Sep 8, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, Social media
With China’s economic troubles making headlines this month, how is its digital sector doing? A new report indicates that Internet take-up is slowing in the country as the mature market approaches saturation point, with nearly 90% of the country’s web users...
Sep 8, 2015 | Mobile, Online advertising, Regulation
For the first time, Apple will allow adverts to be blocked by the iPhone and iPad versions of Safari, in a move is likely please users, but will concern both advertisers and publishers alike. Ad blockers have been available on desktop browsers for years, but analysts...
Sep 8, 2015 | Mobile, Regulation
Car maker Fiat Chrysler has recalled 8,000 vehicles after fears that hackers could take over the controls from the driver. The recall is of the new Jeep Renegade SUV, and specifically those ordered with 6.5in touchscreens in the dashboard. The 2015 Jeep Renegade comes...
Sep 8, 2015 | China, Mobile
Uber has raised $1.2bn for its expansion into China, with plans to launch the taxi app in 100 cities in the next year. The move was announced in an interview with its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, published by Sina, a Chinese-language website. The company already...
Sep 8, 2015 | Mobile, Social media
Instagram has revamped its direct messaging service with new features including shared images and threaded messaging, which lets users send content from their feed as a direct message. Previously, users had to start a new conversation each time they wanted to send a...
Sep 3, 2015 | Mobile, Online advertising
AOL has bought buying Millennial Media in a deal worth $238m as it continues to build out its presence in mobile ads. AOL, itself acquired by US mobile network Verizon for $4.4bn billion earlier this year, will be paying $1.75/share for publicly-traded Millennial,...
Sep 2, 2015 | Mobile, Online advertising, UK
The average online Brit spends 2 hours and 51 minutes a day on the internet, with 45% on computers, 40% on mobiles and 15% tablets, according to new research. The study, from the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) and UK Online Measurement Company (UKOM) aimed to...
Aug 31, 2015 | Email marketing, Mobile
Apple device open and click rates have stagnated across Europe while Android has seen consistent year-on-year growth, according to new data. The research, from SendGrid, the leading email delivery platform for email that matters, was collected over two ten-day periods...
Aug 26, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
The percentage of online sales completed through mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) may have reached a plateau, according to new research. The latest data from IMRG and Capgemini has revealed that in Q1 2015/16 (see note on quarters below) it was recorded as 42%...
Aug 25, 2015 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile
As mobile online shopper go mobile, this infographic from Dynatrace looks at the importance of the omnichannel customer experience. Source: www.dynatrace.com
Aug 19, 2015 | China, Mobile
Popular chat app Kik has secured $50m funding boost from Chinese web giant Tencent, owner of rival social media apps WeChat and QQ. This funding puts Canada-based Kik’s total at $120.5M. Kik is hoping the investment will help boost competitiveness and emulate...
Aug 19, 2015 | Mobile, Search engine marketing
There has been a healthy growth in search advertising spend, clicks and impressions for smartphone, according to new research. In the second quarter of 2015 the share of search advertising spend and clicks taken by mobile devices in Europe, Middle East & Africa...
Aug 7, 2015 | Facebook marketing, Mobile
Facebook has launched a new Pages Messaging feature that lets companies connect with customers via its messenger service. Pages Messaging will, for example, let firms respond to a complaint on its Wall by messaging the customer privately. A comment shows a note that...
