Hitwise Intelligence - Heather Hopkins - UK

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• Baby Names and More Fun to Come
• MySpace and Bebo Replace Searches for Chat Rooms
• Xbox 360 Price Cut - Updated on Console Wars
• YouTube Replace Searches for Funny Videos
• Market Turmoil Leads Consumers Online but Punters More Interested in Big Brother
• How to Write a CV and Other Burning Questions
• Amazon UK Traffic Sources
• Next Sale Tops Summer Sale Searches
• LinkedIn UK Traffic - Popular with GMail and Yahoo! Mail Users
• Facebook overtakes MySpace in Share of UK Internet Searches
• Emma Watson Beats Daniel Radcliffe as Top Potter Star Online
• Wimbledon boosts interest in Tennis and Rackets
• Global Warming UK Traffic Goes to US Sites
• Chris Benoit Tops UK Searches
• Slide.com, Rock You - Sites Gaining from Social Network Widgets
• YouTube to Overtake BBC in UK Visits
• Google Image Search Top Site After Google UK
• Q Hotels UK Growth Online & Hotels Update
• Gumtree Enters Top 20 Retail Websites in May
• Bad Weather Drives Shoppers Online
• Panama UK Launch - Updated Search Stats
• Where to from Google News
• Tony Blair War Criminal and Gordon Brown Gay?
• 54% Increase put Silver Surfers at cusp of being largest group online
• Maps Traffic Flat but Live Local Gets Boost from Tesco
• Google Checkout - US Take-Up and UK Launch
• Moss Mania: Topshop.co.uk Reaches its Highest Ranking
• Webby Awards People's Voice Award for Miniclip?
• Crocs Shoes Most Searched for Fashion Item in UK
• Search Engine Share Stats from BBC Interview
• Facebook UK Visitors Among Most Likely to Vote
• Facebook 20th Most Visited Website in UK with Visits up 20-fold
• MySpace UK Visitors Among Most Likely Not to Vote
• Demographics of Visitors to Blogs
• Car Tax Strikes Nerve. UK Consumer Reaction to Budget 2007
• Newspaper Audience Comparison Online v Offline - News & Media Report Post 3 of 3
• PlayStation 3 UK Launch - Top Searched Console but Muted Enthusiasm
• Twitter Stats - Growing but Still Niche
• Bebo and MySpace Take Walkears and Red Nose Day Viral
• What is the Optimal Balance of Paid and Organic Search Traffic?
• Competition 2.0 - Who Are Print Media Websites Competing With Online? News & Media Post 2 of 3
• Bebo Ebay - Some Data to Add Context
• Social Networks Can Drive Traffic - Case Study of ASOS and TopShop
• Fastest Growing News & Media Websites: Digg.com & Print - News & Media Post 1 of 3
• Who Will Win the Oscars - Search Data to Inform Your Bets
• Road Pricing Petition Website Attracts Silver Surfers from Southern England
• Walkears - Are Red Ears the New Red Nose?
• Moonpig - Relative Newcover Takes #3 Spot Among Flowers and Gifts
• Weather and Delayed Trains Cause Flurry of Activity Online
• Council Tax Cashback Strikes a Nerve with UK Consumers
• Search Engines Larger than Adult Sites - Stats from London Internet Peeps Event
• eBay, Bebo, Games and Weather Top UK Search Terms in 2006
• M&S, HMV.co.uk and Woolworths Big Winners at Christmas (Along with Y! and Google) - Review of Predictions
• Five Graphs that May Surprise You: My Five Things Meme
• Hitwise Music Maps Front Page of Technology Guardian
• Yahoo! Answers - Happy Birthday
• Nintendo Wii Overtakes Other Consoles to Become Most Searched for Toy
• Lil Chris Case Study on Impact of Social Networks
• Threshers Voucher Creates Storm Online
• Bebo and MySpace Network Maps for Music Category
• Google and Yahoo! UK Comparison
• Polonium 210 and Thallium Searches Soar Following Tragic Death of Alexander Litvinenko
• Daniel Craig's Blonde Bond Popular Online: Opportunities for Search Marketers
• Nintendo DS Lite Pink - Girl Geeks Rejoice
• Search Engine Landscape in the UK Post 2 of 2
• Search Landscape in the UK Post 1 of 2
• Google News versus Digg
• Global Warming - Will the Stern Report Dampen Demand for Cheap Flights?
• Product Recalls and Search Marketing
• Ugg Boots - What Gives?
• YouTube, the US Midterm Elections and UK Politics
• Borat Searches Soar - But Borat Could Do With Some SEO Help
• LinkedIn #2 Social Networking Site for Professionals in the UK
• Blog Stats from e-Consultancy's Blogging for Business Event
• Pirate and Darth Vader Costume Searches Lead in the UK
• Project Red Brands Get Boost from MySpace Promotion
• The Sun Ahead of the Curve? Paid and Organic Search Profile (Post 3 of 3)
• Online Advertising Can Drive Brand Awareness and Brand Association - Post 2 of 3
• Wikipedia - Where do People Go After Visiting Wikipedia?
• Paid and Organic Search - Impact of Ad Copy on Click Through Rates (Post 2 of 3)
• Bebo Closing the Gap with eBay as Most Searched for UK Brand
• Paid and Organic Search: Profile of MoneySupermarket (Post 1 of 3)
• Will Referrals from Search Engines to Retail Websites Reach 35% by Christmas?
• Internet Usage Data as a Measure of Offline Advertising Effectiveness - (Part 1 of 3)
• YouTube Takes 2 in 3 UK Visits to Video Sharing
• MySpace #8 Source of Visits to HMV.co.uk
• Google Finance Gets Visits from Brand Searches
• What are 18 to 34 Year Olds Doing Online? Managing Content to Your Target Market
• Flickr #1 Photography Site in UK
• Google Book Search Drives Visits to Book Retailers and Attracts Low Income Seniors
• OK Go Viral Video, Celebrity and Political Gossip Drive Visits to Most Popular Blog Websites
• Searches for Flights to Australia Indicate Travel Industry Will Remain Strong
• Girl with a One-Track Mind - How Blogs Grow
• UCAS Website Visits Soar Yesterday - Ranking at 37 Overall in the UK
• MI5, News and Airline Site Visits Soar on News of Averted Terrorist Attack
• Second Life Visits Double in Two Months
• Is Bebo Next?
• Fantasy Football Sites Gain in Advance of New Season Kick-Off
• Search Engine Brand Association Differs in UK and US
• Edinburgh Festival Drives Travel Related Searches
• Swimming Pool, Fans, Air Conditioners - Weather and Search Term Seasonality
• Visits to Weather Sites Soar Along with Temperatures
• Pirates of the Caribbean - The Long Tail of Search
• Guido Fawkes - Fair and Balanced
• John Prescott and What Drives Consumer Search Behaviour
• Yahoo! Answers and Vertical Search Big Winners from UK Homepage Redesign
• Cristiano Ronaldo and Andy Murray Searches Soar
• Coke Rocket - Search Data and Brand Equity
• YouTube NBC Deal - Video Sharing and Online Marketing
• World Cup Fantasy Football
• MySpace UK Update
• Multichannel Retailing - Benchmarking Performance
• MySpace Music & Anticipating Bebo Music
• Brand HIjacking - Is the Problem Growing
• Digg: Threat to Yahoo! News?
• Wayne Rooney Injury, David Beckham Hairstyles and Peter Crouch Dance
• Google, Yahoo! and MSN UK Portal Comparison
• MSN and Yahoo! Search Tied for Second in UK
• Skype, Bebo and Vonage - Why Skype Visits are Through the Roof
• Nike Ipod Tie Up - A Good Match Online
• Bebo and MySpace Complementary?
• Big Brother 7 Strong Launch - Pete Favourite So Far
• Urge versus iTunes - Download Wars Continue
• Da Vinci Code and Google SERP
• Ruth Badger and Michelle Dewberry Neck and Neck on The Apprentice
• Cancer Research UK Online Growth
• Bebo set to overtake MySpace in UK Visits
• FA Cup Final Tickets Searches Spike ahead of Champions League
• BT buys Dabs.com for Online Sales Growth
• FIFA World Cup Opportunities for Retailers
• Expedia Online Marketing Success
• Lazy Frogs Part 2 and Upcoming Conferences
• Jet2 Visits Spike on the Back of "Lazy Frog" Comment
• M and M Direct Scoops Hitwise Online Performance Award
• Crazy by Gnarls Barkley Takes #1
• Spring has Sprung as have Searches for Garden Furniture
• Argos and Homebase - Can Hitwise Data Inform Valuing the Listing?
• Blogs and Business
• Google Finance Launched - is Google Travel Next?
• Google Mars top Mars Related Search Last Week
• Ronaldinho and Nike Football - Another Viral Marketing Success
• Ashley Cole Gay Controversy & Google Search Results
• Trip Advisor Enjoys Viral Growth with Active Travelers
• Brokeback Mountain and Keira Knightley- UK Favourites for Academy Awards
• Ricky Gervais Most Searched for Podcast
• Trademark Protection Online
• Gas Prices Warning Leads to Increase in Visits to Price Comparison Sites
• Valentine Poems and Flowers Popular in the UK
• Google Desktop Growth
• Hotmail Trumps Gmail in UK
• Arctic Monkeys & Viral Marketing - Update
• Pete Burns Celebrity Big Brother Most Searched for Contestant
• Loans & Lessons for Search Marketers
• Google Earth Growth - What's Behind it?
• Million Dollar Homepage - Attack of the Zombies
• BBC Favoured News Source But Wikipedia and Flickr Growing in Importance in the UK
• Sales Lead to Demand for LCD TV, DVD Recorders, and Sofas
• New Year's Eve in Paris, London or New York
• Charity Christmas Gifts Gain in Popularity
• Pink is the New Black - Motorola Razr Pink & Pink Nintendo DS
• Search Terms at Christmas - Nintendo DS tied with XBox 360
• Xbox 360 Gets Short Shrift From UK Consumers
• Shopping Comparison Sites in the Lead Up to Christmas
• Poker & Fantasy Football - Lessons on Finding Affiliate Partnerships
• Arctic Monkeys: Viral Marketing Success Story
• Christmas Shopping - On Track for a Great Season
• Cookies - The Consumer View
• Search Term Pairs from Stockholm
• Tory Party Leadership - David Cameron Leads in Searches
• Bird Flu Fears Rising
• 94% of UK internet searches are powered by 14% of search engines
• The most searched for hotels brands also have the most visited websites -- but this need not be so
• The race is on for the must-have Christmas gift of 2005
• Hitwise UK Predicts Another Strong Year for Online Retailers