Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
The BBC offers viewers the most usable Video on Demand (VoD) / catch up TV website with its iPlayer service, while Sky’s Sky Player service fails to match other broadcasters in terms of usability, according to new findings released today. The ‘Video on Demand: playing...
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Twitter has introduced its latest efforts to monetize its popular micro-blogging platform,, with a new scheme called Promoted Accounts that will let companies pay to be included in Twitter’s “Who to Follow” lists. The company also said it will phase...
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Nielsen Company has unveiled a new tool that will give online advertisers audience or viewer data, similar to that given in television ratings. The research firm will combine data provided by online partners, including Facebook, with representative panel data to...
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Top brands have been accused of using tricks to deceive web users as part of a new campaign set up by a web design consultant. Harry Brignull has set up the website Dark Patterns to expose the secrets that go behind website design and the use of intentionally...
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
While many celebrities might have millions of people following their lives on the web, the most influential Tweeters are actually less known “experts”, according to new research. Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have used new technology to sift through...
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sony is to unveil what it bills as “the world’s first internet television” on 12 October in New York, with built in support for Google’s much anticipated TV service. Running on the Android operating system, the TV will also support third party apps....
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
More than two in five (44 percent) of firms automatically ‘opt-in’ customers for marketing emails, rather than letting them decide if they want to receive the emails, according to new data. The study, from Spam Ratings, singled out PC World, B&Q and,...
Oct 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Global market share, 2010 forecast.
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook is trying to work out a deal to integrate Skype’s Internet phone service into the social network’s site, according to reports. Citing unnamed sources, The Wall Street Journal reports that the deal is expected to be announced in the next few weeks,...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
AOL has bought TechCrunch for a reported amount of $40 million, as the struggling Internet giant looks to boost its audience and ad revenue with one of the most influential blogs in the technology industry. AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong joined TechCrunch founder...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Blackberry maker Research In Motion unveiled its much anticipated tablet computer that it hopes will challenge Apple’s iPad . The tablet, named BlackBerry PlayBook, has a seven-inch screen and dual facing cameras. The device also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth but...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
AOL launched a new online advertising system that it hopes will transform the way advertisers reach consumers on the Internet. Titled “Project Devil,” the system offers advertisers cleaner ad formats than before and more utility, such as the locations of...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook is likely to go public sometime after late 2012, in what is likely to be one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the decade. Speaking to Reuters, Facebook board member, venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel said the...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Among those who report downloading an app in the last 30 days
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Blockbuster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, as the one-time market leader in DVD rentals struggles to keep up with online competition such as Netflix and LoveFilm. The move will mean Blockbuster will be able to keep its stores and kiosks open...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Online ad network VideoEgg has bought blogging network Six Apart for an undisclosed sum, forming a new media firm SAY Media. Going live this week, Say Media will specialise in creating “conversational and interactive.” advertising campaigns, with the...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last month, organic searches conducted on Yahoo were migrated to Microsoft’s search engine. While the transition happened mid-month and B2B online marketers won’t be sure exactly what effect the transition has had on SEO campaigns, recent comScore reports...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google has launched a new website, called ‘Google New’, showcasing its latest ventures, alongside information about all of its products. Google New brings together all the latest information about Google products including web search, Gmail, Google Earth and...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
A Spanish federal court has dismissed copyright infringement charges against Google’s YouTube that could have brought the online video service to a halt by forcing it to monitor every piece of content. Telecinco, a Spanish broadcaster, had brought the charges against...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
AOL has renewed a search agreement with Google, continuing a decade-long partnership between the two online giants. The new five-year deal includes a revenue share on a per-search basis. AOL can also place its content on YouTube with both camps sharing ad revenue...
