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Category Archives: Mobile phones
Mobile phone recycling searches treble
May 22, 2009
Internet searches related to the recycling of mobile phones have almost trebled over the last 12 months. UK Internet searches for a portfolio of mobile phone recycling search terms – such as ‘recycle mobile phones’, ‘mobile phone recycling’ and ‘phone... Continue reading...
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In Categories Economy | Environment | Gadgets | Mobile phones | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds
Mobile phones are the most searched for consumer electronics product; Apple the top brand
March 18, 2009
Today we have another guest post from our UK Client Intelligence Analyst and resident gadget expert, Richard Seymour. At Hitwise we are able to look into the fascinating ways that search data can provide insights and inform decisions about our... Continue reading...
Posted by Robin Goad at 01:35 PM
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In Categories Click | Gadgets | Guest posts | Mobile phones | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds | Toys
TVs, Computers and iPods most popular sales items
December 31, 2008
The table below lists the 10 most searched for consumer electronics products last week (which included the key sales days of Christmas Day and Boxing Day) and the week before. Searches for televisions increased by 148% last week, making the... Continue reading...
Posted by Robin Goad at 09:00 AM
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In Categories Blogs | Charities | Economy | Gadgets | Mobile phones | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds | TV
Last minute surge in online Christmas shopping
December 23, 2008
There was a last minute surge in UK Internet traffic to online retailers at the end of last week. Looking at UK Internet traffic to Shopping and Classifieds websites, here are the annual increases in visits vs. the comparable day... Continue reading...
Posted by Robin Goad at 10:00 AM
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In Categories Christmas | Experian | Gadgets | Mobile phones | Music | Retail | Shopping and Classifieds
Apple iPhone pulls away from its closest competitors
December 18, 2008
While mobile phones continue to be the most searched-for product in the UK, they have seen a 23% decrease in searches since October as consumers turn their attention to Christmas gifts such as toys, video games and games consoles. Despite... Continue reading...
Posted by Robin Goad at 03:30 PM
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In Categories Gadgets | Mobile phones | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds
Impact of the T-mobile G1 (google phone) launch
September 30, 2008
With Robin on holiday at the moment, he has asked me, Richard Seymour, the Client Intelligence Analyst for Hitwise to take the unenviable task of filling the Hitwise UK analyst blog void for the week! Luckily with the launch of... Continue reading...
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In Categories Gadgets | Mobile phones | Shopping and Classifieds
Apple iPhone, O2 and the purchasing cycle
July 08, 2008
O2 started taking orders for Apple’s new 3G iPhone yesterday, and as you would expect it experienced a spike in traffic to both its homepage and online shop. Unfortunately the surge in demand caused the carrier’s site to crash, although... Continue reading...
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In Categories Gadgets | Mobile phones | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds
Blackberry benefits from iPhone hype
June 18, 2008
A lot of the iPhone launch coverage last week included references to the alternatives to Apple’s latest mobile phone. It looks like the competitor that benefited most from these comparisons in Britain was Blackberry – ironic, considering that many are... Continue reading...
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In Categories Gadgets | Mobile phones | Search
