UK Twitter traffic up 974 per cent in a year

The latest figures from Hitwise shows Twitter’s popularity has grown tenfold among UK users.Traffic to microblogging service Twitter has increased by 974 per cent in the last year, according to the latest figures from Hitwise.The tenfold increase in visitor numbers has seen Twitter leap from being the 2,953rd most popular website in the UK last year to 291st most-visited as of the middle of January.
www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4307715/Twitter-traffic-up-974-per-cent-in-a-year.htmlWhy Britain is suddenly all a-twitter
It was established as a communication tool for geeks and now counts showbusiness stars and the American President among its users.The popularity of Twitter, the micro-blogging service used by President Obama to remind Americans to vote and tennis player Andy Murray to update fans on the weather, has risen so much that it has seen its visitor numbers increase by nearly 1,000 per cent among UK users.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/why-britain-is-suddenly-all-atwitter-1513423.html