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Australians Online - New Insights into our Social Behaviour

June 25th

Sydney, Australia- June 25, 2010 – An Experian Hitwise analysis of Australian web searches during the past year provides some interesting, amusing and random insights into Australian social habits relevant for marketers and commentators alike.

Google places focus on national search domain identity

April 18th

Experian Hitwise today released data that reveals Google.com.au continues to be the dominant search engine with 82.9 per cent of all searches by Australian Internet users, four weeks ending 27 March 2010.

In the News

July 29th

MarketingProfs.com (subscription)Facebook Users: Four Key StatsMarketingProfs.com (subscription)Featuring data and charts from comScore, Hitwise, Nielsen, BIGresearch and other reputable sites, it offers a world of context in just about 40 pages. ...

July 29th

Summer holidays leave consumers searching for toysIndependentThe school holidays have impacted on internet search terms according to figures released by market research and monitoring group Experian Hitwise. ...

Blog Posts

June 23rd

Maybe a simplistic headline, but Australia now has a new Prime Minister after Kevin Rudd stood aside for Julia Gillard to take the reins of the Federal Labor Party and the Australian Government. An impending federal election combined with a series of pol...

June 22nd

How do we judge the value of large international sporting events such as the World Cup Soccer to the host nation? - Infrastructure investment - Employment gains - Increased tourism – immediate and ongoing - Ongoing awareness It’s obviously all of these ...

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iPad - Data Plans and Apps lead the way

May, 2010

With the recent release of the Apple iPad in Australia, Alan Long, Research Director for Experian Hitwise, investigated the online search behaviour of consumers. He found similarities in search behavior, as for the Apple iPhone, whereby consumer interest moved from product searches to an increasing focus on data plans and prices as the launch date loomed.

Shop till you drop - The competition just got hotter!

Apr, 2010

Alan Long, Research Director, recently examined the online trends, around the rise of the exclusive member shopping clubs. These online clubs function differently from other member-based shopping websites as they offer limited time, members only private sales, offering up to 80% off RRP on selected items.