Nov 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mobile users on Twitter and LinkedIn doubled in the past year, across the five biggest Europeam countries, with the UK leading the growth, according to new research. The study, from comScore, looked at mobile social media usage across the five leading European markets...
Nov 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online voucher giant Groupon has announced its plans to create a social network despite falling share values, according to a news report. The Daily Telegraph reports that Groupon wants to venture into social media marketing by creating its own network for premium...
Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Social media is officially making the world a smaller place, according to new research from Facebook. The social networking site has re-written the famous “six degrees of separation rule”, reducing it to just 4.74 degrees to being connected to any given...
Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over half of consumers (56%) would buy from an unfamiliar brand if offered the right deal at the right time, while 41% have bought purchased something online they would never previously thought of buying, because of a voucher or offer, according to new research. The...
Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Time Out Group has bought the Keynoir daily offers firm, as the entertainment listings magazine looks to expand its business. This transaction follows the company’s recent acquisition of the LikeCube software recommendations business and the integration of its North...
Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
HMV has launched its on-demand film service, hmvon-demand, as the embattled high street retailer looks to rival Apple, Amazon and LoveFilm in the online video market. The service has been launched in parnership with FilmFlex Movies, the biggest provider of VOD movie...
Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Just 13% of large-company website owners are confident that their sites are error-free, while a massive 87% admit to website errors including inconsistent branding, poor usability and accessibility compliance errors, according to a new survey. The study, conducted day...
Nov 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is ditching seven more products, including Google Wave, Knol and Google Gears, in an effort to simplify its range of services. The move marks the third time this year that Google has culled several of its products at the same time after they had failed to take...
Nov 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple’s website is now the second most visited online store in the UK, behind Amazon, according to new research. The IMRG Experian Hot Shops lists found that UK-based surfers to the Apple website increased five-fold between August and October with Apple accounting for...
Nov 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Performance marketing company TradeDoubler has launched The Zoo Project, a UK Affiliate Marketing incubator designed to foster grass roots growth and help drive innovation in the Affiliate Marketing arena. With applications now open until 6 January 2012, up to 20...
Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
eBay has bought recommendation engine Hunch.com in order to improve the personalisation of the shopping suggestions its customers see online. The purchase price was not disclosed. EBay said the technology will use information about customers’ activity on social...
Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Quick Response (QR) codes are on the rise, delivering up information and offers to smartphone users. But who is using them, and where? This infographic from Top SEO Liverpool looks at worldwide QR code usage. According to the research, most used QR codes in paper...
Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Groupon rival LivingSocial is getting ready to announce a massive $200m funding round that will value the startup at more than $5bn, according to a news report. The New York Times reports that the deal is expected to close next week, and will include both old and new...
Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
The UK’s Cabinet Office is to put a potential £50bn worth of Government contracts online, with the aim of encouraging more British firms to bid for lucrative public sector contracts. The Government claims the website is expected to reduce red tape, and flag up...
Nov 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is to merge its Checkout retail payment platform with Google Wallet ahead of the Christmas shopping season. The internet giant will integrate the systems under the Google Wallet banner, and will push the payment system through its other retail operations. Ben...
Nov 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
‘Daily is Out’, ‘Via’, and ‘@’ are amongst six phrases that increase the number of click troughs on tweets, according to new research. The study, conducted by social media expert Dan Zarrella from HubSpot, examined more than 200,000 link-containing Tweets to find what...
Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Android is now running on 52.5% of all smartphones sold acfross the globe, according to a new study from the Gartner research firm. The study, from research firm Gartner, looked at the smartphone operating system market during the third quarter of 2011. Android has...
Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Global mobile traffic will grow 10 fold between 2011 and 2016, driven by video, according to new research. The study, from Ericson, also found that mobile broadband subscriptios were set to rise dramatically over the next five years, reaching almost 5 billion in 2016....
Nov 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many mainstream media firms in the US are missing a trick when it comes to Twitter, using the micro-blogging services as a one-way broadcast platform, rather than to engage users and peers in conversation, according to a new study. The research, from the Pew Research...
Nov 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
eBay is to open its first bricks and mortar store in the UK, as the online marketplace looks to expand its reach ahead of the Christmas season. The one-off five-day experiment will be located on Dean Street just off London’s Oxford Street and will trade between...
