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Skype, Bebo and Vonage - Why Skype Visits are Through the Roof
May 24, 2006
Amid a second coming of the dot com boom, Vonage's float received a luke-warm reception yesterday. According to a story in the Washington Post, shares fell 12.6% after floating at $17 a share. I have watched Vonage for some time... Continue reading...
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Nike Ipod Tie Up - A Good Match Online
May 24, 2006
Last week in my blog post about the launch of Urge, I mentioned that UK searches for "ipod" were down 67% year on year. Must be time for a next generation iPod? But, I already own two ipods, an iBook... Continue reading...
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Bebo and MySpace Complementary?
May 23, 2006
I just got off the phone with Heidi Dawley, a UK based journalist writing about MySpace and Bebo for Media Life Magazine. During our conversation she asked a good question, "Does Bebo threaten MySpace"? A couple of weeks ago, I... Continue reading...
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Big Brother 7 Strong Launch - Pete Favourite So Far
May 21, 2006
We just don't seem to tire of Big Brother in the UK. A colleague of mine said last week after all other reality TV shows are gone - Big Brother will remain as popular as ever in the UK. He... Continue reading...
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Urge versus iTunes - Download Wars Continue
May 18, 2006
Brand Republic yesterday reported the launch of Urge, the music download site created by MTV and Microsoft to compete with iTunes. In its first two days, Urge has enjoyed some popularity in the UK. Yesterday, the day it was launched,... Continue reading...
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Da Vinci Code and Google SERP
May 10, 2006
About a month ago, Google started putting a link at the bottom of the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) to a Da Vinci Code game on Sony Pictures website. The game promotes Google's personalised homepage and those that want to... Continue reading...
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Ruth Badger and Michelle Dewberry Neck and Neck on The Apprentice
May 10, 2006
Tonight the BBC will air the final episode of The Apprentice. The two final contestants, Ruth Badger and Michelle Dewberry, are as different as night and day - except of course that they are both young, accomplished business women! I... Continue reading...
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Cancer Research UK Online Growth
May 08, 2006
Cancer Research UK was another one of the Hitwise award winners based on UK visits in 2005. The site took the award for the Health & Medical - Research category, where it ranked #1 for most of 2005 (a position... Continue reading...
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Bebo set to overtake MySpace in UK Visits
May 04, 2006
We issued a news release today with some astonishing data on the growth of Bebo in the UK. The site climbed to take the #2 spot in the Hitwise Net Communities and Chat category last week, second only to MySpace.... Continue reading...
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FA Cup Final Tickets Searches Spike ahead of Champions League
May 02, 2006
The FA Cup Final has proved to be wildly popular online. Last week's victory by West Ham United lead to a surge in visits to the team's site. The site's market share of UK visits more than doubled and the... Continue reading...
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