. The report details...
Tags: Traffic, Strategy, Management
White papers 2002-01-01
How to Get Free Web Site Traffic
There are many ways to get free web site traffic to the website or business promotion. One of the best ways is the use of free traffic exchanges. These exchanges allow submitting the website into the rotation with hundreds, or thousands of other websites for the membership of that particular...
Tags: Traffic Exchange, Web Site, Web, Web Technology, Internet, Web Site Development
White papers
Volvo to Offer Subscription-Free Real-Time Traffic From Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network
Volvo XC90, S40, V50, C70 & C30 Models With Factory-Installed Optional Navigation Systems Come Standard With Traffic Data From Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network
Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., network, radio, Volvo
Research articles 2008-01-07
Malaysian reverses move to cut traffic fines: reports
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia's cabinet has squashed a police initiaive to slash traffic fines by up to 70 percent, a report has said. Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy, explaining Wednesday's cabinet decision, said traffic fines were supposed to make motorists feel the pinch if they committed offences. "We must...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, MARKETING
Research articles 2006-09-07
Traffic.com to Provide Traffic Data Services to Florida Department of Transportation; Southwest Florida Drivers Can Access Comprehensive, Real-Time, Digital Traffic Information Online or On-Demand via the Florida 511 System
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 Florida Department of Transportation FDOT that provides for the development of a new Advanced Traveler Information System ATIS for Southwest Florida, to deliver enhanced, customizable traffic...
Tags: data service, Microsoft Access, on-demand, U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2006-07-17
Win-Win Partnerships are the Key to Enhanced Traffic Data for Navigation Systems, Says ABI Research
LONDON -- As end-users become more familiar with the benefits of traffic information during navigation, all major players in the traffic data ecosystem are intensifying their efforts to create, aggregate and distribute high quality real-time, historical and predictive traffic information.
Tags: ABI Research
Research articles 2008-02-28
5 Simple and Easy Ways to Advertise Online
Advertising is everything some people say. Regardless if a person has a product, a service, a hobby website or just wants to share pictures of his or her wedding, the person has to advertise somehow to get the traffic to the site or blog. But not all traffic is equal....
Tags: Advertisement, Traffic, Person, Web Site Development, Blogging, Web Technology, Internet
White papers 2006-03-13
The FAA upgrades air traffic control equipment.
RDATE:06262002 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation`s Federal Aviation Administration FAA is continuing its efforts to upgrade the systems that control air traffic. The FAA is making improvements in air traffic control towers and at air traffic control centers, providing...
Tags: FAA, Manufacturing
Research articles 2002-06-27
Nevada Department of Transportation Signs Traffic.com to Expand Network of Digital Traffic Sensors in Las Vegas; New Network Will Provide Millions of Local Drivers with Free, Real-Time, Personalized Traffic Information
WAYNE, Pa. -- Traffic.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRFC), a leading provider of accurate, real-time traffic information in the United States, today announced the signing of an agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation NDOT that will allow the expansion of a network of digital roadside traffic sensors along Las Vegas area expressways.
Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation
Research articles 2006-05-05
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