Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Search advertisers could soon be paying up to 78 per cent more on the Bing search engine’s cost-per-click (CPC) ads for top branded keywords, according to a new study. The study, from ad media company GroupM Search, attributed the hike in prices to Bing-owner...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
AOL UK has launched MyDaily, a new destination site for women, as the company looks to boost its consumer and advertising services. MyDaily UK joins AOL’s portfolio of content networks, as part of its strategy to become the ‘world’s largest content creator’. The...
Oct 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
UK online gambling firm Sportingbet has agreed to pay $33m (£21m) to settle a US investigation over alleged illegal internet gambling, US prosecutors said. 01/10/2010 It means the firm will avoid being prosecuted in the US for accepting online bets made by Americans....
Sep 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yahoo is working on improvements to its web services, including e-mail and search, in a move to increase its market share. The internet media giant is planning to give most of its services and products a major overhaul under its new product strategy. The news was...
Sep 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
After rumors of new ‘Facebook Phone’ getting ready to take on other smartphones in the market, Facebook has released an official statement, debunking rumors, saying it has no plans to develop such a device. In a statement, a Facebook spokewoman said: “Facebook...
Sep 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Tesco plans to launch online shopping in China, the Czech Republic and Poland, as the supermarket chain looks to expand its international presence. Speaking to the Financial Times incoming chief executive Philip Clarke told the Financial Times that he wanted to expand...
Sep 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook has launched its Places service in the UK, as the social network looks to take advantage of the growing demand for location-based apps such as Foursquare, Gowalla, and Google’s Latitude service.The new tool allows users ‘check in’ wherever they are and...
Sep 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Britain recently passed the 500-million mark for digital music downloads, and figures out this year suggest another record total in 2010, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC).Industry leaders said the figure was all the more impressive given the level of...
Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Project Canvas, the on-demand TV service backed by BBC ITV, BT and Channel 4, has offially rebranded as YouView, and is set to launch as a beta test in the first quarter of next year.The site aims to bring video-on-demand programming and services to Freeview and...
Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Swedish fashion giant H&M has launched its much anticipated transactional website this week, hoping to tap into the growing demand for clothes shopping online. 16/09/2010 The retailer previewed the site to its online subscribers last week, but has opened the site...
Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Microsoft has unveiled a public beta test of its next web browser, Internet Explorer 9 this week. IE9 supports several new web technologies, including HTML5 video and CSS3 layouts, and uses a new Javascript engine. Like the latest beta version of Firefox, it is...
Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Twitter is set to launch a new version of its micro-blogging platform, incorporating picstures and video posted by users into its feed. The popular social network is hoping the revamp- the first major update in its four year history, will encourage users to stay on...
Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
The IAB’s Games Steering Group (GSG) – a committee of leading games publishers and networks – has launched a practical handbook about advertising within console, mobile and online social/casual games. With games advertising now offering a wealth of advertising...
Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Nokia is going to connect the “next billion” people to internet using its mobile technology and “locally relevant Ovi services”.The manufacturer made the declaration on the final day of the Nokia World event, calling in Sir Tim Berners-Lee to help fight the cause....
Sep 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
The UK Government has outlined its plans to enforce its new Digital Economy Act, aimed at cracking down on online piracy. Under the new scheme, copyright holders will pay 75 per cent of the costs associated with tackling online copyright infringement, while internet...
Sep 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
YouTube has begun to test its own-brand live video-streaming technology. Over two days the site is planning a trial in which four partners will get the chance to air live programmes. YouTube has done one-off live events in the past, but the trial marks a test of...
Sep 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Newspaper websites are enjoying a surge of traffic from their online video stories, while Facebook is on track to be second only to Google for video referral traffic by year’s end, according to new research. The study, from Brightcove, the leading online video...
Sep 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
New research shows that despite the rise in online fraud with the recent Zeus Trojan stealing banking information from some 100,000 British people in the UK over the last month, consumer confidence remains high in online banking sites. The latest e-Customer Service...
Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mobile ad platform Blyk, has secured a 17 million euro investment lead by Nexit Ventures and other individual investors. Launched in 2006, the Finnish firm began as an ad-funded mobile network targeted at youngsters, later pivoted to focusing on the mobile advertising...
Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Some 45 per cent of broadband customers think that switching provider is too difficult, according to research from industry regulator Ofcom. Ofcom has proposed further measures to make switching broadband provider easier, after research showed that nearly half of...
