Hitwise Intelligence - Analyst Weblogs

May 14, 2008

Freesat proves popular online

The launch of Freesat, the free satellite TV service provided by the BBC and ITV in the UK, proved popular with online consumers during its launch week. UK Internet traffic to www.freesat.co.uk, the service’s online homepage, increased by 627% between...
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May 13, 2008

All inclusive holidays popular in a weak economy

The combination of a weakening economy, falling house prices and a rising cost of living thanks to inflation mean that many British consumers are looking for ways to cut their expenditure. Add in the impact of a strong Euro (although...
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Meebo Growth - Web Based IM

I am a loyal user of Meebo. I never installed MSN Messenger on my Mac so use Meebo to connect to friends and colleagues from different computers and across Messenger and Google Talk. A couple of weeks ago Meebo received...
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Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:19 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Posted to Social Networks

May 12, 2008

Lawnmowers and BBQs: UK searchers celebrate the sunshine!

What a difference the weather can make, particularly after last year’s miserable summer! A week of sunshine has lifted the spirits of everyone in the UK, and also had an impact on their internet searching and shopping habits. As the...
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Posted by Robin Goad at 10:25 AM | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
Posted to Retail | Shopping and Classifieds | Weather

May 09, 2008

Burma / Myanmar Google charity donations

The humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma / Myanmar.has elicited a huge amount of public sympathy and support. Yesterday we noticed that Google had taken the unprecedented step of placing a link to a special Cyclone donation service...
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Posted by Robin Goad at 10:00 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Posted to Charities | Google

Coldplay Compared to NIN and Radiohead

Last week we issued a news release titled Coldplay's Free Single Propels Website to #1 Online Among Bands and Artists. We found that U.S. visits to Coldplay.com increased 19 fold on the back of the band's new single, Violet Hill,...
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Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:00 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (1)
Posted to Music

May 08, 2008

Mobile broadband searches increasing

It’s hard to open a newspaper at the moment without seeing an advert for mobile broadband services - from both carriers, such as Three, Vodafone and T-Mobile, and independent retailers such as Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U. The advertising seems to...
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Price conscious consumers seeking deals online

On Sunday I presented at the eMetrics Industry Insights Day on high-level Internet behavioral trends. One trend that I discussed is the rise of consumers using the Internet to save money (even more so than usual!) through searches for coupons,...
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Posted by Heather Dougherty at 11:35 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Posted to Shopping and Classifieds