Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
ComScore’s latest US audience tracker is releasing some big numbers. A massive 4.3bn online video ads were watched by online audiences in the US this March. YouTube continues to dominate video viewing, but Hulu is climbing steeply with 1.2bn impressions and a...
Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
As the high street reports the worst drop in sales for 15 years, the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reveal that online sales are bucking the trend by recording continued growth. In March, shoppers in the UK spent a total of £5.1 billion...
Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google’s Android global ad impression share has surpassed iPhone OS for the first time, according to new data from mobile ad network InMObi. Although iPhone OS and Android both continue to capture share on a global basis, over the last few months Android growth has...
Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well-known news sites such as The Guardian and The Telegraph, have benefited most from Google’s latest UK search update, known as ‘Panda’, according to new research. Early data from search marketing specialist and technology firm Greenlight, reveals big winners and...
Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Spotify is cutting the amount of free music it allows users to listen to in half, from 20 hours to just 10, as the Swedish firm attempts to make its popular music streaming service profitable. Free users will also be limited to playing a song five times before either...
Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
A new report compiled by InterExec has revealed that 84% of top UK senior executive headhunters agree that having a social media profile is important for senior executives seeking a new role. The report, which was conducted by InterExec, the Confidential Agent that...
Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
The UK boasts 52 nominees for the 15th Annual Webby Awards, a show often dubbed the ‘Oscars for the Internet’, organisers has announced this week. Hailed as the “one of the most prestigious awards in the world” by the BBC and the “Internet’s highest...
Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s all feeling a bit ‘Google 2002’. Facebook engagement ads are getting discovered by mainstream marketers, and with that popularity is soaring. The number of those little ‘engagement ads’ is soaring, and even tiny businesses are getting creative with their...
Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online fashion retailer Asos has said that overseas sales have overtaken those in the UK for the first time. In the three months to the end of March, international sales rose 161% to £48.4m compared with a year ago. UK sales were up 24% to £44.9m. Asos has reported...
Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Emailvision has bought UK-based multi-channel marketing software provider, SmartFOCUS Group for £25.3m. The deal will see Emailvision boost its on-demand software for email, mobile and social campaign management. 14/04/2011 “We’re delighted to have the highly...
Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
New numbers from the world’s largest mobile manufacturer confirm apps adoption is still accelerating. Here in the UK it may feel like apps culture has saturated, but the increasing rate of use confirms mobile apps will play a much greater role in everyone’s lives even...
Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Microsoft’s search engine Bing was the fastest growing search engine during March, while YouTube was the quickest rising social network, according to new data from Hitwise. Google is still very much the dominant player in UK search, with Google Sites accounting...
Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has reportedly struck a deal Chinese search giant Baidu to open a jointly-owned social network in China. According to reports in the Chinese press, inside sources said the new venture wouldn’t involve Facebook.com, which is blocked inside China like...
Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped its investigation into whether BT’s Phorm technology unlawfully intercepted internet browsing data, due to ‘insufficient evidence’. BT started conducting secret trials of Phorm four years ago, sparking outrage from...
Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Steve Jobs’s first authorised biography will be published in 2012, promising to be a ‘tell all’ account of the Apple co-founder’s rise to success. The book, called “iSteve: The Book of Jobs,” will be based on interviews that author Walter Isaacson has held with Jobs...
Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has acquired Canadian mobile application developer PushLife, as the search giant looks to boost content on its Android mobile operating system. The acquisition will give Google content synchronization know-how and technology, and a company that is already...
Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Microsoft has tailored a version of Internet search service Bing for Apple iPad tablet computer. The free Bing program for iPads available at Apple’s online App Store was designed “from the ground up” for touch controls so tablet users can browse...
Apr 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
UK online retailer Play.com has reportedly hired investment firm Lazard to investigate opportunities for expansion, with a focus on Europe. According to Bloomberg, the investment firm will explore the possibilities afforded by the sales of a stake in Play.com....
Apr 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online travel giant Expedia has unveiled plans to spin off its TripAdvisor brand in a deal that could value the popular user reviews site at $4bn. Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia chief executive, said Trip Advisor had grown to a point that it was now ready to be spun off...
Apr 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Latest tracking data from North America confirms that the coupon industry is accelerating thanks to online coupon download platforms. Individual coupons from brands as well as aggregators such as Groupon are changing the nature of vouchers and online promotion use....
