It appears as though Google have changed the way it display rankings for some major brands. Normally Google would only display two rankings for site for a given search query however if you perform a search on BBC News for example you can now see up to 10 pages listed in the SERPS for the same domain similar to what you would see with the site:search function. Read the rest of this entry »
August 19th, 2010
Google Displaying More Organic Results for Brand Queries
August 10th, 2010
Hitwise Suggest Facebook Reaching Saturation Point in UK
Data published by Hitwise has shown that Facebook accounts for a staggering 1 in 6 online pages viewed in the UK. As a percentage this is 16.73% which makes Facebook the most visited site in terms of total page views in the UK. Of all the social networking sites Facebook also accounts for over half of all visits with all the other social sites left to pick up the 46.52% scraps. Read the rest of this entry »
August 9th, 2010
42.6 Percent of UK Consumers Buy Online at Least Once a Week
42.6% of UK consumers buy online at least once a week and spend on average £71 a month according to a post on Econsultancy. Findings taken from a survey of 2,000 people conducted by eCommera found that online spending has increased by more than a third in the past year. Read the rest of this entry »
August 3rd, 2010
Women Spend More Time on Social Networking Sites
Research conducted by comScore has shown that women spend 30 percent more time on social networking sites than men. Read the rest of this entry »
July 27th, 2010
Ask.com Goes Back to Its Routes With Q&A Features
Ask.com has announced on their blog that they are launching a new Ask.com which focuses on questions and answers much like it did in the 90s. Read the rest of this entry »
July 22nd, 2010
BEWARE: Yahoo Starts Testing Bing in Search Results
Microsoft and Yahoo both warned yesterday that the two companies have began testing their search partnership. Read the rest of this entry »
July 13th, 2010
Online Video Viewing In UK Up 37 Percent
Online video viewing in the UK is rapidly increasing according to new figures. New research by comScore has shown that 5.5 billion videos were viewed online in February 2010 which is a rise of 37 percent on the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »
July 6th, 2010
Twitter to Post Shopping Deals Through @EarlyBird Account
Twitter has made the news again this week as reports announced the social network is to publish online shopping deals and exclusive goodies using a dedicated account: @EarlyBird. Read the rest of this entry »