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Video Games searches overtake Mobile Phones following release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

November 20, 2009

UK Internet searches for video games increased by 28% last week following the release of the much hyped and anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. As the chart below illustrates, Video Games overtook Mobile Phones to become the most... Continue reading...

X Factor receives four times more UK Internet visits than Strictly Come Dancing

November 16, 2009

The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing have become staples of the pre-Christmas television schedules. The ITV and BBC shows rely on the reality TV show format, but appeal to quite different audiences. While Strictly is most popular with older... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 02:15 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories BBC | TV

Property websites experience first increase in UK traffic for over two years

November 11, 2009

UK Internet visits to property websites increased by 4.8% between October 2008 and October 2009, the first annual increase in UK Internet traffic to the sector for over two years. The online property market was one of the first areas... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 10:10 AM | (2) | (0)
In Categories Economy | Postal Area | Property

Google Doodle: Sesame Street vs. Wallace and Gromit

November 10, 2009

Last week Google replaced its traditional logo with two Google Doodles. The first celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Wallace and Gromit, the second Sesame Street’s fortieth birthday. The chart below illustrates the increase in searches for the terms ‘wallace and... Continue reading...

Windows 7 Release

November 05, 2009

Experian Hitwise’s resident gadget, expert Client Intelligence Analyst Richard Seymour, takes a look at the online reaction to the Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch last week. Using the Experian Hitwise Hot Consumer Electronics List, we saw that during the week ending... Continue reading...

Posted by Robin Goad at 09:41 AM | (0) | (0)
In Categories Gadgets | Guest posts | Retail

UK Halloween and fancy dress costume searches increasing

November 02, 2009

Judging by the amount of merchandise for sale in the shops, it feels like Halloween becomes more popular every year in the UK. And Hitwise search data seems to bear this out: the chart below illustrates the breadth of searches... Continue reading...

Motor and car insurance search behaviour

October 27, 2009

Today we present another guest post from Richard Seymour, Experian Hitwise Client Intelligence Analyst. The data is based on the excellent research that he carried out for our recent UK Insurance webinar. The chart below illustrates searches for portfolios containing... Continue reading...

Has the threat of postal strikes harmed eCommerce in the UK?

October 21, 2009

The threat of further postal strikes is one of the hottest political issues of the moment, and this is being reflected in our search data. As the chart below illustrates, searches for a portfolio postal strike related terms were up... Continue reading...