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Hitwise Newsletters for 2010

Amazon.com and fashion brands buck trend to increase traffic post Cyber Sunday

December 2010

Despite Sunday 5 December being the busiest pre-Christmas day of the year for online retailers, some of the top retail brands actually received more visits from UK Internet users on Sunday 12 December than the famous “Cyber Sunday”.

Social networks increase traffic sent to online retailers by 13%

October 2010

Social networks are rapidly becoming the nation's favourite online pastime. As more time is being spent on social networking sites, Hitwise data shows retail brands tapping into the power of social media to drive online traffic and sales.

Top 50 most popular flight destinations revealed

September 2010

Our recently released Quarterly Travel Review reveals that between May and July 2010, New York was the most popular destination, accounting for 3.89% of all flight searches by UK Internet users.

Facebook accounts for 1 in 6 UK page views, but is it reaching saturation point?

August 2010

Facebook is the second most visited website in the UK: in June it accounted for 7.14% of all UK Internet visits and over half (54.48%) of all visits to a social networking websites.

Government Budget sparks surge in tax and benefit searches

July 2010

On 22 June 2010 the new Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered an Emergency Budget aimed at reducing the British deficit.

The brands topping the World Cup sponsorship league

June 2010

Peroni, sponsors of the Italian team and England sponsors, Carlsberg saw the greatest number of UK Internet searches of all World Cup sponsors during the week ending 26/06/2010.

Volcanic Ash Cloud - online travel impact

April 2010

During the week ending 17/04/2010 UK Internet users searched for over 10,000 different terms containing the word 'volcano', up from less than 1,000 the week prior.

Travel sites show improvement in the latest IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List

March 2010

The IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST provides a unique insight into the top 50 UK e-retailers.

Top websites in France

February 2010

After the recent launch of the Hitwise France service, which provides clients with data on website, industry and category rankings, clickstream traffic activity, search behaviour and keyword research, the following is a first glance into French Internet usage.

Post-Christmas retail round up: Online and offline traffic spikes on Boxing Day

January 2010

The post-Christmas period has become increasingly important for online retailers - and 2009 proved no exception. Boxing Day (26/12/09) was again the busiest day for online retailers during 2009.