Feb 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Two UK newspaper adverts for budget airline Ryanair have been banned following complaints from readers and an online campaign claiming they were sexist. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned the ads, saying they were likely to cause offense. The...
Feb 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online ad technology provider MediaMind has partnered with Unicast and Eyewonder to launch a new service aimed at publishers looking to boost their online ad revenues. The new ‘MediaMind Global Publisher Unit’ gives publishers access to additional resources and...
Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Apple’s next version of the iPad will feature 4G LTE connectivity on both Verizon Wireless and AT&T in the US, according to a news report. The WSJ reports that the device, dubbed the iPad 3 may also come with a higher-resolution display and a quad-core chip. The...
Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google’s $12.5bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility has been backed by regulators in Europe and the US. The European Commission ruled the deal would not raise competition issues in the market for operating systems for devices like mobile phones or tablets. Regulators in...
Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
MySpace has signed up one million new users since it introduced a new music player last December, hinting that the embattled social network may have a future now that it is under new management. The site has gone from adding zero new users per day to adding 40,000 per...
Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has launched a UK marketing campaign promoting its YouTube video site as the home of music online. The move marks the first time Google has embarked on consumer-facing marketing activity around its music offering in the UK. The ‘Get More into Music’...
Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Vodafone has confirmed it is in the early stages of evaluating the merits of a potential offer for Cable & Wireless Worldwide. Vodafone is the world’s largest mobile operator by revenue, and the purchase of Cable and Wireless’ fixed-line network could boost...
Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has updated its YouTube app for Google TV, designed to make it easier for viewers to find videos and channels to watch on their big-screen TVs. The ‘Discover’ feature forms part of Google’s attempt to make YouTube appeal more to people ‘leaning back’ on their...
Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online ad management platform Marin Software has raised $30m in a new investment round led by Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings. Temasek was joined by SAP Ventures, the investment arm of SAP AG, Europe’s largest enterprise software firm, as well...
Feb 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Guardian has sold ContentNext Media, publisher of paidContent to GigaOM, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will see technololgy blog GigaOM take control of paidContent, mocoNews.net, and contentSutra.com. Guardian will become a minority shareholder in GigaOM. They...
Feb 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Future versions of Google’s Chrome browser will no longer use online revocation checks to verify whether the HTTPS site the user wants to visit possesses a valid certificate. Google researcher Adam Langley, revealed the move in a blog post. Chrome will now use...
Feb 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google is inviting users to take part in a new scheme that will allow the web giant to track their behaviour online, rewarding them with Amazon gift cards for their troubles. The new Google Screenwise programme will pay its volunteer “panellists” as much...
Feb 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
ITV has hired agency Somethin’ Else to take its popular soap opera Emmerdale into the “social and digital arena”. The project aims to extend Emmerdale storylines “beyond the television screen and into the digital universe.” Major storylines...
Feb 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yahoo has launched a new visualization tool that offers some insights into how it chooses what content to show on the Yahoo home page and other properties. The data comes from Yahoo’s CORE (which stands for Content Optimization and Relevance Engine) and is converted...
Feb 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Over 2.1 million people watched the Super Bowl final online this year, but total web traffic in the US fell by 20%, according to new data. The figures, from US cable network NBC, looked at web use, as the final was legally streamed online for the first time. The game...
Feb 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Mirror Online website has been relaunched with a new focus on providing users with more personalised content to drive engagement. The newspaper’s content has been simplified and the key channels of news, sport, lifestyle and the 3am showbiz section have been...
Feb 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Four longtime Yahoo board members, including the chairman, are leaving the company, as the embattled online media giant aims to turn around its fortunes with a new team at the helm. In a letter to shareholders this week, Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock said he and three...
Feb 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has launched a mobile version of its Chrome browser, initially available on newer Android smartphones. The browser currently works on smartphones fitted with Ice Cream Sandwich, and can be downloaded for free on the Android Market. The new Chrome app is...
Feb 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Amazon is reportedly planning to open its first high street store in the US, as the online retailer looks to push its more expensive items, such as its new Kindle Fire tablet. The Huffington Post reports that Amazon’s first high street store could be just a few...
Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week saw US technology blog All Things Digital interview Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. In this video, the chief of the micro-blogging site talks candidly on the recent spat with Google over social search, its role in the upcoming US election, potential IPOs and its...
