Aug 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
The UK Government has issued proposals for its midata programme, which aims to give consumers access to their data. midata is a partnership between the UK government, consumer groups and major businesses. It’s aimed at giving consumers access to the data created...
Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
High speed mobile internet is coming to the UK next month, after network Everything Everywhere was given the go-ahead to roll out 4G technology across the country. Everything Everywhere, the parent company of Orange and T-Mobile, has been allowed to launch the next...
Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hotmail remains the most used web-based email service across Europe, but Gmail, Yahoo and Mail.ru are catching fast, according to new research. The study, from comScore, looked at internet usage in Europe during June 2012, showing that 397.2 million Europeans went...
Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Intel has launched a new campaign that creates a personalised movie for Facebook users, drawing upon their social media data to create ‘Me The Musical’. The campaign, which launched in Japan to promote its new Ultrabook, takes Facebook users on an entertaining...
Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Amazon Web Services has announced Glacier, a low-cost storage service designed for data archiving and backup. Rather than storing day to day files, vidoes and photos, the service is targeted at businesses and individuals that need to store long term data. This...
Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
The front panel from Apple’s iPhone 5 has been leaked online ahead of the device’s highly anticipated September 12 launch, according to a news report. The pictures, published by smartphone repair firm ubreakifix, appears to confirm rumours that the iPhone 5 will...
Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
To coincide with the Olympics, Huggies Israel launched this Facebook video campaign, adding personalised sports commentaries for user-submitted baby videos. See why it’s our video viral of the week below… Huggies Israel enlisted the help of Israel’s most famous sports...
Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
This chart shows the number of unique users for mobile shopping apps min the US. Major brands such as eBay, Amazon and Groupon lead the way, while more traditional retailers such as Walgreens and Target attract 2 million unique users. View larger image
Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Facebook shares have fallen heavily as the first lock-up period, which stops sales by early investors, ended. Shares fell by 6.27% to $19.87 at close of trade in New York, down from $20.74 on Wednesday. About 271 million shares become eligible to be sold on Thursday....
Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nearly a quarter (24%) of all Brits used the web to watch the Olympics, while 14% used social media to catch up on the action, according to new research. The study, from Kantar Media, found that TV remained by far the most popular medium, with 81% of the UK public...
Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Whilst the majority (71%) of UK brands have a digital strategy in place, more than half (56%) do not have a roadmap for the next three to five years, according to the results of a new survey of marketers. The report, from Amaze, found that 37% of respondents admitted...
Aug 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Dandy, the UK’s oldest children’s comic, will cease weekly print publication and go online only after its 75th anniversary edition in December, publisher DC Thomson has confirmed. The final printed issue of the UK’s longest-running...
Aug 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
More than half (53%) of Facebook and Twitter users are happy to tell ‘social lies’ according to this new infographic from Intel. For Brits looking good is the most important part of being online (with 56% of respondents feeling this way), a far higher figure than that...
Aug 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Olympics offers three levels of sponsorship to brands- worldwide, London-based and athlete-based. Social media app Wildfire (recently acquired by Google) has tracked the main sponsors’ activity on social media over the duration of the Olympics and looked at...
Aug 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nearly 1 in 5 (16%) UK adults have never used the internet, amounting to 7.82 million people, according to new research. The ONS statistics for the second quarter of 2012 show a 10% decline in the number of adults who have not used the internet. The data showed that...
Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
This chart shows the average time spent using the top ten shopping apps. Less traditional shopping apps such as Shopkick and Out of Milk Shopping show positive levels of engagement among users. View larger image
Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google+ is now offering custom URLs to profiles and pages, similar to the vanity URLs provided by Facebook and Twitter. The move also suggests the internet giant is looking to integrate the service as a ‘social spine’ into all its services. Google+’s...
Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Microsoft has revamped its SkyDrive online storage system with new features as the firm aims to rival the likes of Dropbox, Apple, Amazon and Google in the rapidly growing cloud storage market. The firm is also set to launch an Android SkyDrive app in the near future....
Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Android-based devices are outstripping Apple globally in terms of popularity, with Samsung leading the way, according to new research. The findings, from Gartner’s second quarter 2012 market share data, showed that Samsung shipped 30% more smartphones in the quarter...
Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nike was the most engaging brand on social media during the Olympics despite the fact that it was not an Olympic sponsor, according to new data. The findings, from Socialbakers ‘cheermeter’ tool, indicate that it’s not the Olympic sponsors who are winning the race for...
