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Wikipedia Blackout sends info junkies to mobile website
January 19, 2012
On Wednesday 18 January visitors to Wikipedia in search of answers were greeted with darkness. In protest against the two congressional proposals in the States which are intended to halt online piracy, Wikipedia and other sites including Reddit went dark... Continue reading...
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2011 Online: the year in review
December 30, 2011
Another year has flown by and in time-honoured Hitwise tradition it falls to me to review the highlights of 2011. This year we have seen an astonishing 228 billion UK Internet visits to websites and 28 billion hours spent online.... Continue reading...
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In Categories Appliances and Electronics | Automotive | Business and Finance | Celebrity | Charity | Christmas | Entertainment | Google | News and Media | Property | Search | Shopping and Classifieds | Social Networks | Sports | Travel | Twitter
8 Internet Predictions for 2012
December 21, 2011
With New Year fast approaching it’s time to look ahead to 2012. What does online hold in store for the year ahead? We’ve put together our top predictions for 2012. 1. Entertainment will be the most visited online category of... Continue reading...
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London Riots cause traffic spike on Twitter
August 09, 2011
After three nights of unrest in London and other cities, the UK Internet population has been tracking the progress of the London riots by visiting News and Media sites and Twitter. The News and Media category saw its highest spike... Continue reading...
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Harper Seven Beckham bigger than Rebekah Brooks
July 20, 2011
If nothing else, the birth of Harper Seven Beckham has taught us that Shakespeare was wrong. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote the Bard, yet the phenomenal... Continue reading...
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NOTW readers turn to Mirror and Mail on Sunday
July 18, 2011
As the phone hacking story rumbles on and more of the Murdoch empire gets dragged into the scandal, the big question remains: how will this ultimately effect visits to key players in the print industry online, and where are the... Continue reading...
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