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Google share of searches at 65% in August 2012
Posted on Sep 28 2012 by Matt Tatham
Experian Hitwise data shows Bing-powered share of searches up 1% in August 2012; 1-word searches increased 15% versus 2011 Google accounted for 65.28% of all U.S. searches conducted in the four weeks ending September 1, 2012. The combined Bing-powered search comprised 26.96% of searches for the month, with Yahoo! Search and Bing receiving 13.97% and 12.99%, [...]
iPhone 5 ranked as 8th most popular search in US
Posted on Sep 27 2012 by Matt Tatham
Since the iPhone 5 went on sale last Friday, a look back at the search activity shows that the iPhone 5 announcement on September 12th caused US searches on the term “iPhone 5” to rank as the 8th most popular search query on the Internet that day. Last week, searches for iPhone 5 increased 362% [...]
Google share of searches at 66 percent in July 2012
Posted on Aug 10 2012 by Matt Tatham
Experian Hitwise data shows Bing-powered share of searches increased 1% in July 2012; One-word searches increased 21%in July 2012 versus the same time for 2011 Experian Hitwise announced that Google accounted for 65.70 percent of all U.S. searches conducted in the four weeks ending July 28, 2012. The combined Bing-powered search comprised 26.95 percent of searches [...]
Job sites see 18% growth online in July 2012
Posted on Aug 07 2012 by Matt Tatham
The monthly US jobs figures released on August 3rd stated that the U.S. economy added more jobs in July 2012 despite overall unemployment increasing according to the recent Labor Department report. This trend holds true online as the total US visits to our category of Employment sites increased 8% in July 2012 compared to June 2012 [...]
Engaging the Modern Consumer
Posted on May 25 2012 by Matt Tatham
Experian Hitwise recently launched AudienceView which provides a timely solution that delivers a complete view into to the behaviors of your most valuable customers and prospects in order to drive better marketing decisions. Engaging today’s consumers requires brands to connect in a meaningful way to build a lasting customer relationship. AudienceView integrates the world’s largest [...]
15 Stats About Facebook
Posted on May 16 2012 by Matt Tatham
With the upcoming Facebook IPO launch on Friday, we have updated a previous post based on US data showing the impact Facebook has online with its growth over the years. Here are 15 stats for the May 18th IPO: Facebook.com received 9% of all US Internet visits in April 2012. Facebook.com received more than 1.6 [...]
2011 Fantasy Football visits are highest in 3 years
Posted on Sep 23 2011 by Matt Tatham
The NFL lockout may have shortened the normal buildup to the NFL season, but once it ended online traffic to NFL-related sites saw a boost. As a result US visits to Fantasy Football sites increased 24% in August 2011 versus August 2010. Through last week US visits to Fantasy Football sites were up 28% compared [...]