Mar 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
UK SMEs are damaging their businesses with a poor online presence with 70% of people claim they would not buy from a company with a badly designed website, according to new research.The study, carried out by OnePoll, on behalf of BaseKit, also found that two thirds of...
Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple has launched the second generation of its iPad at an event in San Francisco, with Orange and T-Mobile to sell the tablet computer in the UK from 25th March. Apple has billed the iPad 2 as slimmer, lighter and faster than its predecessor. The machine features a...
Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Publicis Groupe has acquired UK agency Kitcatt Nohr, as the French digital marketing network giant looks to expand its reach. Kitcatt Nohr will be merged with Digitas in the UK, creating a new agency, Kitcatt Nohr Digitas, which will be part of VivaKi. Under the new...
Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
French Internet users spent over 4 hours on social networking sites during December 2010, with Facebook and Skyrock proving to be the most popular destinations, according to new research. The data, from comScore, revealed that in France, 37.8 million internet users...
Mar 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
GaoPeng, a daily-deals site that represents Groupon’s foray into China, has now begun accepting registrations, having signed a raft of deals with major retailers and services. GaoPeng is a collaboration between Groupon, which is vying to be the largest...
Mar 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
For the first time, standardised key metrics for measuring advertisements have been established for the mobile interactive industry, via a joint effort by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). The “Mobile Web Advertising...
Mar 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
EU antitrust regulators investigating e-book publishers have raided several companies on suspicion of price-fixing. The European Commission said on Wednesday it had raided companies in several member states, but did not identify the firms or countries targeted in...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
The online world is increasingly reflecting the offline world, with the web’s 50 most-popular brands consisting more than ever of businesses established in the ‘real world’ and sites serving the interaction between ‘real people’, according to a UKOM/Nielsen study of...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Bing search engine overtook Yahoo! for the first time worldwide in January and increased its lead in February according to web analytics company, StatCounter. Its research arm StatCounter Global Stats finds that globally Bing reached 4.37% in February ahead of...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tobii Technology has unveiled the world’s first laptop with integrated eye control replacing the role of mice, keyboards and trackpads. The prototype laptop has been developed in collaboration with computer manufacturer Lenovo and will be shown publicly for the first...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Recommendation community Qype has bought Munich-based Cooledeals.de to launch a new coupon site QypeDeals.com, initially rolling out to Germany. Cooledeals.de is Germany’s third largest coupon and voucher business after Groupon and DailyDeals. Qype plans to...
Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Despite the challenging economy, European online retail sales grew 18% in 2010, and will grow 13% in 2011, reaching €92 billion, with the UK leading the pack, according to a new report. The new five year forecast from Forrester Research attributed the expected growth...
Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has altered its search algorithms to penalise sites offering “low-quality” content, saying 11.8% of searches will now show changes in the “top few” results on the first page. The search giant said the adjustment of its famously secretive...
Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
LinkedIn has said access to its service in China has been restored a day after being blocked last week following posts in support of the Arab world’s “Jasmine” revolution spreading to China. Company spokesman Hani Durzy told AFP that the networking...
Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Around 150,000 Gmail account holders were hit by a system glitch at the weekend which reset their accounts, losing e-mails, attachments and Google Chat logs. Google quickly acknowledged the fault, but said “less than 0.08%” of all Gmail users were affected...
Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Popular ITV talent show The X Factor will allow Facebook voting during the competition for the first time. While the deal is said to still be in negotiations, but the plan is to reserve Facebook voting for the final round of the singing competition. Fans will be able...
Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
YouTube is in talks with the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League to show live games, according to a news report. Bloomberg reports that the Google-owned video sharing site is hoping to build on the popularity of cricket’s Indian Premier...
Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has said it is prepared to sue the Daily Mail for the way it titled a recent story about a gang of paedophiles in the UK. The paper has retracted the headline but has failed to apologise. On Friday, the paper ran a front-page story with the headline:...
Feb 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Web users in The Netherlands and UK spent the most time online in 2010, according to a new study looking at digital media use in Europe last year. The comScore 2010 Europe Digital Year in Review provides an overview of key trends in the European digital media...
Feb 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Blockbuster has signed a $290m deal to be brought out of bankruptcy by a group of investors, as the movie rental store struggles to compete with online rivals such as Netflix and LoveFilm. The offer from Cobalt Video Holdco LLC is a so-called “stalking...
