Infographic – Who Is Using Google Analytics Worldwide?
Data privacy is a trending topic at the moment. Regulations and laws on cookies technology usage is now key. Most websites will run a cookies based web analytical tool or software like Google Analytics. Over 55 per cent of all websites in the world run Google Analytics, giving Google a comfortable 81 per cent market […]
Google.ie 2010 Zeigeist – a.k.a Top Searches in Ireland
.. continuing on our Google Zeitgeist serie of articles, here is Google.ie – i.e. The Google Ireland network most popular search terms in 2010 – Ireland Fastest Rising chatroulette gmail hotmail glee fb tv3 player world cup 2010 gerry ryan rte player ryanair.ie Fastest Rising Music Cee Lo Green Eminem Recovery Eurovision 2010 professor green […]
Ireland's Bad Broadband Penetration
According to the OECD latest figures, Ireland’s broadband penetration is one of the weakest in the world. Out of 31 countries surveyed, Ireland ranks 22nd with 20.3 per cent of broadband penetration. The average is around 24.3 per cent for the 31 countries surveyed. Ireland currently has 907,859 fixed broadband subscriptions including DSL, cable and […]
Half of Irish people will buy their 2010 Christmas presents online
The average European household Christmas budget is set around €uro590. The average Irish household 2010 Christmas budget is €1020, keeping Ireland as the second largest Christmas budget in Europe right after Luxembourg. On average, Irish consumers will spend a third of their presents budget on the internet. Online shops have become just like any other […]
Do you need unique content to target Ireland ?
I was reading a very interesting article from Search Engine Roundtable news archive dicussing the geotargeting of Ireland…which made me think. When it comes to UK and Irleand, UK companies tend to place their UK site on a ccTLD then add some localised flavour of the english words (such as colour, favour,localise,…). It is heavily […]