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Yahoo! Year in Review 2011 - The Top Ten of Everything

Yahoo! has launched its Year in Review for 2011 – our annual taking of the nation’s temperature, showing what’s really been capturing the nation’s imagination over the last year by unravelling the data from billions of searches on Yahoo.co.uk throughout 2011.

1 in 10 retail searches on mobile

Total retail search volumes grew at their fastest rate this year increasing by 35% in the third quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor.

Wedding product searches up on Twenga

Wedding product searches up on Twenga

Twenga, the most comprehensive search engine, can reveal what trends are dominating spring wedding planning. The results show tradition holding its place, but not without a modern twist. Brides are expressing their personalities while respecting classical cues.

UK holidaymakers drowning in a sea of online research

Two thirds of online Brits (67%) are now using the Internet to research, source and plan their holidays both here in the UK and abroad, according to the latest research from Memonic, the free web based note-taking software company, and YouGov.

Yahoo!'s Top Ten of Everything 2010

Yahoo!'s Year in Review - the definitive list of the people, places and events that grabbed the UK's imagination over the past 12 months, based on billions of searches on Yahoo.co.uk - has uncovered a nation still worried by economic uncertainty and dazzled by celebrity.

Google announces Top UK Searches of 2010

Google has announced its annual Zeitgeist top search lists for the UK, a look at 2010 through the collective eyes of the United Kingdom on the web. The 2010 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in the UK this year.

Yahoo! makes searching more relevant, productive and fun

Yahoo! Has introduced new Search enhancements that will help millions of people be entertained, productive, and informed anywhere they are across Yahoo!.

AOL and Google renew and expand global partnership

Google and AOL have announced a five-year renewal and expansion of one of the largest and longest-standing partnerships in Internet history.

Puffa jackets to make a comeback this winter?

Puffa jackets to make a comeback this winter?

Early shopping for women’s winter coats reveals surprising items in the top five, with puffa jackets and ponchos both making the cut, reveals Twenga, the new-generation shopping search engine.

What women want: Perfect nails

What women want: Perfect nails

Whatever the weather, with flip flops or wellingtons, British women are looking for flawless nails: nail care searches have increased by 159% over the past 30 days reports Twenga.co.uk, the new-generation shopping search engine. Women are asking for salon results at home as visits for UV manicure lamps surged by 204%.

Yahoo! plays ball with Ping!

Yahoo! plays ball with Ping!

Yahoo! is excited to be working with Ping! the street table tennis project, to offer Yahoo! users the ability to experience, play and enjoy a summer of ping pong across London.

Your chance to interview David Beckham

If you could ask David Beckham one question, what would you ask him and why? Yahoo! is today asking Beckham fans this very question as it prepares to host a unique global interview. The interview will take place in London at 2.30pm BST on July 14th and connect fans simultaneously by video from 20 other countries around the world. Over 90 minutes, David will then take quickfire questions from around the globe.

PlayStation - most followed entertainment brand on Facebook and Twitter

72% (12.4 million) of the 17.2 million online searches made by UK consumers for entertainment-related products in April, related to gaming consoles & games, reveals the latest research from Greenlight.

Yahoo! offers chance to win the ultimate sports prize

Yahoo! offers chance to win the ultimate sports prize

If you could attend any sporting event in the world, which would you choose? Who would you take? All questions for anyone who plays to win the ultimate sports prize, the Yahoo! Sports Pass.

Microsoft and Expedia.co.uk launch browser for travel enthusiasts

Microsoft and Expedia.co.uk have launched the first dedicated and optimised web browser for travel enthusiasts, available for download at expedia.co.uk.