Web sites related to mobile phones – both handsets and services – showed the highest traffic growth in the UK, according to new research from The Nielsen Company.  Overall, the sector posted 58 percent growth on a year-to-year basis.  Visits to Nokia’s site grew by 203 percent, while Vodafone and O2 also posted solid growth (91% and 79%, respectively).  At the same time, schemes that enable consumers to recycle their old mobiles for cash drove more people to related web sites for information. 
Perhaps as a sign of the times, the …

Digital Response Media reported last week that British Internet users favor MSN Messenger, eBay, and Facebook, according to a recent study conducted by Nielsen Online. The three ranked as the most used websites and applications among Brits in the 12 months ended in May.
The research shows Brits spent an average of more than one billion minutes per month using MSN Messenger, eBay, and Facebook during the last year, while Facebook, YouTube, and Second Life saw the most growth in user minutes.
“Whilst the social media wave continues to have the biggest impact on …