Apr 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook is updating its website to highlight pages for bands, books and businesses, encouraging users to become fans of their listed interests. The social network is also launching a new community feature, as the social network looks for new ways to leverage their...
Apr 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Shoppers are being hit by a “high street tax”, paying up to 70 per cent more for goods bought in store rather than online, according new research. The study, from shopping comparison website PriceRunner, suggested shoppers are paying hundreds of pounds more for the...
Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google has seen its revenues rise 23% to $5.06 billion in the first quarter of this year, hiring some 800 new employees in the process.The search giant notched up its strongest growth of the last 18 months between January and March this year. However, there were...
Apr 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
UK audience reach for top 10 parent companies, Mar 10
Apr 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sites ranked by unique audience, Mar 10
Apr 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Internet Advertising Sales House council has confirmed that ad network eSpot has failed to complete and pass the most recent ABCe audit. The online ad network did not submit an audit for the period July to Dec 2009, and has therefore been suspended. This decision...
Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Twitter has launched its much-anticipated ad program, as the micro-blogging platform looKs to turn its growing popularity into profit. The new service, named “Promoted Tweets,” will allow companies to place a less-than-140-character message at the top of...
Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Telefonica have called on Google to begin sharing ad revenues to networks. They claim that their networks are fast becoming “dumb pipes” for hosting the group’s bandwidth-hungry technology, including YouTube, on their...
Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook will not add a safety button on each user’s profile page, despite calls from a leading UK child protection agency, saying they would ‘confuse and intimidate’ users. Instead it will run a £5m safety campaign including a 24-hour police hotline. The move comes...
Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Monthly internet use: key indicators for UK web users, Mar 10
Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google is to incorporate website speed as a factor in how it ranks websites in search results. The search engine first revealed its plans to include speed as a ranking factor in its algorithm last December.Now website owners looking to improve their search engine...
Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Monthly internet use: key indicators for UK web users, Mar 10
Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
As the Digital Economy Act is made into law, key industry players, including ISP Talk Talk, are beginning to voice their opposition to the acts sweeping powers over cutting off accused illegal file-sharers. The Digital Economy Bill was rushed through Parliament in a...
Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Electoral Commission will for the first time use Facebook to encourage more Brits to register to vote on May 6. The move comes after turnout fell to historic lows in the last two ballots. Young people are among the biggest users of Facebook, but are traditionally...
Apr 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Terms ranked by search clicks for the four weeks ending 10th April
Apr 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sites ranked by visits for the week ending 17th April 10.
Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
The UK Government’s controversial broadband tax has been dropped, while illegal downloaders could soon be banned for life, as part of a new bill rushed through Parliament this week. The laws were passed in the final push to get the Government’s Digital Economy...
Apr 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Nokia is to launch an online music store in China, as the mobile maker looks to expand its media services to emerging markets.The service will offer DRM-free music from major labels and a number of independents as part of the China launch for its Comes with Music...
Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
AOL is looking to sell Bebo and could shut down the social network altogether, according to press reports. The move comes as the internet company looks to shed loss-making divisions that it considers will not make a significant contribution as it focuses on content,...
Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
German audience reach for top 10 parent companies, Mar 10
