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2009 Press Releases

Apple iPhone and iPod Touch the most searched for products this Christmas

December 15th

London, 15 December 2009 – Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that UK Internet visits to consumer electronics websites increased by 16.5% between October 2009 and November 2009 as the gift buying season started in earnest.

Cyber Monday and Sunday Dec 6th the joint busiest days for online retailers

December 8th

London, 8 December 2009 – Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that ‘Cyber Monday’ December 7th and Sunday December 6th were the joint busiest days for online retailers so far this year.

IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List - Novemeber 2009

December 1st

Experian Hitwise today (1 December) publishes the fifteenth quarterly edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification**.

UK Internet searches for discount vouchers have increased by 47.5% over the last 12 months

August 18th

London, 18 August 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that UK Internet searches for discount vouchers have increased by 47.5% over the last 12 months.

Twitter traffic has increased 22-fold over the last 12 months

June 24th

London, 24 June 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that UK Internet traffic to Twitter, the “micro-blogging” service and social network, has increased 22-fold over the last 12 months.

Property websites experience first increase in UK traffic for over two years

November 11th

London, 11 November 2009 – Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that UK Internet visits to property websites increased by 4.8% between October 2008 and October 2009. This is the first annual increase ...

Facebook accounts for 1 in every 7 Internet page views in the UK

October 15th

London, 15 October 2009 – Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that Facebook accounts for 1 in every 7 pages viewed by UK Internet users. The popular social networking website accounted for 14.5%

IMRG-Hitwise Hot 100 List, May 2009

May 27th

Hitwise today (27 May) publishes a special 3 Year Anniversary Edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the Top 100 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification.

50%+ increases in US and AUS Internet searches for flights to the UK

September 30th

London, 30 September 2009 – Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that both American and Australian Internet searches for flights to the UK have increased by more than 50% over the last 12 months

UK Internet searches for mobile phone recycling up 189% in a year

May 22nd

London, 22 May 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that UK Internet searches related to the recycling of mobile phones have almost trebled over the last 12 months.

US - Hitwise Launches Internet Measurement Service for Canada

April 27th

New York, NY - Apr. 27, 2009 - Hitwise, an Experian company,today announced plans to measure Internet usage in Canada. Hitwise will report on 85,000 Web sites across more than 160 industry categories based on the Internet activity of 100,000 Canadian Internet users from all provinces and territories.

IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List, August 2009

August 26th

Hitwise today (26 August) publishes the fourteenth quarterly edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification**.

Internet users are spending less of their online time shopping

April 21st

London, 21 April 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today revealed that UK Internet users are spending less of their online time shopping and more time browsing online media.

UK Internet traffic to Video websites up 40.7% in a year

March 19th

London, 19 March 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today revealed that UK Internet traffic to Video websites has increased by 40.7% over the last 12 months.

Facebook is the most searched-for brand in the UK

March 5th

London, 5 March 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that Facebook, Britain's favourite social network and the second most visited website in the UK after Google, is also the most searched-for brand by UK Internet users.

IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List, February 2009

February 19th

Hitwise today (19 February) publishes the twelfth quarterly edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification.

"Money saving expert" Martin Lewis the most searched-for personality in the UK

February 18th

London, 18 February 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that Martin Lewis, creator of the “consumer revenge” website Money Saving Expert (www.moneysavingexpert.com), was the most ...

Twitter traffic has increased 10-fold over the last 12 months

January 21st

London, 21 January 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that UK Internet traffic to Twitter, the “micro-blogging” service and social network, has increased 10-fold over the last 12 months.

Searches for flights down 42% on last year

January 8th

London, 8 January 2009 - Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service and an Experian company, today reveals that UK Internet searches for flights have fallen by 42% over the last 12 months.