Hitwise, a leading online competitive intelligence service, today announced the launch of its new Election 2008 Data Center, providing online usage data surrounding the 2008 US presidential election. Updated each Tuesday, the free service highlights which candidates are the most visited online and which candidates generate the highest volume of searches. The weekly Election 2008 data sample is publicly available to political enthusiasts, marketers, bloggers, academics, and the media.

"As the Internet continues to evolve as a major communications channel for candidates and a platform for the public to research issues, we are delighted to share insights on how American Internet users react to political campaigns and policies online as the election unfolds," said Tessa Court, chief marketing officer, Hitwise.

Hitwise Election 2008 data is based on the online usage and search behavior of how more than 10 million US Internet users interact with more than 1 million websites across more than 160 industry categories.

The Hitwise Election 2008 Data Center is located on the Hitwise website at: http://www.hitwise.com/political-data-center.

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