Google to offer live Tube updates for London Olympics

Google has launched real-time service alerts for the London Underground, keeping commuters and travellers notified of any potential disruptions to their journeys. The service works on UK Google Maps website and on Android devices, and includes planned engineering...

Tesco shuts second hand car site after just one year

Tesco has axed its second-hand car sales website after just a year – because it did not have enough cars to list on the website. The shutdown was announced on the Tescocars.com website with the words, “Following a review of the business model we and Carsite, our...

Video viral of the week: Kotex Pinterest campaign

Social media ‘pinboard’ Pinterest is on the rise, and this campaign from Kotex is a fine example of how brands can use the popular social media Pinboard to boost their followers and create a lasting brand impact. Find out why it’s our viral of the week below…. The...

Yahoo layoffs to begin this week?

Yahoo could be set to begin laying off thousands of employees as early as this week, as the Internet giant’s new chief executive finalises a major new strategy for the internet firm. The Sunday Times reported that the move could see the groups search division come...

Google plans to sell own-brand tablets via online store

Google is planning to sell branded tablets directly to consumers through an online store, as it tries to wrestle away market share from the Apple iPad. According to The Wall Street Journal, the search giant plans to sell a number of co-branded tablets, which are...

Top 50 web properties in the US

Google still leads the way as the most visited web property in the USA, while this year’s Super Bowl commercials drove an increase in visits to automobile sites, according to new research. The study, from comScore, looked at US web activity at the top online...

ITV appoints 4th Screen Advertising for mobile ads

ITV has picked 4th Screen Advertising to deliver creative mobile ad campaigns across its entire range of news, sport and entertainment apps and mobile sites. The ads will be integrated across ITV’s mobile inventory including apps and mobile sites for news, sport...

Friends Reunited relaunches with focus on nostalgia

Former social networking pioneer Friends Reunited has relaunched under new management and with a renewed focus on ‘shared memories’. The new-look site lets users create their own ‘memory boxes’, as part of its emphasis on online nostalgia. These boxes can...

Microsoft blocks Pirate Bay links

Microsoft has begun blocking links to The Pirate Bay’s website on its Windows Live Messenger platform. The software giant claimed that it had acted to combat malware, rather than piracy. Users who attempt to add The Pirate Bay links to their messages prompt a...