Jan 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Marketing budgets at UK companies were cut for the ninth quarter running at the end of 2009, but the rate of decline was the slowest for two years as marketers switched their budgets to the web, according to a new report. The latest Bellwether Report, released by the...
Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Nine in ten (90%) of Brits always tick the opt out box on marketing communications to prevent their data from being passed to third party, according to a new survey. The study, from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), shows that marketers are continuing to...
Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Spanish audience reach for top 10 parent companies, December 2009
Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Time per person for top 10 parent companies, Spain, December 2009
Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Monthly internet use: key indicators for Spanish web users, December 2009
Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Habbo Hotel, a virtual world for teens, has signed up to Facebook’s Connect service to bring users of both services together. Sulake’s 15 million regular unique users of Habbo Hotel can now use Facebook Connect to find their Facebook friends in Habbo Hotel....
Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Schools Secretary Ed Balls have announced that 270,000 low income families are to get free computers and broadband access. The £300 million investment in the ‘Home Access’ programme is designed to give young people access to a computer...
Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google has announced that it will no longer abide by China’s censorship laws, and may shut it’s ‘google.cn’ website altogether, following a cyber attack aimed at gathering information on human rights activists. In a company statement, David Drummond, Google senior...
Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
AOL plans to slash a third of its workforce will lead to a significant reduction in UK jobs, as the Internet media giant looks to cut 1,200 jobs worldwide. AOL, which spun of from Time Warner last month, announced in November it would be cutting 2,300 jobs around the...
Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Digital marketing group Latitude has been bought out of administration by its management team, following funding issues dating back to its aquisition in 2007. The Daily Telegraph reports that the move will write off millions of pounds in loans from Barclays as part of...
Jan 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Carphone Warehouse is to drop the Tiscali name for its broadband service following its purchase of the company back in may last year. The move will see Carphone’s Talk Talk brand replace all Tiscali services. Carphone Warehouse paid £236m for Tiscali UK, making...
Jan 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
France is planning a tax on search engine ad revenue to raise money to invest into creative industries weakened by the digital revolution. Besides Google, the tax would target other large operators in Europe such as Microsoft and Yahoo! whether or not their offices...
Jan 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ford has unveiled new technology that could allow drivers to use Twitter, stream online radio and search the web from behind the wheel.The technology, Called MyFord Touch, the system is powered by Ford’s SYNC technology and has been designed with Microsoft. It...
Jan 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Speaking frankly Zuckerberg outlines how privacy “is no longer a social norm” and the role that Facebook is playing in changing and upgrading their technology and platform. He explains that “people have really gotten comfortable sharing more information…we view it as...
Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless for a reported $275m, as the iPhone maker looks to challenge Google in the mobile advertising arena. Quattro announced the deal in a blog posting Tuesday by Andy Miller, now vice president of mobile advertising at Apple. “We...
Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Disney has unveiled plans for its online storage service, called ‘Keychest’, that will give users access to the studio’s movies and TV shows online, offering an alternative to DVDs and Blu-rays. Using Keychest, consumers would purchase access rights...
Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Facebook is testing a new application that allows its users to moderate content posted by others on the social network. The Facebook Community Council application is currently being tested with a very small number of users, selected on an invite-only basis. An FCC...
Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Skype is now offering video calls on PCs in 720p high definition (HD), as well as Skype software embedded into Internet-connected widescreen televisions from its consumer electronics manufacturer partners. The latest version of Skype for Windows can deliver up to 720p...
Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google’s Chrome web browser has overtaken Apple’s Safari to become the third most popular web browser, according to new research. The data, from Net Applications, puts Chrome in third place with 4.63% of the market, ahead of safari with 4.46%. Google’s...
Jan 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Google has finally launched its much-anticipated smartphone, Nexus One, which aims to rival Apple’s iPhone. The device, made by Taiwanese company HTC, will be sold through Google’s website from today and initially be available on T-mobile in the US...
