29 April 2009

Hitwise figures show Twitter success

UK internet visits to Twitter have increased six-fold since the start of the year and 32-fold over the last 12 months.

According to the latest figures from Hitwise, the micro-blogging website has entered the top 50 websites in the UK, becoming the fifth most popular social networking site.

ââ¬ÅâœTo put that figure into context, Twitter received more UK Internet visits in this period than the Daily Mail, RightMove, MSN UK Search, Directgov, and all retail websites - with the exception of eBay, Amazon UK, Play.com and Argos,ââ¬~ said a Hitwise spokesman.

Twitter was also the 36th biggest source of traffic to other websites in the UK during March.

According to media reports, Google is considering a bid for the website.

By Bev Fearis

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