Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has launched a new feature which enables users to manage their own identity on the web as they relate to Google services and search engine results. Google product manager Andreas Tuerk wrote on the Google blog that it had become easier and easier to publish...
Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
With more and more household devices becoming connected to the internet, such as energy controls and security systems, are consumers willing to pay the extra costs these systems will entail? New research from Ovum takes a closer look at the home of the future…...
Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Video advertising technology company YuMe has launched YuMe Europe with its first office in London, and the acquisition of Appealing Media. The firm offers premium mobile video advertising for clients including ESPN, IPC Media, Bauer Media, and Universal McCann....
Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Alibaba Group plans to split its online retail operation TaoBao into three separate companies- a move which could hinder Yahoo’s plans to invest further in the company. The move looks likely to prevent a public listing of Taobao, an option that was expected to see...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
In February 2011, 89% of the Turkish online population spent an average of 14.8 hours viewing online videos. Males aged 15-24 viewed an average of 20.8 hours of online video, while females in this age group viewed just 12 hours, (measured in average number of...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has revamped its search engine with a new tool called ‘Instant Pages’, designed to make it easier to access from handheld mobile devices. At a briefing in San Francisco on Tuesday, Google demonstrated Instant Pages, which allows certain Web pages to pop-up in a...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pandora Media saw its shares soar above expectations, as the US-based online radio firm floated on the New York Stock Exchange this week. On the first day of trading Wednesday, the California-based company leapt as much as 63 percent to $26 after its debut on the New...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has launched two new search features, using voice and images, instead of text-based keywords, to find information on the web. Speaking at the Internet search giant’s Inside Search Event in San Francisco, Mike Cohen, head of Google’s speech...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online shopping continues to grow in the UK, with £5.3 billion spent online during May; a year-on-year increase of 18%. However, Brits are preferring to make lots of small purchases rather than big investments, according to the latest data from the IMRG and Capgemini....
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Complaints, unknown users and spam traps are the key reasons for getting a reputation in email marketing, with spam filters now blocking up to 36% of ‘legitimate’ marketing emails, according to new research. Email certification and reputation monitoring company Return...
Jun 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mobile music discovery firm Shazam has made its first corporate acquisition with the purchase of synchronized lyric technology from Tunezee, a Silicon Valley-based company. As a part of the announcement, Shazam is immediately launching Shazam LyricPlay, a new feature...
Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nokia has won a landmark case against Apple for using technologies patented by the Finnish phone giant in its iPhone. The victory is the result of Apple settling a patent dispute, which began in October 2009 and led to more than 40 claims and counter-actions. Nokia...
Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
The UK’s advertising market as a whole will grow by 4.8 per cent to £17.7 billion by 2015, driven by digital marketing , according to a new report. The study by accountancy firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) forecast that the entertainment and media market in the UK...
Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has reportedly applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in China, as the search giant once again looks to capitalize on the world’s biggest internet market. Dow Jones Newswires cites ‘an official’, saying the State Bureau of Surveying and...
Jun 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ad spending in Canada will grow faster than in the US until 2015, spurred by a rise in digital media, according to a new report. Entertainment and media (E&M) spending rose by 4.8% in Canada in 2010 and 3.2% for Canada and the US combined, the first increase in...
Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google Ad Network leads online advertising property rankings with a 93.1% reach of Americans who used the internet in January 2011.
Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google Search can be used to predict changes in economic sentiment in the UK, according to a new report from The Bank of England. Nick McLaren, part of the Bank’s Conjunctural Assessment and Projections Division, cowrote the piece with Rachana Shanbhogue of the...
Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter has launched a built-in link shortening service that automatically condenses long URLs down to 19 characters. According to Twitter President of Global Revenue Adam Bain, 80 percent of Twitter’s on-site engagement consists of people clicking on links....
Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Broadcaster Sky is rebranding all of its mobile and on-line offerings into a single package called Sky Go. The service, which is free to existing subscribers, brings Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV to multiple platforms including Windows PCs and Apple’s iOS and OSX...
Jun 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has bought Dutch software and interface design company Sofa for an undisclosed amount. The company is known for its Mac interface design and has won an Apple Design Award. According to The Next Web, Facebook believes both its values and Sofa’s align quite...
