Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Amazon is reportedly planning to launch an online TV and movie rental service, and is currently in talks with major TV and film studios. According to report in the Wall Street Journal, Amazon has approached media companies including Time Warner. with plans to start an...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
A third of television viewers now watch their favourite programmes online, on computers and mobile phones, according to new research. The joint study by the Radio Times and SeeSaw.com has highlighted changes in the way people now view programmes. A total of 34 per...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google has launched a new tool that lets its US-based Gmail users make free calls to one another via the web. The new feature increases the search giant’s competition with Internet phone providers like Skype. At an event in San Francisco, Google said the new service,...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
The publisher of the complete Oxford English Dictionary says the iconic publication may give up on paper and go completely digital. The Oxford University Press said recently it may not have enough market demand to publish a hardcover version of the third edition of...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
How we watch, share, discuss and interact with traditional TV in the UK is evolving rapidly in response to the rise of social media, according to the findings of the Social TV Trends Report.The research into the habits of over 2,000 British consumers commissioned by...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Brits have a wide variety of preferences to marketing formats, depending on their age and location, according to new research, which found that youngsters prefer to buy in-store rather than shop online. The study, from Experian, found 15-24 year olds are highly...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has asked Advertising Code writing bodies CAP and BCAP to review the advertising of broadband speed claims. The consultation will examine advertising of broadband speeds across the telecoms industry, including the advertising...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Employees are hitting the online shopping aisles during office hours to get away from work pressures, according to research from real-time online shopping tool Invisible Hand. Workers hit a post-lunch slump and as a result head online for some retail therapy, as data...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned BT’s latest TV broadband advertisement, following claims the communications giant was making “unrealistic” claims about the speed of its broadband service. BT’s advert showed ‘Jane’ instantly...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google is testing out a new ‘streaming search’ feature that displays search results to users as they type. The tool, which is being tested on a small group of users, takes the search giant’s existing autocomplete suggestions one step further. Google has long provided...
Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Channel Five has reversed its decision, made only six weeks ago, to pull out of the UK television industry’s project to allow consumers to see video programmes via the internet. Project Canvas now includes again all the terrestrial broadcasters – the BBC, ITV and...
Aug 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google is all set to hire 200 employees for Google Dublin office, as the search giant looks to expand its location services. The move will see the creation of a new operations centre in the Republic of Ireland’s capital, where new the employees will work on the...
Aug 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
In order to help charities and public sector organisations increase their visibility online, the Internet Advertising Bureau – the trade body for digital marketing – has launched a Search Marketing Toolkit to educate the market about how to use search more...
Aug 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
The BBC is planning to create a complete online broadcast history of the corporation dating back to its foundation in 1922, as part of its ‘Genome Project’. Starting this process, thousands of back copies of the Radio Times are being studied in a bid to compile a list...
Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
From small companies to global organisations, social media campaigns are playing an increasingly important role in brand marketing and now a Social Media Campaign Hall of Fame table has been published. This list runs down the most succesful. memorable and...
Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Fashion brands have a significantly stronger social media presence than other UK retailers, by actively embracing various platforms for the benefit of both the customer and the business, according to a new survey. Having measured the fundamental rise of ecommerce over...
Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Marketers are still in a muddle when it comes to social media with almost one fifth thinking Twitter founder Biz Stone is a business publication, according to a recent survey conducted by Emailvision at the Online Marketing Show. When asked to clarify who or what Biz...
Aug 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook’s 500 million-plus users will soon be able to track friends’ whereabouts across the US. The new “Places” feature begins rolling out on Wednesday to some users and goes across the US within weeks. The tool help users share where they...
Aug 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Britons spend almost half their waking hours watching TV or on the internet, with the rise of smartphones causing a dramatic rise in digital media consumption, according to new research. The study, from communications watchdog Ofcom, indicates that consumers often...
Aug 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google is testing a universal search feature that will let users search their e-mail, presentations, spreadsheets and documents.Google Apps Search is a new Gmail Labs feature that “extends search with Google Docs and Sites results,” according to the...
