With  the news that Edward Snowden has been granted asylum in Russia, I decided to explore a point made recently by journalists: that  the mainstream media have made a soap opera over the topic, deterring readers and viewers from the core issues at hand (privacy…

It’s been a while since I’ve had the time to bring you another dosage of trendy insights but I’m back! I’ve decided to take a look at two brands this week: Easyjet & Ryanair. With the holiday season rapidly approaching it made sense to check…

Welcome back to another edition of Search Trend Thursday. This week we’ve kept our rivalry goggles on but have moved verticals to take a look at how the age old rivalry between Coca-Cola and Pepsi fairs in the realm of search. This was actually an…

We’ve taken a more sporty theme in this week’s edition of Search Trend Thursday – pitting the Manchester football clubs against each other in a “search derby”. Interestingly, both clubs garner most of their searches from Africa, with Eritrea dominating the results for Manchester United, and Zimbabwe coming…

It’s Search Trend Thursday time! This week we’ve stuck to our movie theme of late but this time added a new media element into the equation through streaming sites. Both Netflix and LOVEFiLM are two of the largest movie and TV series streaming services out there…

Welcome to another edition of Search Trend Thursday! This week we’ve summoned the geek within us (or, if you’re like myself, didn’t need to summon it) by pitting the “Stars” against each other in an epic online battle of search trendiness. Considering the release of the…

Thanks for tuning into another round of Search Trend Thursday – where we explore the web interest surrounding intriguing keywords of our choosing. This week we’ve decided to reignite a sibling rivalry of old in the form of Noel and Liam Gallagher, who many will know…

Welcome back to another edition of Search Trend Thursday. You may have seen some of our posts already – if not, we use Google Trends to discover people’s interests on the web. This time round we’ve pitted Beer against Wine to determine which is the more popular…

Welcome back to another weekly edition of Search Trend Thursday! With only three days to go until the Oscars, it seemed only fair we give it the “spotlight.” The United States is the leader in regional interest (as many might expect), but this year Ireland follows…