The Compete 250 gives marketers a window into online consumer activity and sentiment, which helps them keep a pulse on the market and capitalize on the Internet economy.

Heres a look at the top 50 sites from the 250, followed by the top 20 site traffic gains from June to JulySits like Toyota.com, GM.com, and Fordvehicles.com grew by over 20 thanks to the cash for clunkers initiative. Blockbusters like Bruno, Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince, and Transformers 2 led to big boosts in sites like Flixster, Moviefone, and Fandango, while IMDB and Netflix held strong as usual. Back to school season most likely contributed to an upswing at sites like Walmart.com and Target.com, and the News aggregator and Social Generated news category has just been growing steadily since June 2008.