Another edition of The Week in Search; a summary of the articles we have been reading this week.
Archive for August, 2009
The Week In Search - 28/08/09 Recap
Higher Insurance Premiums for Social Network Users
Users of social networking sites may face higher insurance premiums due to the shear volume of users posting irresponsible information to the masses.
Twitter Passes 50m Unique Users Mark
A Staggering 87% of Online Shoppers Abandon Their Basket
According to research conducted by the university of Glasgow in conjunction with marketing an technology company Amaze, 87% of online shoppers abandon their basket before paying whilst 75% of shoppers claimed that they would return later on to complete any transactions. (more…)
The Week In Search - 21/08/09 Recap
Once again here is a roundup of things we have been reading this week… (more…)
MySpace Buys Music App iLike
MySpace confirmed on Wednesday its purchase of the social music recommendation service iLike. Although the terms of business deal have not been formally publicized, iLike is worth an estimated £12.1 m. (more…)
Bing Continues To Increase Market Share In US
So it has been a few months now that Bing has been with us. Since its introduction a lot has been said about its potential to overthrow Google with a lot of people dismissing the impact it can have and others seeing it as a welcome change. So how has it faired so far? (more…)
New Features for Google’s Insights for Search
Google have expanded their insights for search tool today by adding a number of new ‘international’ features.
