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Google Health Launched

May 28, 2008

In January, we predicted that one of Google's next moves would be to launch Google Health and last week, our prediction proved correct. We made this prediction based on analysis of Google.com's clickstream traffic. Our thinking was that Google might... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 09:02 AM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Health & Medical

Google Reader Slowly Closing on Bloglines

May 21, 2008

I use Bloglines as my RSS feed reader and it seems I am not alone. It is the most popular web-based feed reader based on share of US visits. However, Google Reader is growing in popularity and closing the gap... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 07:28 AM | (21) | (6)
In Categories Blogs

Gizmodo & Engadget - Rival Gadget Blogs Compared

May 15, 2008

A few weeks ago Wired did a great article on the competition between Gizmodo and Engadget. I've been meaning to do a post on the popular gadget blogs ever since. Last week, Engadget attracted a 6 times larger share of... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:00 AM | (3) | (0)
In Categories Blogs

Meebo Growth - Web Based IM

May 13, 2008

I am a loyal user of Meebo. I never installed MSN Messenger on my Mac so use Meebo to connect to friends and colleagues from different computers and across Messenger and Google Talk. A couple of weeks ago Meebo received... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:19 AM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Social Networks

Coldplay Compared to NIN and Radiohead

May 09, 2008

Last week we issued a news release titled Coldplay's Free Single Propels Website to #1 Online Among Bands and Artists. We found that U.S. visits to Coldplay.com increased 19 fold on the back of the band's new single, Violet Hill,... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:00 AM | (3) | (1)
In Categories Music

Grand Theft Auto 4 Set to Beat Halo 3

May 01, 2008

Whatever you think about the Grand Theft Auto franchise, the latest version (Grand Theft Auto 4) of the sex, guns and crime riddled video game is set to break all sorts of industry records. It is expected that Grand Theft... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 07:49 AM | (5) | (0)