Hitwise looks at consumer search trends for video and games websites.
With the holiday season in full-swing and visits to retail websites peaking, Hitwise data for the week of Thanksgiving (week ending November 26, 2005) showed that visits to Shopping & Classifieds -- Video and Games websites increased substantially over the prior week. We've taken a closer look at the category of Video and Games.
About Hitwise:
Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service, monitors how more than 25 million internet users interact with over 500,000 websites across 160 industry categories. By monitoring more people, more websites, more often, Hitwise provides marketers with timely and actionable marketing insights on how their online presence compares to competitive websites. Companies use this information to maximize the return on their online investment, in efforts such as search marketing, affiliate programs, online advertising, visitor segmentation, content development and lead generation. Hitwise collects Internet usage information via a combination of ISP data partnerships and opt-in mega panels, and complies with local and international privacy legislation as audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Founded in 1997, Hitwise is a privately held company, headquartered in New York City and operates in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.