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House Price Searches Soar as Prices Plummet
September 30, 2008
With the market tailspin continuing, we are seeing some interesting changes in consumer search behavior that point to opportunities for marketers. On the one hand, we are seeing increased interest in homes for sale and foreclosures and for safe investment... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 10:22 AM
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Brokerage Websites Receive One in Every 55 US Internet Visits at Peak
September 25, 2008
In response to the financial crisis, consumers continue to visit Stocks and Shares websites in droves.Last week I blogged about brokerage websites hitting their highest volume of US visits in three years on Monday, 15th September but this was just... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 09:41 AM
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Brokerage Websites see Highest Volume in Three Years
September 17, 2008
With Monday's news that Lehman was filing to bankruptcy protection (it is now looks set to be acquired) and that Merrill Lynch was being acquired by Bank of America US Internet users stormed Stocks and Shares websites, pushing share of... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 09:24 AM
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Linked In Success Factors and Threats
September 16, 2008
Yesterday, LinkedIn launched an ad network that will allow select sites to target its users when they visit those partner sites. Why, when most social networks are having trouble attracting advertisers, is LinkedIn doing so well? And what possible threats... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 04:05 PM
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Back to the Books and Seasonal Impact on Web Traffic
September 10, 2008
As students return to school, there are some predictable changes in internet traffic as well as some clear differences with last year. I looked at category traffic levels for all of the parent categories that we track at Hitwise along... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 10:50 AM
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McCain Catching Obama in News and Media Traffic But Deep Divide Persists
September 03, 2008
The media is accused of a liberal bias and of being all too kind in coverage of Barack Obama. What can clickstream data tell us about this bias and the red-blue divide in America? First let's look at how much... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Hopkins at 09:04 AM
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