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Category Archives: Search
Breaking News?
November 11, 2009
In his most recent post, our General Manager of Global Research, Bill Tancer looked at the importance of Google to the Wall Street Journal following Rupert Murdoch’s recent comments in a Sky News interview (http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/11/09/news-corp-considers-a-google-ban/?mod=rss_WSJBlog) saying he would consider blocking... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 06:36 PM
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In Categories Google | News and Media | Search | Search Engines
Australia goes Bing
June 18, 2009
Last week I posted some initial stats around the launch of search engine challengers Wolfram Alpha and Bing. Today I am going to dig a little deeper into Bing’s launch in the Australian market. . The chart below illustrates the... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 05:38 PM
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In Categories Brand | Google | Search | Search Engines
Wolfram Alpha and Bing initial Asia Pacific stats
June 11, 2009
Over recent weeks two new entrants have appeared on the search landscape globally. The uniquely named Wolframaplha (www.wolframalpha.com) and Microsoft’s new entry Bing (www.bing.com). WolframAlpha (www.wolframalpha.com) made its public debut on 15 May, 2009 and Bing (www.bing.com) launched last week... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 04:55 PM
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In Categories Search | Search Engines
Google Chrome – An Asian Trojan Horse?
October 06, 2008
On September 5 we reported on the launch of the Google web browser Chrome, and now just over a month later it's time for a quick update. In a highly competitive market it seems the upper hand is being held... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 03:40 PM
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In Categories Brand | Google | Search
A Hurricane, A Black Hole or a holiday in Tuscany?
September 17, 2008
This week's fastest moving search terms are; 1. large hadron collider 2. mobicosa 3. lhc 4. hurricane ike 5. cern 6. hardon collider 7. big bang 8. gunplot 9. auschwitz photos 10. real estate tuscany italy Dominating the fast moving... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 10:20 AM
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In Categories Fast Moving Search | Search | weather
Turnbull vs. Nelson – The answer was in the data!
September 16, 2008
As our head of Global Research, Bill Tancer, suggested some weeks ago, search volume is the best way to measure curiosity about political figures. Just yesterday we were discussing the Liberal Leadership and the impact of Peter Costello, and wondering... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 03:29 PM
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Is Chrome the New Colour of the Web?
September 05, 2008
There's plenty of activity around the blogosphere, in the newspapers and in the office with people loading the new Google Chrome browser, making their own comparisons, and adding their opinions. Two days after its release on September 3 the initial... Continue reading...
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In Categories Google | Search
The Last Olympic Post - Part Two
September 03, 2008
Yesterday we reviewed the comparative interest in the Olympics, the specific events that captured the attention and the relative site performance in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. Today, using our Search Intelligence product we are looking at how... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 10:32 AM
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In Categories Beijing 2008 | Entertainment | Olympics | Search | Sport
Bad Boys, Politics and taking a Dive!
September 01, 2008
As quickly as we cover religion and sex (see last week's fast movers blog), politics raises it's head and demands attention. In this week's fast moving search terms the announcement of Sarah Palin as Republican, John McCain's running mate for... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 03:15 PM
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In Categories Celebrity | Entertainment | Fast Moving Search | Olympics | Politics | Search | Sport | Television
Politics, Religion and Sex - Two out of Three isn't Bad
August 26, 2008
What an interesting week in the fast movers section. My parents always taught me to not discuss politics, religion and sex. This week I can avoid politics, but the other two are directly linked and have raised the interest of... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 09:59 AM
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In Categories Beijing 2008 | Celebrity | Entertainment | Fast Moving Search | Olympics | Religion | Search | Sex | Sport
The Pressure Point of Fuel Prices
August 01, 2008
The increasing price of fuel to run our vehicles puts continued pressure on the household budget and while I begrudge paying high prices at the pump, just how far can the price go before we start to look at alternate... Continue reading...
Posted by Alan Long at 11:01 AM
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In Categories Auto | Brand | Fuel | Search
