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Category Archives: Olympics

Olympics winners: sports sites, bike retailers and sportswear manufacturers

August 29, 2008

Following the success of Team GB in Beijing, we were curious to see who else benefited from the Olympics hype. As the chart below illustrates, the most clear online winners were sports websites, both information and retail sites. UK Internet... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 10:00 AM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Branding | Fashion | Olympics | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds | Sport

Olympics – Aussies vs. Poms and most searched for athletes

August 21, 2008

I must admit that I wasn’t very excited about the Olympics before it started, but like lots of other Brits I’ve become a shallow fair weather fan following the success of Team GB. Apologies to our colleagues in Melbourne and... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 10:00 AM | (0) | (0)
In Categories Olympics | Search | Sport

Fast moving search terms: Olympics, BBC iPlayer, UCAS and fantasy football

August 18, 2008

The 10 fastest moving search terms in the UK last week were: 1. ucas track 2. bbc olympics 3. fantasy premier league 4. dream team 5. michael phelps 6. tom daley 7. the sun dream team 8. joules 9. last... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 12:00 PM | (3) | (0)
In Categories BBC | Demographics | Fashion | Fast moving search terms | Football | Olympics | Retail | Sport | TV | Video

Fast moving search terms: Olympics, celebrities and exams

August 11, 2008

No prizes for guessing what event dominated the fast moving search term list in the UK last week. Here’s the top 10. 1. beijing 2008 olympic games 2. olympics 3. craig jones 4. morgan freeman 5. olympics 2008 6. bernie... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 11:00 AM | (0) | (0)
In Categories BBC | Education | Fast moving search terms | Government | Music | Olympics | Retail | Search | Sport | Video

Fast moving search terms: British Gas fallout, Beatrix Potter and diamond geezers

August 04, 2008

The 10 fastest moving search terms in the UK last week were: 1. beatrix potter 2. diamond geezer 3. southern electric 4. play.com uk 5. bbc cricket 6. u switch 7. carol vorderman 8. racing post 9. currys uk 10.... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 12:00 PM | (2) | (0)
In Categories Economy | Fast moving search terms | Olympics | Retail | Search | Shopping and Classifieds | Sport | TV | Women

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Robin Goad

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