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Instagram snaps into top 10 social networks

April 12, 2012

This week Facebook announced the $1 billion acquisition of photo sharing app Instagram. This is a landmark deal for the acquisition of an app but Instagram became the 10th most visited social network in the UK in March 2012, showing... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 11:52 AM | (0)
In Categories Social Networks

Mother’s Day – top 10 online facts

March 16, 2012

This weekend is Mother’s Day and as the nation prepares to say a collective thank you to our Mums I thought this would be a good time to share our top 10 Mother’s Day facts for 2012: 1. 10% of... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 10:15 AM | (0)
In Categories Search

2.2 billion visits to Search Engines in February

March 15, 2012

UK Internet users made an astonishing 2.2 billion visits to search engines in February according to our latest monthly data. Last month we showed how search was increasing as an online channel with 100 million additional UK Internet visits going... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 09:36 AM | (0)
In Categories Search

Search infographic: a Snapshot of Search in the UK

Search continues to grow as an online channel and as the biggest source of traffic to websites in the UK we thought it would be a good idea to encapsulate some of the cool search stats that we use on... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 09:31 AM | (0)
In Categories Search

iPad 3 hits new search peak ahead of Apple announcement

March 07, 2012

Apple’s much anticipated event today has set the rumour mills running into overdrive. If the wisdom of the crowds is to be believed then Apple’s announcement will unveil the new iPad 3. Demand for the iPad 3 online reached its... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 08:43 AM | (0)
In Categories Appliances and Electronics

Voucher sites overtake Price Comparisons sites online

February 15, 2012

Last year I wrote two blogs on the rise of social shopping and the changing facets of rewards websites like voucher and cashback sites. These proved very popular so I thought I would follow these up with a look at... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 12:03 PM | (0)
In Categories Retail | Shopping and Classifieds

Morrisons double online visits in January

February 14, 2012

January is usually a pretty bleak month for shopping as people tend to be tightening belts after the excesses of Christmas. True to form, most shopping websites saw a decline in online visits in January 2012 compared to December 2011.... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 03:10 PM | (0)
In Categories Mosaic lifestyle | Shopping and Classifieds | Supermarkets

Pinterest the new social media pin-up

We’ve had a lot of information requests recently from people interested in Pinterest, the online pinboard which is making waves in social media. My colleague Heather Dougherty posted back in December about Pinterest in the US, and now the UK... Continue reading...

Posted by James Murray at 02:54 PM | (0)
In Categories Social Networks