Posts Tagged ‘ Gambling ’

Euro 2012 latest search stats

Tweet Euro 2012 so far has truly been a bag of surprises. Russia, who I drew in the office sweepstake looked certain to qualify, only to be dumped out by Greece. On the other hand England started the tournament nervously and defensively with no real expectation of winning – and they not only qualified, but [...][ READ MORE ]

Grand National 9% more popular with online gamblers in 2011

Tweet This weekend there was plenty of sporting drama to enjoy with another tense week in the Premier League, the conclusion of the Masters and the Grand National at Aintree. With such a feast of sporting activity it’s not surprising that visits to the Hitwise Sports category increased by 14% in the week ending 9 [...][ READ MORE ]

South African Airways and beer companies biggest beneficiaries of World Cup sponsorship so far

Tweet Every week during the World Cup we’ll be publishing the Experian Hitwise Brand Search Index, our way of measuring a selection of brands’ sponsorship activities. The Index is based upon the volume of UK Internet searches for multiple variations of each brand. All of the brands selected are either official Fifa World Cup sponsors, [...][ READ MORE ]

World Cup 2010 searches and Panini football stickers

Tweet The World Cup is nearly upon us and, as you would imagine, the Internet is starting to go mad for it. Last week (w/e 29/05/10) UK Internet users searched for nearly 25,000 terms; a few were related to other events, but the vast majority referred to the upcoming festival of football in South Africa. [...][ READ MORE ]

Chatroulette: a posh webcam?

Tweet This morning I stumbled upon an article in Guardian profiling Chatroulette, a new webcam site that, as its name implies, connects users with random strangers for live video chats. According to the article, the site “is proving a sensation around the world” – and our data certainly points in that direction. Last week traffic [...][ READ MORE ]

Ukraine vs. England: a success for online video and Bet365

Tweet By most accounts, the screening of the Ukraine vs. England football match online was a success. The live video stream picked up an estimated audience of half a million and there were few technical complaints. The website that screened the match, UkrainevEngland.com, ranked first in our Football category on match day (Saturday October 10th), [...][ READ MORE ]