Sep 9, 2014 | Regulation, UK
From 9th September 2014, Dot London domain names will again be available for registration, available on a first come, first served basis. Watch the promo video for .London here: The move forms part of a wider initiative from ICANN (The Internet Corporation for...
Sep 8, 2014 | Regulation, Social media
Following the nude celebrity hacking scandal last week, controversial online forum 4Chan has been forced to improve its posting rules to comply with US copyright laws. The anonymous message board is a rich source of internet culture, with lolcats, ‘Rickrolls’ and a...
Sep 3, 2014 | Mobile, Regulation
Following this week’s nude celebrity photo scandal, Apple has claimed that its iCloud storage system was not breached in the attack- instead hackers were able to guess their passwords by observing their behaviour online and in TV interviews. Watch this video from the...
Sep 2, 2014 | Germany, Regulation
Uber has been banned in Germany as the social-powered cab service continues to spark controversy. Watch this video from the BBC, discussing the issues around its launch in the UK market: The ruling comes after Berlin authorities barred Uber from operating in the...
Sep 2, 2014 | Regulation
Hackers have leaked nude photos from a number of high profile celebrities, sparking fears over the security of Apple’s iCloud system. The images first appeared on online bulletin board 4chan before going viral, according to US media reports. More than 60 photographs...
Sep 1, 2014 | Email marketing, Regulation, Search engine marketing
In recent years, Google has clamped down on link spam, with a number of major changes to its search formula. But as old ‘black-hat’ SEO tricks become obsolete, an even darker practice is on the rise: extortion emails. With the much-discussed ‘Penguin’ link spam update...
Aug 27, 2014 | China, Regulation
The Chinese government is developing its own operating system, in a bid to oust ‘imported’ software from the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Android. The unnamed desktop version is due for release in October with its own app store, independent of western companies, with...
Aug 26, 2014 | Marketing through gaming, Regulation
Some of the biggest online gaming networks have been hit by hackers claiming to be linked to the jihadist group Islamic State, affecting Sony’s Playstation Network, Microsoft’s XBox Live, Blizzard’s Battle.net and Grinding Gear Games. The attack forced...
Aug 21, 2014 | Content marketing, Regulation
The digital music industry will experience slow growth in revenue over the next 5 years, from $12.3bn this year to $13.9 in 2019. The study, from Juniper Research found that a strong performance in the robust streamed music sector, will largely be offset by decline in...
Aug 21, 2014 | Online video, Regulation, Social media
The Premier League has warned fans it is clamping down on Vines and Tweets of goals after thousands of users spread videos of goals on social media during the summer’s World Cup, but can the football organisation resally police the myriad of fan sites and social media...
Aug 15, 2014 | Online video, Regulation, UK
The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK is working on new guidelines for measuring the success of online video ad campaigns, in a bid to appeal to advertisers looking for more accountability with their online campaigns. The IAB UK is likely to follow the lead of its...
Aug 15, 2014 | Email marketing, Regulation
Google has now rolled out a new feature to help Gmail users get rid of unwanted messages more easily. Under the new scheme, Gmail searches through an email for an unsubscribe link, and if it finds one displays it next to the sender’s address at the top. Clicking...
Aug 11, 2014 | Regulation, Search engine marketing
Google is encouraging website developers to make their sites secure for visitors by using site encryption as one of the factors to determine search ranking. The company is urging website developers to adopt HTTPS, a form of website encryption that secures data send...
Aug 7, 2014 | Regulation, UK
The UK government is investigating the role that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin will play on the current (and future) global financial system. Watch this video from the Guardian explaining how Bitcoin works below: With results due in autumn, the assessment will...
Aug 7, 2014 | Regulation
This week, Russian hackers stole the largest known collection of emails, passwords and usernames, with the haul consisting of 1.2 billion username and password combinations, along with over half a billion email addresses. In this article, a number of key players in...
Aug 6, 2014 | Regulation
Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user name and password combinations in what could be the biggest ever data theft, hitting big name websites “in virtually all industries across the world” according to a US security firm. Hold Security, based in...
Aug 6, 2014 | Email marketing, Online advertising, Regulation, UK
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has revamped its code of conduct in the UK, in a move that will see the trade body replace 170 pages of rules with five direct marketing ‘principles’ for its members to follow. The five principles are: • ‘Put your customer first’...
Aug 4, 2014 | Regulation
The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at the City of London Police has begun replacing advertising on copyright infringing websites with official force banners, warning the user that the site is currently under criminal investigation. Working in...
Aug 1, 2014 | Mobile, Regulation, UK
The UK government plans to put driverless cars on public roads as early as January 2015, joining the US, Japan, Singapore, Sweden and Germany in tests to see how the vehicles will work on a large scale. Watch this video demonstrating Google’s latest driverless...
Aug 1, 2014 | Mobile, Regulation
With the rise of smart thermostats, wearable tech and even driverless cars, the Internet of Things is starting to become a reality. But new research by Hewlett Packard suggests password security and encryption issues could leave most of these current devices...
