Aug 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Property search and information website Zoopla.co.uk has launched heatmaps which show the average current value of homes across the UK in a visual format. The new heatmaps can be found on all maps across the Zoopla website and may be viewed at varying zoom levels...
Aug 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is aiming to resurrect its Realtime search feature, a month after its contract with Twitter ended. Realtime Search used relevant data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media services to deliver search results in real time. Google took Realtime Search down...
Aug 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has added a new tool to its Family Tree feature, letting expectant parents add unborn children to the “Friends and Family” section of their profiles by selecting “Expected: Child” on the drop-down list. The extra demographic...
Aug 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
The UK’s Court of Appeal has ruled newspapers should be paid by news monitoring agencies that use their online content, upholding a previous ruling against news aggregator Meltwater that said users of the service would require a Newspaper Licensing Authority...
Aug 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Virgin Media has announced plans to introduce a free Wi-Fi network in London to allow the city’s population and commuters unlimited access to the Internet at no cost. The network will allow anyone who needs to get online the ability to browse the web and check...
Aug 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
The UK Government has announced new measures to update copyright laws for ripping audio and video into new formats- a move likely to affect the media consumption habits of millions of citizens. On Wednesday, Vince Cable, the UK Business Secretary announced intentions...
Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has launched ‘AdWords Express’ in the US, an updated version of its paid search designed to get local businesses in the US up and running with online advertising in under five minutes. Google claims the new tool is more streamlined than its standard AdWords...
Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Is it a small activity in 4 stores, or a pilot for a new service all smart retailers will offer? We think the latest news from retail giant Tesco is the pilot of a new approach. Free wi-fi is being rolled out in 4 UK stores. This lets consumers browse while they shop...
Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sales online made up 9.9% of all UK retail sales in June, up from 6.8% a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The agency estimated e-commerce sales at £376.3m in June 2010. One year later, web sales had increased significantly –...
Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are key gender differences in how today’s digital natives interact online according to a new study. The findings come from marketing and technology company Amaze’s ‘Generation study’, which looks at how 10 -15 year olds’ behaviour is evolving, particularly...
Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over two-thirds (69%) of UK businesses have appointed or plan to appoint a social media or community manager in next 12 months, according to new research. The EPiServer study, which reveals the opinions of 250 UK marketing decision makers, finds that with almost three...
Jul 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com has been sold to online digital photo service PhotoBox for £120m. The merger will create one of Europe’s largest personal publishers, the companies have announced. Founded in 1999 by Nick Jenkins, Moonpig has become the...
Jul 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Research In Motion is to cut about 2,000 jobs, representing 11% of the Blackberry-phone maker’s workforce. The Canadian firm also said its chief operating officer Don Morrison is planning to retire and Thorsten Heins is taking on the expanded role of COO, product and...
Jul 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
The majority of people in the US don’t like or don’t mind the Facebook’s new facial recognition feature, but less than one in five are positive about the new tool, according to a new survey. Market research surveys carried out by Valued Opinions show...
Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple is mulling an acquisition of US-based online video service Hulu, according to a Bloomberg report. The news agency reported that Apple is in early talks that may lead to an offer for Hulu, quoting ‘two people who weren’t authorized to speak publicly’. 25/07/2011...
Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Economy Smartphones, with a retail price of $150 or lower, will account for nearly one-third of shipments in five years, helping to drive shipments to 1 billion annually, according to new research. The report published by analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that...
Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
During ‘prime time’ hours, smartphone owners browse the internet on their mobiles and watch TV at an equally high rate of usage, according to new research. An analysis of madvertise’s 1.4 billion monthly page impressions (which make it one of the farthest-reaching...
Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is closing down its iconic Google Labs site- the place for many of the internet giant’s experimental products, and the birthplace of popular services such as Gmail and Google Calendar. The move forms part of Google’s increasing focus on developing products that...
Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pure play retailer ASOS has attracted over double the amount of new followers in the last three months across Twitter and Facebook than any other retailer according to the latest Social Media Benchmark results. The study, from eDigitalResearch, shows that ASOS managed...
Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google’s new social network, Google+ already has nearly 20 million users, just three weeks after its launch. Paul Allen, a statistician behind Ancestry.com revealed on his Google+ profile that the social network would hit the milestone of 18 million people some time...
