May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yell has bought DIY website and online shop builder Moonfruit for £18m as part of its ongoing strategy to become a leading provider of local eMarketplaces. Moonfruit.com was launched in 2000 for consumers and businesses to build their own sites. Customers building...
May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sainsbury’s has launched a mobile version of its online grocery shopping website, letting shoppers buy all of Sainsbury’s products from their phones and handheld devices. A total of 20,000 Sainsbury’s grocery products are available on the site, including everyday food...
May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ross Levinsohn, global media chief at Yahoo, has been named interim CEO after Scott Thompson resigned over the weekend. In this leaked staff memo he aims to raise morale by highlighting how “In spite of the very bumpy road we’ve traveled, we are achieving genuine and...
May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Old Spice has become a byword for successful viral marketing since its 2010 YouTube campaign racked up over 40 million views and a 107% sales uplift for the deodorant brand. This follow up introduces Champion, the brand’s newest addition to its product range....
May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo has bought Italian mobile Internet content and apps provider Buongiorno, in a bid to strengthen its platform businesses overseas. The Milan-based firm was founded in 1995 and has grown to provide a combination of games,...
May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Apple is set to replace Google Maps with 3D mapping software developed in-house, as the rivalry between the two digital giants intensifies, according to a news report. The move, reported by technology blog 9 to 5 Mac, could see Apple swap Google’s mapping technology...
May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Facebook is testing a new ad format aimed at individuals and small groups, offering promoted posts for just $2. By paying a small fee users can ensure that information they post on the social network is more visible to friends, family and colleagues. The new...
May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google is in talks to buy messaging app, Meebo, for as much as $100 million, according to reports in US media. If the deal goes through, Meebo could be used to boost Google’s “+1″ sharing button, which is akin to Facebook’s “Like.” Meebo also helps users create...
May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Most consumers believe the internet as we know it would ‘disappear’ without ads, but most want want more information about the online ads they see and only 1 in 10 are willing to pay for advertising-free content, according to a new survey. The study, a report being...
May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Apps are driving the lions share of engagement on mobile usage in the US, representing 82% (over 4 in every 5) of mobile media minutes, according to new research. The study, from comScore, looked at smartphone users age 18 and older accessing from iOS, Android and RIM...
May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yahoo’s Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson has stepped down after just four months at the helm, following claims his CV featured a computer science degree that he never received. After a board meeting the company announced that Thompson would be immediately...
May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online property portal Zoopla has bought Upmystreet.com, one of the original local information sites from the dotcom goldrush era, for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 1998, UpMyStreet.com was one of the first property websites in the UK. Recent figures from...
May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Smartphone owners now outnumber feature phone owners in the US, as mobile users switch to more web-friendly devices, according to new research. The study, from Nielsen, indicates that in March 2012, a majority (50.4%) of U.S. mobile subscribers owned smartphones, up...
May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has unveiled the latest hands-free photo features from its Project Glass augmented reality glasses. The glasses also have a camera built into the arm – used by project leader Sebastian Thrun to capture a picture of his son. As the Project Glass team...
May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online music streaming services, including Spotify and We7, will have their own top 100 chart starting from this Monday (May 14th). The new rankings have been created by the Official Charts Company with the support of the Entertainment Retailers Association and record...
May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nielsen surveyed global consumers’ attitudes towards different types of advertising. 92% said they trusted recommendations from personal acquaintances, 70% trusted consumer opinions posted online and 50% trusted “emails that I signed up for”. View...
May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
In 2010, Tipp Ex’s A Hunter Shoots a Bear’ viral was one of the first (and still the best) interactive YouTube virals ever. This follow up offers a ‘timeless’ new twist on the formula, and has already racked up over 9m YouTube views in less than a month. See why...
May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
PayPal has teamed up with Japanese web giant Softbank to launch a joint venture to pursue online transactions business in the country. The two companies said they will each invest AY=1 billion (US$12.5 million) in the newly established firm PayPal Japan which will be...
May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has approved a license for Google’s self-driving car. Google’s self-driving car has been a project the company has long been working on, with a motor vehicle already having covered 140,000 test miles in California,...
May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online retail sales in the UK grew 9% in April as the country experienced the wettest April since records began. Conversely, UK retail sales fell the most in more than a year last month as poor weather and consumer caution on spending curbed demand at stores. The...
