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Category Archives: Gambling

Grand National 9% more popular with online gamblers in 2011

April 11, 2011

This weekend there was plenty of sporting drama to enjoy with another tense week in the Premier League, the conclusion of the Masters and the Grand National at Aintree. With such a feast of sporting activity it’s not surprising that... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 01:49 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Fast moving search terms | Gambling | Sport

South African Airways and beer companies biggest beneficiaries of World Cup sponsorship so far

June 15, 2010

Every week during the World Cup we’ll be publishing the Experian Hitwise Brand Search Index, our way of measuring a selection of brands’ sponsorship activities. The Index is based upon the volume of UK Internet searches for multiple variations of... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 10:29 AM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Automotive | Branding | Fashion | Food | Football | Gambling | Sport | Travel | World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 searches and Panini football stickers

June 01, 2010

The World Cup is nearly upon us and, as you would imagine, the Internet is starting to go mad for it. Last week (w/e 29/05/10) UK Internet users searched for nearly 25,000 terms; a few were related to other events,... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 05:21 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Demographics | Experian | Football | Gambling | Games | Men | Mosaic lifestyle | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds | Sport | World Cup 2010

Chatroulette: a posh webcam?

February 15, 2010

This morning I stumbled upon an article in Guardian profiling Chatroulette, a new webcam site that, as its name implies, connects users with random strangers for live video chats. According to the article, the site “is proving a sensation around... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 01:54 PM | (3) | (0)
In Categories Dating | Demographics | Experian | Gambling | Mosaic lifestyle | Social networks | Video

Ukraine vs. England: a success for online video and Bet365

October 12, 2009

By most accounts, the screening of the Ukraine vs. England football match online was a success. The live video stream picked up an estimated audience of half a million and there were few technical complaints. The website that screened the... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 11:00 AM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Football | Gambling | Search | Sport | TV | Video

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