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Category Archives: Hot Products

Hot Products for 2009

December 10, 2009

Everyone is aware by now about the season’s hottest toy, Zhu Zhu Pets, especially after the brief scare regarding Mr. Squiggles toxicity (he has been fully exonerated). This year's other runaway hit and hard to find item is the Mindflex... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 05:45 PM | (0) | (0)
In Categories Cyber Monday | Fast Moving Search Terms | Holiday | Hot Products | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds | Video Games

Zhu Zhu Pets are hottest holiday gift

November 30, 2009

One of the hottest products this year is the Zhu Zhu Pet, an electronic pet hamster that is selling out of retailers all over the country. Searches jumped for ‘zhu zhu’ related-terms last week as compared to the previous week:... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 06:37 PM | (2) | (0)
In Categories Holiday | Hot Products | Search Strategies

Snuggie slays the Slanket online

January 28, 2009

An article about the success of the Snuggie in AdAge on Monday prompted me to compare the popularity of the two competing 'blankets with arms' - the Snuggie and the Slanket. I’m sure everyone has been plagued with the problem... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 05:57 PM | (0) | (0)
In Categories Holiday | Hot Products | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds

Hot Products - Toys and Electronics Categories

December 19, 2008

The short holiday season is rapidly coming to an end, but shoppers have not given up on looking for the hot products online. The Wii Fit continues to dominate the fast moving search terms list, when comparing the top searches... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 05:55 PM | (0) | (0)
In Categories Fast Moving Search Terms | Holiday | Hot Products | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds

Race is on for hot holiday products

December 05, 2008

Every holiday season we comb through our search data to find the season’s most popular products. Some are recurring favorites – like Ugg boots (much to my chagrin) and the Wii, but to help mix up the wish lists some... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 06:41 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Holiday | Hot Products | Retail

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