Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter is establishing an international HQ in Dublin, following other digital groups including Google and Facebook. A spokeswoman for Twitter said: “The Twitter office in Dublin, our third location outside of the US, is a great next step in the company’s...
Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Kate Burns has stepped down as head of AOL Europe, and has been replaced by Goviral chairman and co-founder Jimmy Maymann.Goviral is a unit of AOL’s Advertising.com and has been a bright spot in its ad business. Goviral’s CEO René Rechtman will now serve as the new...
Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
In a boost for the UK’s digital media industry, Google has opened a second London Office in the city’s nascent technology quarter. The Web giant has rented a seven storey building at 4-5 Bonhill Street just south of Old Street tube station, known as...
Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon has unveiled the Kindle Fire tablet, which at less than half the price, could be the biggest challenger to Apple’s dominant iPad yet. The Kindle Fire will have a 7-inch display and sell for $199 (£130), compared with $499 for Apple’s cheapest iPad. The...
Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Traffic has exploded on Google+ after the social networking site opened to the public, with its market share closing in on Linkedin and MySpace, according to new data. The study, from Web analytics firm Hitwise, saw traffic to Google+ shooting up 1,269% in one week,...
Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over half a million Germans are addicted to the web, with mid-teen girls being the most hooked, according to a new study. The survey was carried out by the German government’s top addiction specialist, Mechthild Dyckmans. It found some 560,000 or around one...
Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Social media use doubles in one year amongst UK and Ireland e-tailers, with three quarters now using Facebook and Twitter to drive sales, according to a new study. The e-business benchmark report from Sage Pay, surveyed over 1,000 UK and Ireland based internet...
Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Details of last week’s partnership between Facebook and Spotify have come to light, with new sign-ups to the music service required to be Facebook members. Spotify argues that the move is all part of the ‘deep integration’ between the two services and...
Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon’s much-anticipated new colour Kindle tablet device will be called the Fire, according to widespread internet rumours. The device, which is set to launch at an event today in New York, will begin to ship in early November, and run a version of Google’s Android...
Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Smartphones running Google’s Android are the most popular among US consumers buying new handsets, according to new data. The survey by market research firm Nielsen shows that in the three months to the end of August, 56% of Americans buying a phone chose...
Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon sites reached the largest global audience with more thanm 282 million visitors in June 2011, or 20.4% of the worldwide internet population. eBay followed closed behind with a 16.2% market reach.
Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon is expected to launch its much-anticpated color Kindle tablet on Wednesday, offering a cheaper rival to Apple’s iPad, according to new reports. The device, which will expand the Kindle from a traditional e-book reader to a multifunctional digital media tool, is...
Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sky is to test an online news and sports service next year, dedicated to local content from Tyne and Wear, as the broadcaster looks to capitalise on the demand for local online content and the lucrative online classifieds market. The site will feature video, text and...
Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
UK phone watchdog PhonepayPlus has begun a ten-week public consultation on app-based mobile payments. After introducing a new Code of Practice ear;ier this month, the premium rate telephone service regulator is now planning to add a guidance document on...
Sep 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has denied allegations that it can track what users are doing online even if they log out of the social network, arguing that it only does so to protect the user’s safety. The denials follow a study released over the weekend, revealing that when a user...
Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
During April 2011, females spent significantly more time on social networks than males across all age groups. Females aged between 15-24 were the most engaged audience 98.4 hours), followed by those aged betweeb 45-54 (5.5 hours).
Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
In a case that could change the way brands bid on search keyword advertising, a two-year legal battle between Interflora and M&S has reached another stepping stone, with both sides claiming victory- but Google may be the real winner… 23/09/2011 In 2009,...
Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Interesting announcements from the BBC about digital platforms. Future media director Ralph Rivera says tablets are at the centre of the way they’re redesigning their sites – but is this a case of being too far ahead of the consumer today, or smartly building the...
Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
In July 2011, nearly 1 in 4 smartphone users in EU5 reported using smartphones running on the Google Android platform. Between July 2010 and July 2011, Android increased its market share by 16.2 percentage points to 22.3 percent.
Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Social media usage on mobile phones nearly doubled between March 2010 and March 2011. 7.9 million users now access social media sites almost every day via their mobile phone.
