Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter has selected a Drupal-based community solution for its new Twitter developer website at dev.twitter.com. The site, which was developed with support and guidance from Acquia, launched this week. The site provides information, tools, assistance, and support for...
Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Microsoft and Yell have partnered to offer a set of online advertising and business tool to assist small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) reach and engage consumers. Following the Yahoo! and Microsoft search alliance, Yell will join forces to offer search, mobile...
Jul 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple is trying to ban GetJar from using the term ‘Appstore’, as it continues to battle Amazon and a number of other companies for the sole right to use the term. The company recently suffered a major set back in its lawsuit against Amazon, when the court refused...
Jul 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Group M has forecast digital advertising to account for at least 17% of the total global market in 2011, up 1% from its December forecast. The firm also predicted that online spend is set to top $100bn in 2012 on 15%-16% annual growth. However, Group M has dropped its...
Jul 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
The YouView internet TV project has hit another hurdle after Sony revealed they will not have the service on their Bravia range of connected TV sets. The BBC backed internet TV platform has been beset with delays and the loss of Thomson owned, Technicolor set-top box...
Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Emerging new media brands look set to benefit from a growing consumer backlash against ‘traditional’ media outlets in the wake of the NOTW hacking scandal and subsequent closure of the publication, according to research released by online publisher,...
Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is embarking on a multi-million pound planning tool to help brands understand consumer behaviour across TV and online media platforms. Google is working with research firm Kantar to build the panel, which will measure TV and online media habits. The project is...
Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
LondonStockExchange is the most visible site in natural search, while CityIndex most visible advertiser in paid search, according to new research. This is according to the latest quarterly research ‘Trading January 2011’, by leading search and social marketing firm,...
Jul 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Shock news that the News of the World is to close on Sunday after the phone hacking scandal has sparked rumours of a swift online and print replacement, as a mystery buyer snaps up the domain name for ‘TheSunOnSunday.co.uk’. The registration of the online...
Jul 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has integrated Skype video calls into its system, as the social network looks to expand its reach across new platforms. The new service gives users a new option to message a friend on Facebook Chat with Skype video, provided their Facebook Chat status is set...
Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Germany had the largest Internet audience (age 15+) with 49.7 million unique visitors. Visitors coming from the Netherlands exhibited the highest engagement, spending 34.4 hours on average online in March.
Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Germany ranks as the leader in online video viewing, with 45 million unique viewers watching an average of 187 videos for 19.6 hours per viewer in April.
Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
News blog The Huffington Post has launched a UK version of its site this week, with high profile contributors including Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, Ricky Gervais and Sarah Brown. The AOL-owned site is based on the same model as its US counterpart: a mix of original...
Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mobile ads deliver a significantly higher Click Through Rate, as compared to browser banners (approx ten times better CTR), with iPhone and iPads the top devices for ad engagement, according to new research. The study, from MediaMind Technologies, titled ‘Tiny Screen,...
Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
The number of digital subscribers to The Times and The Sunday Times has exceeded 100,000, one year after News International imposed a paywall on the two news sites. The Times and The Sunday Times has 101,036 current, monthly digital subscribers as of the end of June,...
Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple is now the largest mobile handset maker in Europe in terms of ad impressions, with the iPad tablet now the sixth most used device, according to new research. The data, from mobile ad network InMobi, shares the firm’s monthly network data insights, based on data...
Jul 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has suspended its ‘Realtime’ search tools after its two-year deal with Twitter ended this weekend. Google said that it will now aim to replace Twitter-supplied news with that from its new Google+ social network, as well as, “…realtime data from a...
Jul 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon has bought The Book Depository, a UK-based online book seller, for an undisclosed sum. On its website, the company sought to reassure its customers that its service and range would improve after the acquisition by Amazon. 05/07/2011 “The Book Depository...
Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
US ad firm Specific Media and singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake have teamed up to buy News Corp’s Myspace for a reported $35 (£22m). The sale figure, reported by the Wall Street Journal, is much less than the $100m Rupert Murdoch’s was seeking for the...
Jun 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Guinness World Records has announced the latest social media world records, including most ‘likes’, ‘dislikes’ and followers, with Charlie Sheen breaking records for fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Twitter. The latest social media records has been...
