Market News
Google Instant
September 2010
Google Instant is rolling out over several days to users signed in to a Google Account.
Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster. Our key technical insight was that people type slowly, but read quickly, typically taking 300 milliseconds between keystrokes, but only 30 milliseconds (a tenth of the time!) to glance at another part of the page. This means that you can scan a results page while you type.
Shoppers desert high street for web bargains
January 2010
UK retailers are facing a further hit in 2010 as shoppers desert the high street for better value shopping on the Internet, according to a new survey.
According to research by trade magazine New Media Age and Lightspeed Research, 36% of shoppers intend to shop more online and less on the high street in the coming year, increasing the gloom for the already battered UK high street retail industry.