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August data is live — School and sports related sites soar

August data is live — School and sports related sites soar

August data is now live on Compete.com! August data is now live on Compete.com! See what’s changed for the sites you care with Compete’s Site Analytics...

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July data is now live! Media sites dominate top movers

July data is now live! Media sites dominate top movers

July data is now live on Compete.com! What sort of changes did a new month bring? We took a look at the sites that grew the most from June to July to get a better...

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Facebook vs. Linkedin – Network, Socialize, Be Professional?

Facebook vs. Linkedin – Network, Socialize, Be Professional?

In at least one way, early social networks are like a high school party – when parents get home the fun stops and everybody leaves. But as social elements...

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June Top Movers – Foxes and Tigers and Buzz… Oh my!

June Top Movers – Foxes and Tigers and Buzz… Oh my!

On the web, visitor traffic can ebb and flow more than the the Bay of Fundy tides and looking at how this traffic shifts over time provides a great snapshot of what...

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Top Moving Search Terms — Tragedy drives traffic

Top Moving Search Terms — Tragedy drives traffic

Back in February, we reported on the highest volume search terms across the web, and found that some terms drove consistently larger volumes of traffic, while more...

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Twitter Traffic Explosion: Who's behind it all?

Twitter Traffic Explosion: Who's behind it all?

Twitter has made headlines for some amazingly powerful stuff lately; breaking the news of recent China’s earthquake; partnering with MySpace for it’s...

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Running on Empty? Double your Compete.com credits today!

Running on Empty? Double your Compete.com credits today!

Yesterday, over 20,000 runners competed in the Boston Marathon, finishing up just a stone’s throw from Compete’s offices. This got us thinking about...

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Gaming Demand: Halo 3 snipes GTA4 – Wii still dominating the console war

Gaming Demand: Halo 3 snipes GTA4 – Wii still dominating the console war

In less than two weeks, crime will run rampant in the streets. Crime bosses will come to power, assaults will be made with deadly weapons, and thousands of autos...

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Social Addicts: How do Hardcore Facebook, MySpace and Twitter users differ?

Social Addicts: How do Hardcore Facebook, MySpace and Twitter users differ?

We all know this person: constantly showing up in your Facebook news feed with status updates, added friends and wall comments. The "stickiness" of...

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February Top Social Networks – Make way for the new guys

February Top Social Networks – Make way for the new guys

Earlier this week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg made Forbes list of the World’s Richest Men. Facebook certainly had more ups than downs in 2007, but can...

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