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Category Archives: Politics
Sarah Palin more popular than Barack Obama in the UK
September 01, 2008
According to Hitwise UK, UK Internet searches for 'sarah palin', the recently announced Republican vice-presidential nominee, were 45% higher last week, than those for the previously most searched-for US nominee 'barack obama'. The top website capturing visits from searches for Palin was Wikipedia (38% of searches), followed by Google News (4.5%).
Posted at 03:30 PM
In Categories Politics
Searches for 'tibet' quadruple
March 27, 2008
Recent research from Hitwise UK shows that searches for 'tibet' quadrupled this week, as talks about the possibility of boycotting the Beijing Olympics continued. One in three searchers for 'tibet' visited Wikipedia, followed by Google News and a Free Tibet campaign website. Searches for 'dalai lama' also increased significantly last week. Interest is mostly driven by his visit to the UK in May, with searches focused on his teaching engagements in London and Nottingham.
Posted at 02:52 PM
In Categories News and Media | Politics
Tories see largest increase in online visits after conference
October 09, 2007
According to Hitwise UK, the Conservative party's website saw a 129% increase in UK Internet visits from the week ending 22nd September to the week ending 6th October after the round of political conferences while Labour saw an increase of 39%. Visits to David Cameron's online diary, www.webcameron.org.uk, from the Conservative party website increased by 44% over the same period. Now You Know
Posted at 04:00 PM
In Categories Politics