Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sites ranked by visits for the week ending 5th Dec 09.
Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Search terms ranked by clicks for the weeks ending 5th Dec 09.
Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sites ranked by visits for the week ending 5th Dec 09.
Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Nearly 100% of government transactions will be carried out online by 2014, saving £400m in three years, according to a new report. The Putting the Frontline First report outlines how the government expects to free-up money for public services by streamlining...
Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Online advertising overtakes TV for the first time during the first half of 2009.
Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Paid for search dominates with two-thirds of the digital advertsing spend during the first half of 2009.
Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Google has unveiled its much anticipated real-time search service, the result of a series of partnership deals struck with leading social networks facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Amit Singhal, Google fellow, introduced the real-time section during an event at the...
Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Google has begun testing a new search product called ‘Goggles’, which lets users scour the Internet with mobile telephone cameras or spoken words in multiple languages. The service uses online using pictures taken with cameras in mobile phones based on its Android...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Google’ has begun tracking the search behaviour of all its users to offer more refined results and targeted ads, expanding the service beyond those with a Google account. The move will see Google using a cookie placed on users’ machines to track their...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Google is in talks with US TV networks to charge viewers for streaming ad-free shows on YouTube, according to reports. Technology website All Things Digital reports that that “preliminary discussions” are taking place in the US between Google, which owns...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
News Corp. is joining a new, independent digital publishing consortium in the US, according to a news report. The Financial Times reports that the consortium – which also involves Time Warner’s Time Inc., Conde Nast, Hearst Corp. and Meredith – could...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yahoo has just launched its Ad Interest Manager designed to make online advertising more transparent. The opt-in service gathers information based on searching habits to provide relevant advertisements to the user. The Ad Interest Manager site lets the user see a...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Facebook and other networking sites are to install panic buttons enabling children to alert administrators if ‘inappropriate’ material is posted. The Sunday Times reports that 140 companies, charities and other groups have signed up to the code and that...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Apple has bought US-based online music store Lala for an undisclosed sum, fueling rumours the company could be adding subscription-based music services via iTunes. The New York Times confirmed the purchase last Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the deal. Lala...
Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Microsoft and Yahoo have finalized the terms of a broad search and advertising agreement intended to help them compete more effectively with Google. The deal was first announced in July, letting Microosoft’s new Bing search engine to power Yahoo’s search results. In...
Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Five has become the second broadcaster to sign a deal with YouTube to show its programmes on the video sharing website. The three-year deal follows a similar link up between YouTube and Channel 4 last month. The move will see full versions of popular shows from Five...
Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
This week the audience of socnet giant Facebook broke the 350m user barrier, setting new records for social networking both globally and here in the UK. The national numbers see Facebook’s audience rise to a staggering 23m uniques a month, but the jaw-dropping...
Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
More than 1,200 illegal internet shopping websites that have made millions of pounds for criminals have been shut down by Scotland Yard in the biggest operation of its kind in Britain. The sites claimed to sell heavily discounted designer goods, including Ugg...
Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Search terms ranked by visits for the week ending 5th Dec 09.
Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Search terms ranked by clicks for the four weeks ending 5th December 09.