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Category Archives: Social Networks

Instagram snaps into top 10 social networks

April 12, 2012

This week Facebook announced the $1 billion acquisition of photo sharing app Instagram. This is a landmark deal for the acquisition of an app but Instagram became the 10th most visited social network in the UK in March 2012, showing... Continue reading...

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Pinterest the new social media pin-up

February 14, 2012

We’ve had a lot of information requests recently from people interested in Pinterest, the online pinboard which is making waves in social media. My colleague Heather Dougherty posted back in December about Pinterest in the US, and now the UK... Continue reading...

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10 things you need to know about Facebook

February 02, 2012

With the Facebook IPO announced yesterday interest has surged in the world’s most popular social network. Here are the top 10 things you need to know about Facebook: 1. There are over 1.3 billion visits to Facebook a month from... Continue reading...

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YouTube accounts for 1 in 4 visits to social networks

January 11, 2012

YouTube had its biggest ever month of traffic as 606 million UK Internet visits went to the website in December 2011. YouTube now accounts for 1 in every 4 visits to a social network in the UK and 1 in... Continue reading...

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In Categories Search | Social Networks

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...

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...

Stumble Upon overtakes MySpace in social rankings

December 14, 2011

MySpace – once the most visited social network in the UK - fell out of the top 10 Social Networks and Forums rankings for the first time this November to be replaced by “discovery engine” Stumble Upon. In the latest... Continue reading...

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Social Media and email big opportunities for Utilities

November 07, 2011

Utilities is an unusual industry online, in that unlike other categories it follows no discernable seasonal patterns. Most of the categories that we monitor here at Experian Hitwise demonstrate some form of seasonality. Travel for example has two peaks every... Continue reading...

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In Categories Business and Finance | Social Networks

10 Blockbuster facts about online video

October 24, 2011

Today Experian Hitwise released its online video report which is free to download from our website. The report highlights some of the key trends in online video and how brands can use this channel to their advantage. As a sneak... Continue reading...

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In Categories Entertainment | Social Networks

December and October busiest months for social media

October 11, 2011

Social media continues to be one of the fastest growing industries online. Between September 2010 and September 2011 visits to Social Networks and Forums have increased by nearly 11% and, if you saw my Internet clock blog last month, social... Continue reading...

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If UK Internet usage was just 1 hour

September 20, 2011

How do people spend their time online? The Experian Hitwise data allows us to see not only where the UK Internet population are visiting online, but also how long people spend on a given website. Combining this visit data with... 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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In Categories News and Media | Social Networks | Twitter

Mobile usage boosts YouTube to highest ever traffic figures

August 08, 2011

YouTube had its biggest ever month of traffic in July, accounting for 1 in every 35 UK Internet visits during the month. The video site recorded its best ever performance in the Hitwise Social Networking and Forums category in July,... Continue reading...

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Google accounts for 92% of UK searches

July 13, 2011

Each month here at Hitwise we look at the top players in the search and social markets and benchmark the top websites against each other. Google has been dominant in the UK search market for many years now but in... Continue reading...

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In Categories Google | Search | Social Networks

James Murray

Marketing and Research Analyst, Experian Hitwise UK.