by Corinne
23. January 2009 15:37
Barack Obama's inauguration led to a surge in online traffic and a record number of video streams across several leading US news websites.Web traffic metrics firm Akamai said that live coverage and streaming of Obama's inauguration as president created the fifth highest peak across news websites since it started recording data in August 2005.The peak inweb traffic for the event, according to Akama...
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by Corinne
23. January 2009 10:00
Auction website eBay has seen profits and sales tumble for the first time. Profits in the final three months of 2008 plunged 31 per cent to £264million, while revenues in its “Marketplaces” business dropped 16 per cent.
The firm is blaming lower consumer spending due to the recession, along with the strength of the US dollar, with chief executive John Donahoe admitting: “W...
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by Corinne
23. January 2009 10:00
The high street may be struggling but online shopping was at its highest rate ever last month. Shoppers spent £4.67bn online last month, up nearly 15 per cent on 2007, according to the latest figures.One startling statistic to make the headlines being that more individuals shopped on the internet on the Christmas Day than went to church.Meanwhile, high street retail sales fell by 1.4 per cen...
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