We’re a little data obsessed here at iCrossing, we also probably spend far too much time on Facebook so we thought we’d combine the two and take a look at some of the Facebook statistics around the world to see …
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This weekend I was able to see with my own eyes just how influential Stephen Fry’s Twitter feed is. I thought it would be interesting to share the experience with our clients and other readers of Connect. My mother is …
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Google recently announced an overhaul of its incredibly popular analytics platform, Google Analytics. Some users (including myself) have been given early access to the new interface for testing. If you’ve signed up for the preview, it isn’t immediately obvious whether you …
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I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last week over in the US with some of my colleagues down in Arizona. Not only did this trip allow me to visit the beautiful town of Scottsdale and spend some time there, …
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In February 2010 we took a look at the state of the mobile web and how various platforms were performing by country. 12 months have now passed so we thought it would be interesting to take another look at the …
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Google has announced a significant change to its algorithm which promises to go further in separating the online wheat from the chaff – and in making sure good content wins out over the bad. High quality sites are now given …
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The number of people taking short breaks in 2009 fell by 13%, according to ‘the Association of British Travel Agents’ (ABTA) Travel Trends Report 2009. With this in mind, iCrossing’s Research & Insight department decided to look at the search …
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As the year draws to an end I’ve started thinking about where online is heading in 2011.  Below I outline four areas I think will be important next year. Almost everything I’m going to talk about is already happening, therefore …
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Blog science: the numbers that matter I get lots of reports, data and analysis to read through each week, but there’s one report that, year after year, I anticipate more than any other: Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere. This year’s …
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An increasing number of companies, especially retailers, are adopting mobile applications or in some other instances mobile web as part of their digital strategy. Here at iCrossing we conducted some analysis to find out how different demographics use their mobile …
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