Feb 28, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Online advertising, Online video, Regulation, Russia, Search engine marketing, Social media
This video takes a look at the EU’s laws on personal data protection and some of the online privacy guidelines and best practices in this field. The BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation in Brussels gives here an overview of the types of very personal digital data...
Feb 22, 2013 | Online video, Russia, Viral and buyrals
Russian news broadcaster RT’s footage of the Siberian meteor blast has become the most watched video in 2013 on YouTube, and pipping ‘Gangnam Style’ as the fastest growing viral ever. The blast, which hit Russia’s Chelyabinsk region on the morning of...
Feb 12, 2013 | Russia, Social media
Social networking in Russia is huge, with users spending twice the global average time in online hangouts. However, the landscape is very different from Western markets, with Facebook and Google overshadowed by the likes of Odnoklassniki, Moimir and VK in terms of...
Jan 31, 2013 | Facebook marketing, Russia, Social media
Russian internet giant Yandex is to remove its recently-launched app Wonder from the US App Store following Facebook’s block on its API access. Lanched on January 24th, Wonder was Yandex’s first US-only product, but Facebook started blocking all API calls from the app...
Jan 16, 2013 | Mobile, Russia
Odnoklassniki, the social network service from Russian online media giant Mail.Ru Group, has launched a mobile platform for games and apps. The Odnoklassniki platform is aimed at Russian smartphone users and will let developers create games for users to play on...
Dec 4, 2012 | India, Russia
Apple has launched its iTunes Store in India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and 52 additional countries, as the firm looks to expand the reach of its download store. Apple device owners will have access to legal music and video content on the digital store. Customers...
Nov 15, 2012 | China, Russia
Global online advertising revenues will reach $143 billion in 2017, with the US still leading the market, with China catching fast, according to a new report. The Online Advertising Forecasts report, from Digital TV Research, estimates that the 2017 total is more than...
Nov 2, 2012 | Russia, Social media
In some countries, social media isn’t just about Facebook. With so many brands focusing on the BRIC markets, Patrick Eve, MD of international translation agency, TranslateMedia, gives the lowdown on social media use in Russia. There are now more than two billion...
Oct 29, 2012 | China, Russia
ASOS has set its sights on launching in China and Russia within a year, as the online fashion group targets two of the biggest retail markets in the world. The internet retailer currently sells to China and Russia, but will develop local language websites in the next...
May 31, 2012 | Marketing through gaming, Russia
During 2011 the total social gaming market in Russia reached $236m, marking a 180% increase from 2010, according to Mail.Ru Games. The growth was accompanied by redistribution of the income: developers’ and social networks’ share has increased, while earnings of...
