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“The Forgotten Man” Drives Online Art Frenzy

February 10, 2012

Art doesn’t often create a stir online, but artist Jon McNaughton’s controversial piece “The Forgotten Man” has done just that. The Rachel Maddow Show used the painting, which depicts President Obama standing on the United States’ Constitution, for a caption... Continue reading...

Posted by Hitwise Research at 01:30 PM | (0)
In Categories Politics

Jason Wu Collection Drives Visitors to Target.com

February 08, 2012

Following mysterious tweets from @TargetStyle in early October, Target announced a partnership with fashion designer Jason Wu who became well-known after designing the 2009 Inaugural Ball gown for First Lady Michelle Obama. The official look book for was released online... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 04:39 PM | (0)
In Categories Retail

UK search up by 100 million year-on-year

UK Internet users made 2.3 billion visits to search engines in January 2012, up from 2.2 billion in January 2011. Visits to search engines are up by 4.5 per cent year-on-year with nearly 100 million more visits in January this... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 10:18 AM | (0)
In Categories Search

Boston Fans are “Super” Engaged Online Compared to New York

February 03, 2012

As with the rising popularity of the Super Bowl and the NFL, visits to the NFL Sites custom category* have increased regularly over the course of the previous 3 seasons, each with a seasonal peak in December. Between 2009 and... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 06:04 PM | (0)
In Categories Sports | Super Bowl

Super Bowl Game Time, Recipes, and Celebrity Bets Searches Rise as Giants-Pats Showdown Approaches

The Super Bowl 46 showdown between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots is less than a week away and consumers are going online to seek out game day details, catch up on Super Bowl-related current events, plan... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 11:11 AM | (0)
In Categories Search Strategies | Sports | Super Bowl

10 Key Statistics about Facebook

February 02, 2012

As Facebook Inc. filed for its initial-public-offering yesterday afternoon, now is the perfect time to examine the website’s performance online and how its audience compares with that of other social networks. Given the expected $75 billion to $100 billion initial... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 02:09 PM | (0)
In Categories Facebook | Social Media | Social Networking

10 things you need to know about Facebook

With the Facebook IPO announced yesterday interest has surged in the world’s most popular social network. Here are the top 10 things you need to know about Facebook: 1. There are over 1.3 billion visits to Facebook a month from... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 01:22 PM | (0)
In Categories Social Networks

Romney leading in Florida per online visits

January 31, 2012

As we head into the Florida primary on January 31st, we analyzed a category of the four remaining Republican presidential candidates to see who was receiving the most visits from the state of Florida. Experian Hitwise data shows that the... Continue reading...

Posted by Hitwise Research at 09:02 AM | (0)
In Categories Politics