Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Is Twitter’s Surpassing MySpace a Blip or a Trend?
Is that MySpace in the rear-view mirror, Twitter users may wonder?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Why Twitter’s Reach Is Limited
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen countless stories about the “Oprah effect” on Twitter — TechCrunch suggested more than one million people signed up and many a blog linked to Hitwise data that suggested the talk-show doyenne’s endorsement of the service led to a 43 percent spike in Twitter traffic.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
One Classified Ad Web Site To Rule Them All
The evidence continues to mount: Craig Newmark is killing the newspaper industry.
According to new data from Hitwise, traffic to online classified advertising sites increased 84% in February from a year ago. The sector has seen positive growth in all but one month over the last three years. And while hardly the only player in the game, the single biggest beneficiary of the trend is Craigslist.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Old Habits Die Hard: MapQuest Still No. 1 Mapping Service
MapQuest was once the unquestioned leader among online mapping services. And while others like Google Maps or Microsoft’s Live Search Maps offer a more modern interface and far more features than MapQuest, the latest data from Hitwise show that MapQuest still commands almost 40 percent of the market.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Most People Don’t Realize Their ISPs Are Already Spying on Them
We recently wrote about how you should probably be more nervous about the data your ISP is collecting rather than what Google is collecting, because your ISP has access to a lot more data, and the data it has isn’t data that you chose to give, as in the case of Google.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Shocker! Google Gains More Search-Query Share
Well, OK, not that big a shocker.
Google’s share of the U.S. search-query market improved to 65.1% in November from 64.49% in October and 61.84% a year ago, according to data released today by Hitwise.
Yahoo’s share slipped to 21.21%, down from 21.65% in October and 22.43% a year ago.
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