6683 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>In September, 3.1% of visits to sites in Hitwise’s Shopping and Classifieds category came from the top 25 social networks in the UK. </p> <p>According to Hitwise, <a href="http://www.ebay.com">eBay</a> is the main beneficiary – it received almost a third (31.4%) of all downstream traffic from those sites. </p> <p>The ‘more traditional’ brands, such as department stores and clothing and accessories retailers – are next, respectively receiving 1 in 8 and 1 in 9 of those visits. Music and video &amp; games retailers also do well.</p> <p>Hitwise’s research director Robin Goad said:</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>“In terms of internet visits, social networking has grown by over 70% in the UK since last Christmas, and it is starting to have a serious impact on many different types of website.”</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>According to <a href="http://www.hitwise.com">Hitwise</a>, social networks accounted for 5% of internet visits during September. </p> <p>It says <a href="http://www.hitwise.com">Facebook</a> is now the fifth most visited URL in the UK and the fifth most popular source of traffic for other websites. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>In September, 3.1% of visits to sites in Hitwise’s Shopping and Classifieds category came from the top 25 social networks in the UK. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>According to Hitwise, <Link URL="http://www.ebay.com" Window="Self">eBay</Link> is the main beneficiary – it received almost a third (31.4%) of all downstream traffic from those sites. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The ‘more traditional’ brands, such as department stores and clothing and accessories retailers – are next, respectively receiving 1 in 8 and 1 in 9 of those visits. Music and video &amp; games retailers also do well.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Hitwise’s research director Robin Goad said:</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>“In terms of internet visits, social networking has grown by over 70% in the UK since last Christmas, and it is starting to have a serious impact on many different types of website.”</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>According to <Link URL="http://www.hitwise.com" Window="Self">Hitwise</Link>, social networks accounted for 5% of internet visits during September. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>It says <Link URL="http://www.hitwise.com" Window="Self">Facebook</Link> is now the fifth most visited URL in the UK and the fifth most popular source of traffic for other websites. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-10-22T17:09:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <strong>UK etailers are attracting more and more business from social networking sites like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, according to new stats from Hitwise.</strong> <p>The data shows that the amount of UK web traffic retailers receive from social networks increased by 153% in the first nine months of this year. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Emphasis>UK etailers are attracting more and more business from social networking sites like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, according to new stats from Hitwise.</Emphasis> <Paragraph>The data shows that the amount of UK web traffic retailers receive from social networks increased by 153% in the first nine months of this year. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1861 364444 Social networks drive more traffic to retailers false 2007-10-22T17:09:00+01:00 social-networks-drive-more-traffic-to-retailers 2009-04-29T23:40:04+01:00 2009-04-29T23:40:04+01:00 490