Jan 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Italy leads in smartphone penetration with 47% of young people aged 15-24 owning a smartphone, compared to 31% of adults over 25.
Jan 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
All countries tend to skew male in smartphone adoption with the exception of the US, where 55% of smartphone users age 15-24 are female. India has the most severe gender imbalance for smartphone use among subscribers 15-24 (80% male).
Jan 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter’s ad revenue is likely to triple to $150 million this year as more companies use it to spread marketing messages, according to a new report. Twitter introduced its advertising program in April last year, and currently generates an estimated $50m per year in ad...
Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Top shopping and classified websites on Sunday 5th December 2010.
Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
The BBC is to cut about 200 websites in a cost-cutting drive, resulting in the loss of up to 360 jobs at the broadcaster over the next two years. The changes will see BBC Online’s budget cut by £34m. Among the sites to close include teen site Switch and...
Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is testing an online voucher scheme called that would give users discounts for limited time deals, in a move that would place it in direct competition with Groupon, the firm it tried to buy late last year. Like Groupon, ‘Google Offers’ will sell...
Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Shoppers in the UK spent a total of £6.8 billion online during December, equivalent to £111 per person, with sales up by 7% on November and by 25% on December 2009, marking a record high, according to new research. The findings, from IMRG and Capgemini, round off what...
Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Shazam has partnered with Syfy to launch the first, series-long ‘TV Tagging’ initiative with the cable channel’s new, original scripted series, Being Human. An on-screen promotional campaign encourages viewers to download the Shazam application onto their mobile...
Jan 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon has bought Lovefilm, in a deal that reportedly values the UK-based DVD rental and online video company at £200m. The move is largely seen as a defensive ploy on Amazon’s part against a planned international expansion by US video-streaming giant Netflix. The...
Jan 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
The first iPhone app enabling people to receive train tickets directly to their iPhone has launched in the UK. Heathrow Express has launched an app to allow passengers to purchase tickets and receive a barcode on their phone – saving time queuing up to collect paper...
Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Brand marketers are not integrating online and offline campaigns effectively, and don’t have the tools to measure the impact of cross-channel campaigns. This is the finding of Forrester Consulting in a study commissioned by Efficient Frontier, a leading global online...
Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Kelkoo Select, the new luxury shopping website from Kelkoo, has launched a service in London offering its members access to handpicked daily offers for events and experiences in the capital. The website provides consumers with tailored offers to suit their lifestyle...
Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Bookmaker William Hill has launched a brand new Android app for its mobile customers. The new application, which contains new features and enhanced graphics, will allow Android users to access over 40,000 pre match, in-play and speciality markets from William Hill...
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Top 10 social media sites ranked by market share of UK internet visits, (Sept 2010).
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has put its plans to share users’ mobile and home address data with developers on ‘temporary hold’, after a privacy outcry. The social media giant revealed its plans over the weekend, which would mean that users on third-party applications, such as Farmville...
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Cheezburger Network, owner of popular blogs such as ICanHasCheezburger, FAILBlog and PunditKitchen, has raised $30 million in venture capital. The network, responsible for many of the internet’s most widely circulated memes, was formed in 2007 by Beh Huh, and has...
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Martha Lane Fox, founder of Lastminute and the Government’s ‘digital champion’ has announced a scheme for making recycled computers available to the public for less than £100. Lane Fox said the E-cycle scheme will provide PCs with flat screen monitors for as...
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
The CEO of group-buying discount site Groupon has apologised to Japanese customers Monday for a New Year’s deal gone wrong. The blunder involved a deal for delivery of ‘osechi’; a traditional New Year’s meal, which includes a variety of...
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Propery site Zoopla has launched an augmented reality app for users of Android powered smartphones, letting users search for property listings on the move. The Zoopla Android app, much like its iPhone counterpart, features hundreds of thousands of property listings,...
Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs is going on a medical leave, the company has announced. “At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health,” Jobs said in an email to Apple employees. “I...