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Right to reply: Broadband providers shamed by Ofcom report

31-07-2010 - Following Ofcom’s recent report, indicating that not a single UK broadband provider could deliver their advertised speeds, what steps can be taken to create a truly digital Britain? Two key industry experts provide their take on what’s need to get the read more...

Facebook takes on Google with Q&A service

31-07-2010 - Facebook has introduced Facebook Questions, a beta product that lets users pose questions to the social network's community. read more...

Brits ‘trust the web more than their friends’

31-07-2010 - Brits trust the internet more than friends and colleagues when it comes to handing over personal information, according to a study published by data storage specialists NetApp. read more...

Email beats social networks as different media compete for consumer attention

31-07-2010 - Consumers are increasingly using social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, but marketers still need to focus on targeted and relevant email marketing if they want to enjoy e-commerce success, according to research published by Econsultancy. read more...

Digital channels ‘making telemarketing obsolete’

31-07-2010 - A UK survey has revealed that email is the most preferred way for consumers to be informed of new products. read more...

Top 10 online display ad publishers: US

31-07-2010 - Sites ranked by total display ad impressions, Q1 2010 read more...

AOL UK enters video partnership with ITN Productions

31-07-2010 - ITN Productions and AOL UK have entered a partnership agreement that sees the news and multi-media content company providing AOL with its comprehensive digital video output to run across the AOL portal and its leading content sites. read more...

‘The Girl who Played with Fire’ gets Facebook game promo

31-07-2010 - Momentum Pictures is launching a digital game to promote new film, ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire’. The campaign will promote the film using a Facebook-connected game and a takeover on FindAnyFilm.com to create awareness, buzz and engagement around th read more...

Top tips: 5 do’s and don’ts for businesses looking to do social media

31-07-2010 - Over the past few years Social Media has become part and parcel of online strategy. It’s seen as the “sexy” bit of online where everyone wants to be. However, in the rush to get involved it is important to ensure you get the strategy and fundamental read more...

Top 10 online display advertisers: US

31-07-2010 - Sites ranked by total display ad impressions, Q1 2010 read more...

Guest comment: The rise of branded communities of purpose

31-07-2010 - Shared interest communities and communities of purpose – those with a single aim, or goal – can offer brands a great way to engender loyalty, says Tamara Littleton, CEO of moderation and community management company, eModeration, in a new guide to man read more...

Top tips: Bringing email into the social media age

30-07-2010 - As social media becomes ever more popular, how can email be used to capitalize on this trend? Hayden Saunders, Technical Consultant, Epsilon International EMEA provides a guide on how best to integrate these two platforms. read more...

Facebook: One billionth user tipped for 2013

30-07-2010 - To mark the milestone of Facebook signing up it's 500,000,000th user, top betting firm Paddy Power are taking bets on when the leading social networking site will reach one billion users. read more...

Top online fashion retailers: ASOS tops social media, but drops in search

30-07-2010 - Totaling 9.7 million, UK consumer online search volumes for fashion-related terms in May were the highest of 2010, qaccording to new research. read more...

Right to reply: Facebook 500 million user milestone great news for enterprises – but vigilance still needed

30-07-2010 - In just six years Facebook has reached the 500 million member mark, which includes 26 million Britons, more than one third of the UK population. The global figure means eight per cent of the world’s population is now on the leading social network, which read more...

Internet users ‘will trade privacy for access to content’

30-07-2010 - Internet users will soon trade elements of their privacy in return for content as part of a massive shake up of the digital content industry, according to a new report. read more...

Social networks ‘reach more women than men worldwide’

30-07-2010 - Social networking sites reach a higher percentage of women than men globally, with 75.8 percent of all women online visiting a social networking site in May 2010 versus 69.7 percent of men, according to new research. read more...

IMRG lets retailers benchmark online customer experience with new metrics

30-07-2010 - IMRG has introduced a new annual programme aimed at helping online retailers increase sales and reduce cost while also boosting consumer confidence. read more...

StrongMail snaps up two US marketing agencies

30-07-2010 - Email and social media marketing firm StrongMail has acquired Conversa Marketing and Magnetik, two New York-based interactive marketing agencies with services ranging from email and social media marketing to web design and customer relationship management read more...

Google ‘has twice as much Malware than Bing, Yahoo! and Twitter Combined’

30-07-2010 - Google takes the crown for malware distribution – turning up more than twice the amount of malware as Bing, Twitter and Yahoo! combined, when returning results for popular searches. read more...

Companies increase investment in site search to drive sales

30-07-2010 - Companies are increasing their investment in site search because they want to improve the experience for website users and increase site usage and sales, according to research published today. read more...

Microsoft outcry as Yahoo Japan picks Google as search partner

29-07-2010 - Japan has signed a deal to use Google for its search engine and search ad delivery system- sparking condemnation from its global search partner Microsoft . read more...

Apple faces consumer backlash after ‘antenna-gate’- survey

29-07-2010 - One in four (26 per cent) of Brits are now less likely to move to an iPhone4 after witnessing the media frenzy over the smartphone’s alleged weak spot for mobile reception. read more...

Ask revamps search with community-based answers

29-07-2010 - Ask.com has launched a new site focused on Q&A-based queries, with results based on user generated answers to questions. read more...

Google woos social gaming firms to take on Facebook

29-07-2010 - Google is in talks with makers of popular online games in an effort to develop a social-networking service to compete with Facebook, according to a report. read more...

Virgin Media trials broadband delivery through electricity poles

29-07-2010 - The Welsh village of Crumlin in Caerphilly is the latest trial site for a new means of delivering broadband services. Virgin Media is working in conjunction with power company Surf Telecoms to provide fibre optic broadband services via electricity poles. read more...

Android phone sales up 350% this year in UK

29-07-2010 - UK sales of Android phones have more than tripled since the start of 2010, with one in 10 new contract handsets now running Google's mobile OS. read more...

Ofcom: ISPs not giving consumers the broadband speeds they pay for

29-07-2010 - Ofcom's latest UK Broadband Speeds study has found that UK ISPs regularly overstate their broadband speeds and only rarely give consumers the speeds they advertise. read more...

Wikileaks publishes thousands of documents from war in Afghanistan

27-07-2010 - Online whistleblowing site Wikileaks has published over 75,000 documents containing classified information about the current war in Afghanistan. The documents cover the period from 2004-2009 and reveal a number of inconsistencies with official reports whi read more...

British least likely to pay for online content according to new survey

27-07-2010 - The latest annual Consumers & Convergence global survey from KPMG has found that UK internet users are the least keen to pay for online content. read more...

Government hints at plans for internet TV licence fee

27-07-2010 - British viewers who watch TV programmes through their computers and who do not own television sets may be made to pay the licence fee as early as next year. read more...

Google images attracts over 1bn page views per day

24-07-2010 - Google's image search is now receiving over 1bn page views each day. read more...

Amazon profits up 45% though shares fall

24-07-2010 - The latest financial results from Amazon show that second-quarter profit grew to $207m (£135m) from $142m (£92.3) last year - a 45% increase. read more...

Microsoft profits leap 48% with help from Windows 7

24-07-2010 - Microsoft has reported profits of $4.52bn (£2.96bn) for the last quarter, a 48% year-on-year increase read more...

BBC iPlayer receives 7m mobile requests during June

23-07-2010 - The number of mobile requests for the BBC's iPlayer service grew by 1m in June, reaching a new high of 7m monthly requests. read more...

Apple profits beat expectations to rise 78%

23-07-2010 - Apple has posted higher than expected third quarter figures, reporting a 78% increase in revenues to $3.25bn (£2.1bn) from $1.83bn in 2009. read more...

Guest comment: Why deliverability is key to a successful email marketing campaign

22-07-2010 - Steve Lomax, managing director, Experian CheetahMail EMEA discusses how email marketing campaigns can be enhanced and made more targeted by focussing on deliverability. read more...

Entrepreneurs back Business Link’s demise

22-07-2010 - Two thirds of small business owners support the coalition government's decision to scrap the regional elements of advisory service Business Link, a poll of over 500 people by BusinessZone.co.uk reveals. read more...

Right to reply: Ben and Jerry drop vital ingredient in the UK marketing mix

22-07-2010 - Ben & Jerry's recently dropped its email marketing in the UK to concentrate solely on social media. Should this become a trend across other big brands, it would spell disaster for their marketing efforts, argues Paul Bates, MD at Strongmail. read more...

Mobile app downloads ‘to reach 25bn by 2015’

22-07-2010 - As network operators and vendors increasingly deploy their own dedicated app stores, a new Juniper Research report has found that the annual number of consumer-oriented handset downloads is expected to rise from less than 2.6 billion in 2009 to more than read more...

News round-up: 20th July 2010

Research round-up: 20th July 2010

Right to reply: New technologies will change how we shop online

21-07-2010 - A recent report published by the IMRG predicts that the UK’s online retail industry will double in size over the next ten years, but this could still be falling short of the actual growth figures. Current forecasts are based on the perception of the tak read more...

Zoopla iPhone property app lists every UK home

21-07-2010 - Property website Zoopla has launched a free iPhone app for UK property consumers, listing all 27 million homes in the country. read more...

Foursquare ‘in talks with top search engines’

21-07-2010 - Location-based social network Foursquare is reportedly in talks with major companies in the search space, including giants such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. read more...

Automotive mobile ads trump standard banners

21-07-2010 - Automotive mobile banners result in higher click through and conversion rates than standard banners, according to new research. read more...

Channel 4 appoints first head of online

21-07-2010 - Channel 4 has appointed Richard Davidson-Houston to the newly created role of head of online. read more...

One twelfth of global population now has a Facebook account

21-07-2010 - Facebook is to launch an online campaign to celebrate reaching 500 million global users, meaning one in every twelve people in the world now has a Facebook account. read more...

Guest comment: How to use your marketing budget wisely through the downturn

21-07-2010 - David Holt, business development manager of social media and search engine optimisation (SEO) specialist Amplify, gives practical tips for business owners and entrepreneurs on how they can squeeze the most from SEO and capitalise on social media explosion read more...

Universal broadband delayed until 2015

21-07-2010 - Providing universal access to broadband speeds of a minimum of 2Mbps will take until 2015, three years longer than Labour had predicted, the government said last week. read more...

Old Spice viral ads break records with 5.2m YouTube views

21-07-2010 - The Old Spice channel became the most viewed on YouTube last week, after the men's grooming brand recorded more than 5.2 million views for its viral marketing videos in less than three days. read more...

Better than expected? Times loses 66% of online readers after paywall

21-07-2010 - The Times has lost two-thirds of its online audience since the introduction of its paywall earlier this month, beating the paper’s own expectations, according to new data. read more...

World Cup: 4 awards for the top brands

21-07-2010 - At the end of each World Cup, governing body FIFA awards accolades to the outstanding individuals of the tournament. In keeping with that tradition, Experian Hitwise has awarded its own trophies to commend top brands with special recognition for their ach read more...

Two thirds of brands still failing to optimise sites for mobile

17-07-2010 - Retailers are seeing increased sales, higher customer engagement and reduced service costs from the mobile internet – yet two thirds of retailers have not yet optimised their sites for mobile, according to new research from mobile marketing company Spon read more...

Guest comment: Will the iPad Change The Online Video Content Industry?

17-07-2010 - Can the iPad live up to its hype as a ‘third device’ between mobiles and PCs? Tom Laidlaw, CEO, Videojug, takes a look at Apple’s tablet and argues that it’s the content, not the hardware, that will prove its long term durability in the market. read more...

4 in 5 young adults trust natural search results over paid

17-07-2010 - British online consumers prefer natural search results to paid search when they look for information about products and brands, with 18-24-year-olds overwhelmingly (80%) choosing it as a trusted source, according to the Tamar 2010 Search Attitudes Report. read more...

Britain a nation of wannabe (web) shopkeepers

17-07-2010 - Half of Britain’s office workers are frustrated entrepreneurs who have considered starting their own business, according to a new survey conducted by PayPoint.net. read more...

Reckitt Benckiser uses Facebook for graduate recruitment drive

17-07-2010 - Reckitt Benckiser is using Facebook as part of a new recruitment drive to educate talented graduates and early career sales and marketing professionals about life in a global FMCG group and the culture at the household goods brand. read more...

thetrainline.com sells ‘Print Your Own’ tickets for first time

17-07-2010 - thetrainline.com has become the first independent rail ticket retailer to give consumers the ability to print their own train tickets for journeys across the national rail network. read more...

Top 20 local council websites: Still failing on usability

17-07-2010 - Local councils in the UK have experienced a downturn in website usability over the last year as they fail to address key transactional facilities, according to a new study released today. read more...

Shazam launches ‘Encore’ music app for Android mobiles

17-07-2010 - Shazam has unveiled two new versions of its application on the Android platform, giving access it its music discovery tools through a free and premium service. read more...

Report: CEOs find the future in CIOs

17-07-2010 - As technology develops apace, the role of Chief Information Officers is becoming increasingly important across the IT industry. However, the world of CIOs has been in disarray, an investment ban into IT solutions across sectors seems to have been lifted a read more...

Google merges photos in Picnik and Picasa

16-07-2010 - Google has integrated its photo software Picasa with editing software Picnik. Letting users crop, rotate and tweak their pictures across both programs without needing to sign in twice. read more...

Guest comment: Can the TV companies take on the might of the online giants?

16-07-2010 - As many countries edge towards total broadband coverage and the likes of Google are priming themselves to grab audiences from traditional broadcast channels there is a question mark over the future of the TV companies that rely purely on passive interacti read more...

Social games company launched for brands

16-07-2010 - Online games publisher We R Interactive has launched this week, targeting brands looking at creating interactive, social games for smartphones, Facebook and the web. read more...

Right to reply: Does cloud computing hold the key to universal UK broadband?

16-07-2010 - The coalition government is seeking fresh ideas on how to deliver universal broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps by 2012, but is this enough? David Palmer, Senior Product Manager for Networks & Connectivity at managed services provider Star, argues that clo read more...

IAB launches 3-step guide for social media campaign measurement

16-07-2010 - The Internet Advertising Bureau’s Social Media Council (IAB SMC) has launched a framework to bring greater clarity and consistency to social media measurement in the UK. read more...

World Cup sparks surge in social media and text usage from youngsters

16-07-2010 - A new survey has revealed a significant increase in the use of social media by young people in the UK during the four-week World Cup tournament. read more...

World Cup: Which country went most football crazy online?

16-07-2010 - Research firm Nielsen has released data on how the official FIFA website performed across a number of countries that participated in the World Cup. read more...

Holiday searches up 25% as Turkey tops destination charts

16-07-2010 - UK consumers made 10.8 million online searches for holidays in May. This was an increase of 25% since April, when 8.6 million searches were made, according to new research from search consultancy Greenlight. read more...

BBC news website links to Facebook and Twitter

16-07-2010 - The BBC has updated its news website, with a new layout, extra video features and tools that let readers link stories to Facebook and Twitter. read more...

I Spy Marketing launches business property mobile app

15-07-2010 - Digital agency, I Spy Marketing, has created a smart phone app for FlexiOffices, one of the UK’s largest commercial property agencies. read more...

Guest comment: Next generation etail- The rise of ‘social commerce’

15-07-2010 - The rise of social media is shaking up the traditional ecommerce model, with consumers helping to dictate price and availability of products via new ‘social commerce platforms’. Fadi Shuman, co-founder of Pod1, looks at a new kind of social buying in read more...

Health365 sells online health insurance from £15 a month

15-07-2010 - Health365, backed by Westfield Health, has launched a new online health insurance product available direct to consumers, offering health cover from £15 per month. read more...

Gay and lesbian adults are ‘avid bloggers and social networkers’

15-07-2010 - Gay and lesbian adults online today are among the most loyal and heaviest blog readers and social network users, according to a new US-based survey. read more...

UK search market: Cost-per-click rates still down on last year

15-07-2010 - The UK’s search marketing sector grew by 10 per cent over the last 12 months, however, cost-per-click (CPC) rates are still significantly reduced from the same period last year. These are the findings of the leading global performance marketing company, read more...

we7 launches radio news service with Guardian Media Group

15-07-2010 - UK-based music streaming site, we7 and radio station owner GMG Radio, have today announced a new partnership , to offer a digital, on-demand entertainment service combined with real-time, integrated breaking news. read more...

Internet, mobile phone, TV and dating all ‘budget proof’ for UK consumers

15-07-2010 - Approximately 84% of UK consumers expect to make cuts across disposable income expenses according to an online survey of over 1,000 adults by WhiteLabelDating.com. read more...

Facebook finally launches panic button for kids’ safety

14-07-2010 - Facebook has finally launched its much-anticipated 'panic button' on its site, as the social networking giant looks to increase protection of its young users. read more...

Celebs on Twitter: Are they faking follower numbers?

14-07-2010 - High-profile Twitter users, including Lady Gaga, Barack Obama and even the British PM's Twitter page (10 Downing Street), may be faking their follower numbers, according to a new report from uSocial. read more...

Guest comment: Two key ideas for better broadband

14-07-2010 - The government’s Industry Day summit on Thursday to launch its key broadband policies risks missing out on some of the key ideas on how to tackle the UK’s big problems according to Tim Johnson, Chief Analyst at Point Topic. read more...

Top tips: 5 ways to boost e-commerce performance with web analytics

14-07-2010 - With an increasingly savvy web audience, online retailers have to work harder than ever to keep potential customers engaged with their sites. Craig Whiston, Head of Client Services, Coremetrics offers a guide on getting the most out of web analytics. read more...

Google wins landmark Adwords copyright case

14-07-2010 - The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Google in a decision that could have wide-reaching implications for online advertising. read more...

Schools awarded for top community sites

13-07-2010 - The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) has announced the winners of the Schools Digital Challenge 2010 at an awards ceremony at Channel 4 studios on Thursday 8th July. The three winning schools, Baxter College, Kidderminster, Djanogly City Acad read more...

Panasonic launches online movie TV service

13-07-2010 - Panasonic announces what it claims is Europe's first connected TV movie service, offering online films to rent and buy through its Viera Cast TVs. read more...

Right to reply: New personal data code of practice- more education needed

13-07-2010 - The Information Commissioner's Office has published a code of practice for the collection of personal data online. In this article, three data security experts give a mixed reception to the Information Commissioner’s Office code of practice for the coll read more...

Google gets lifeline in China: Govt. renews license

13-07-2010 - The Chinese authorities have renewed Google’s license to operate a website in the country, averting a potential shutdown of its flagship search page in the world's biggest Internet market. read more...

Former Good Technology head joins Blue Baracuda

13-07-2010 - Adrian Nicholls, former Deputy MD of Good Technology is joining the board of independent digital agency, Blue Barracuda as Managing Director. read more...

Guest comment: What will happen to customer service in retail banking now?

13-07-2010 - Will the launch of Metro Bank really revolutionise the UK banking industry? Jeremy Payne, senior international marketing director, Pegasystems looks at how both competition and regulation is putting customer service as the forefront of the financial indus read more...

Pregnancy iPhone app sends personalised updates for parents-to-be

13-07-2010 - Baby product manufacturer, Britax, has teamed up with the UK baby and parenting website, gurgle.com, to launch an iPhone application for expectant parents. read more...

Top tips: Search marketing for the 2012 Olympics

13-07-2010 - With the London Olympic Games just two years away, Chris Speed, head of paid search at I Spy, discusses how SEO (search engine optimisation) and its significance will increase by 2012. read more...

When Cameron met Zuckerburg: Govt. asks Facebook users for spending cut advice

13-07-2010 - Downing Street and Facebook have launched a landmark initiative aimed at making public spending more effective.‘The Spending Challenge’ initiative marks the largest public engagement project ever launched by the British Government, and saw Prime Minis read more...

Right to reply: Clearer credit needs real backing

10-07-2010 - Capital One’s ‘Credit Made Clearer’ campaign highlights inconsistency in the personal finance sector. Julia Kukiewicz editor of Choose.net, cuts through the confusion and asks why credit card companies are failing to engage their users. read more...

UK online video stats: Youngsters favour C4 and ITV over BBC

10-07-2010 - Online video is soaring in popularity in the UK, with 5.5 billion videos viewed online in February 2010, up 37 percent versus the previous year, according to new research from comScore. Google is still the most popular destination for online video, follow read more...

Arena Quantum lets brands track Google’s search suggestions

10-07-2010 - Digital media firm agency Arena Quantum has launched two new tools to track and analyse the effects of Google’s Suggests facility on natural search behaviour. read more...

Cash-strapped Brits hunt down web and mobile vouchers

10-07-2010 - Promotional offers continue to have a significant impact on consumer spending habits, with a noticeable shift towards digital coupons and vouchers, according to new research. read more...

Guest comment: Forget content. Relevance in now king in a multi-channel world

10-07-2010 - Experience - Content - Relevance. Content used to be king, however in today's multi-channel world; there is a saturation of content. It's everywhere we look; in the thousands of marketing messages we see everyday. And instead of saving us time, as prom read more...

Top tips: Hey you Tweeters out there – are you tracking keywords?

10-07-2010 - Twitter has given marketers an unprecedented insight into public sentiment, but how can brands capitalise on this highly personal medium? Michelle Carvill at Carvill Creative offers a guide on getting the most of of online conversations… read more...

World Cup: The impact of England’s knockout on web traffic

10-07-2010 - Banking, travel and employment sites enjoyed a boost when England were knocked out of the World Cup, according to new research. read more...

YouTube recreates TV experience with ‘Leanback’ feature

10-07-2010 - YouTube has launched Leanback, a new service aimed at the living room offering full screen, HD videos optimised for big screen TV viewing. read more...

H&M to launch online store in September

10-07-2010 - H&M is launching its first transactional UK site on September 16th, as the high street clothes brand looks to take on rivals such as TopShop and online fashion giant ASOS. read more...

Twitter turns to affiliate marketing: offers daily deals via ‘Earlybird’ launch

09-07-2010 - Twitter has launched an advertising feature for morning people, dubbed Earlybird, letting advertisers offer users exclusive deals on products and events. read more...

Facebook addresses privacy concerns with video guide to ads

09-07-2010 - Facebook has launched a video guide on how its advertising works, as the social network looks to improve its reputation following recent privacy outcries. read more...

Guest comment: The future of publishing - could print in fact win over digital?

09-07-2010 - Could the iPad be the saviour of the print publishing industry? Kevin Cochrane, CMO at Day Software, delves into what consumers want from media outlets… read more...

Site links small businesses to universities for project work

09-07-2010 - A new way of linking small businesses with Universities has been launched by virtual worlds solution provider, Daden Limited. read more...

Brands failing to engage consumers on social networks- survey

09-07-2010 - Brands are not doing enough to engage consumers, with just 3% clicking through on the ads on Facebook (down from 4% last year), according to new research. read more...

Right to reply: Yahoo bets on search-driven content

08-07-2010 - Yahoo! is set to launch a news service with content based on search queries and online trending topics. Suzanne Morrow at Dog Digital looks at how Yahoo is putting user generated searches ahead of editorial control, and wonders if the gamble will pay off� read more...

Top 1,000 websites: how many visits do you need?

08-07-2010 - Your website will need 4.1 million monthly unique visitors to make it into the top 1,000 websites worldwide, and 22 million visits to get into the top 100 with the likes of Facebook and Yahoo, according to new research. read more...

Research round-up: 7th July 2010

08-07-2010 - This week’s top digital trends: How have mobile habits changed? | Irish shoppers spend €2bn online | European cloud computing | British Companies Struggling With International Payment Systems | Brits’ photo sharing habits | UK Companies lack engagem read more...

WiFi mobile TV revenues to reach $7bn by 2015

08-07-2010 - A surge in applications which can take advantage of the increasing availability of free WiFi services are set to boost a mobile TV industry with anticipated revenues of nearly $7 billion by 2015. read more...

News round-up: 7th July 2010

Right to Reply: Google’s travel search- a threat to travel aggregators

08-07-2010 - What does Google’s aquisistion of ITA mean for the travel industry? Jonathan Beeston, European Client Service Director at performance marketing company, Efficient Frontier takes a closer look… read more...

BeatThatQuote.com powers new MSN Compare Service

07-07-2010 - Price comparison web site BeatThatQuote.com has struck a partnership deal with MSN to deploy a financial price comparison site - MSN Compare. read more...

UK’s ten-year love affair with online shopping

07-07-2010 - UK consumers spent a staggering £250 billion shopping online in the last decade. That’s according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. read more...

Searches for travel insurance rise as home insurance falls

07-07-2010 - Search volumes for travel-related insurance since January have increased from 896,000 to 932,000, reveals the ‘Insurance Sector Report April 2010‘, the latest research from Greenlight, the UK’s leading independent specialist search engine optimizati read more...

Guest comment: Social media integration: let’s stop talking about it and actually do it

07-07-2010 - Integrating social media into your business takes more than just a few tweaks to your website pages. Ryan Deutsch, VP Emerging Media, StrongMail, takes a step-by-step look at what true social media integration means, and how it can help get the most out read more...

New ebay site offers delivery alternatives

07-07-2010 - eBay Advertising has launched a Delivery Services Hub, a central point within eBay for shipping, courier and delivery companies to showcase their services to buyers and sellers of the 20 million items purchased on eBay every year. read more...

New Poll: Apple’s iAds Vs Google’s AdMob- who will win?

07-07-2010 - Does Apple's new iAds platform pose a threat to AdMob's supremacy in the increasingly important mobile ad market? Vote here! read more...

Guest comment: Providers won’t put innovation before profit to help provide broadband for all

07-07-2010 - Broadband for all has been promised by the Government but with massive cut backs also announced Seamus Swords at Choose ISP asks is it a good idea to get providers involved in developing innovative ideas to help provide broadband for all? read more...

AudienceScience boosts ad targeting with wunderloop buy

07-07-2010 - Online advertising technology company AudienceScience, plans to acquire Hamburg, Germany based, wunderloop. read more...

World Cup sponsors recover from competitor ambushes

06-07-2010 - The official World Cup Sponsors have recovered from competitor ambushes, such as Nike’s popular football viral, during the first two weeks of the tournament, according to a new report. read more...

Bigmouthmedia creates ‘virtual cinema’ for Paramount

06-07-2010 - Digital marketing agency Bigmouthmedia has developed a virtual cinema for Paramount in Germany. read more...

Spotify updates iPhone app

06-07-2010 - An updated Spotify iPhone app has now been approved by Apple, with a raft of new features including support for thelatest iOS 4, multitasking and background listening. read more...

Facebook adds facial recognition tool

06-07-2010 - Facebook has added a new facial recognition feature, as the social network looks for new ways to streamline its photo tagging process. read more...

Right to reply: Twitter’s World Cup woes: a lesson for social media in forward planning

06-07-2010 - Bob Dowson, director at website monitoring and load testing specialist, Site Confidence, an NCC Group company, analyses Twitter’s worst month since last October and the wider lessons for social media… read more...

Top 100 online retailers in the UK: How do they compare to four years ago?

06-07-2010 - The IMRG / Hitwise Hot Shops List, now four years old, provides a unique perspective on how the e-retail market leaders are performing in terms of attracting visitors to their websites. The results show Amazon has retains the list's top spot every time, read more...

Right to reply: Google’s latest move a serious threat to travel Intermediaries

06-07-2010 - Google has announced its purchase of a specialist aggregator of airline flight information, ITA Software, in a venture into travel, making it easier for users of its search functions to find quick information about convenient flights and airfares. Althoug read more...

Times starts charging £1 a day for online news stories

06-07-2010 - Times readers now have to pay a pound a day or two pounds a week to access content. read more...

BBC Trust saves 6 Music, cuts online budget by 25%

06-07-2010 - The BBC Trust has rejected the BBC's plans to close the digital radio station 6 Music, but has backed proposals to shake up news provision on BBC local radio and cut 25 per cent of the funding for the BBC website. read more...

5 billionth mobile phone gets connected

06-07-2010 - The weekend saw the milestone of the five billionth global mobile phone connection, according to new data. read more...

Apple debuts iAds mobile ad platform

03-07-2010 - Apple has launched its much-anticipated new mobile ad system ‘iAds’, marking the technology giant’s first foray into advertising. read more...

New children’s social network hires eModeration

03-07-2010 - Moderation and community management company, eModeration, is working with new kids’ social network What's What , to provide the site with moderation guidelines and out of hours moderation. read more...

Guest comment: The business case for mobile apps

03-07-2010 - Raam Thakrar, CEO of Touchnote, predicts how interactions between handset manufacturers, developers and consumers are set to change. read more...

Econsultancy debuts first-ever print magazine ‘Jump’

03-07-2010 - Digital marketing and publishing firm Econsultancy has launched its first-ever print publication called JUMP, which stands for ‘joined up marketing and PR’. read more...

Sex.com to break records with domain sale?

03-07-2010 - It’s considered the world’s most valuable domain name, and this week, sex.com is going up for sale. read more...

Top search engines: UK

03-07-2010 - Sites ranked by volume of searches for the week ending 22nd May 10. read more...

Top tips: Getting international email marketing right

03-07-2010 - How do you avoid your marketing emails getting lost in translation? Simon Bowker, MD at eCircle offers a guide on ensuring your messages are well received in overseas inboxes… read more...

SurveyMonkey targets UK with website revamp

03-07-2010 - Online survey company SurveyMonkey is embarking on an aggressive European expansion strategy designed to grow its already strong customer base, with the UK at the heart of its plans. read more...

Email ‘prompts half of UK consumers to make offline purchases’

03-07-2010 - E-mail is a strong driver of offline purchases and a powerful tool for promoting brand advocacy across social networks, according to new research. read more...

Facebook forces app makers to seek permission for user data

03-07-2010 - Facebook has tweaked its privacy policy to ensure third party app developers to specify to users what personal information they will access and use. read more...

Foursquare rejects Yahoo bid for $20m funding boost

02-07-2010 - Foursquare has raised $20 million in a second round of funding, ending speculation that the location-based firm would accept a bid approach from Yahoo. read more...

Movie marketing: Video banners boost box office takings

02-07-2010 - Online display ads, especially those with video, can have a significant influence on US cinema ticket revenues, according to new research. read more...

IASH developing new tech to stop ads showing on dodgy websites

02-07-2010 - Trade body Internet Advertising Sales Houses (IASH) has announced an investigation into the use of real-time “Content Safe” services, to help advertisers ensure their messages are not shown next to inappropriate content on the web. read more...

HBO debuts website for UK fans

02-07-2010 - US TV network HBO has launched a UK website to promote its popular shows including The Wire, The Sopranos, True Blood and Curb Your Enthusiasm. read more...

Right to reply: BBC Canvas is great news for the digital sector

02-07-2010 - BBC Canvas - a partnership between the BBC, ITV, BT, Five, Channel 4 and TalkTalk to develop an Internet Protocol Television (IPT) standard – has finally been given the green light by the BBC Trust. Tony Foggett, head of Manchester digital marketing ag read more...

UK web audience increased by 1.9m during 2009

02-07-2010 - The UK internet audience rose by 1.9 million over the last year, with people over the age of 50 accounting for more than half of new users. read more...

TV to reclaim top ad spend slot from Web in 2010- report

02-07-2010 - TV is set to rebound as the medium of choice for UK advertisers, reclaiming the top spot from the Web in terms of ad spend growth, according to new research. read more...

Right to reply: IAB’s 2010 Search Marketing Barometer: Lessons to be learnt

02-07-2010 - According to the latest figures from the Internet Advertising Bureau’s Search Marketing Barometer 2010, agencies are not taking full advantage of search by fully integrating it into their marketing mix. Suzanne Morrow at Dog Digital looks at how agencie read more...

New Hoxton digital community offers desk space for £275 a month

02-07-2010 - The Hoxton Mix a new creative and digital community in the heart of Old Street, dubbed "silicon roundabout", has opened its doors this week. read more...

RAF charity creates Battle of Britain social media drama

01-07-2010 - Digital agency Reading Room, in close partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund, has conceived and produced a social media campaign to target a new generation of supporters and raise funds. read more...

World Cup occupies ‘nearly an hour a day of the average European’s online time’

01-07-2010 - As the 2010 FIFA World Cup grips the planet and moves into the final 16, FIFA.com, the world’s official football website reveals that the average internet user is now clocking up 55 minutes per day – that’s a combined 28.4 hours over the 31 days of read more...

IAB Europe urges Greece to scrap internet Tax

01-07-2010 - The Greek Government proposed a law, which would introduce a 21.5 % tax on online advertising, payable to the journalist’ pension fund. IAB Europe is calling upon the Greek Government to stop its plans. read more...

PlayStation ‘most popular entertainment brand on Facebook and Twitter’

01-07-2010 - A new report has revealed the most popular search term used by UK consumers to find entertainment-related products online, the most visible entertainment websites in integrated search and the 15 most interactive brands and aggregators on Facebook and Twit read more...

Yahoo publishes online creative writing book

01-07-2010 - Yahoo is set to launch a book for online writers sharing digital writing and web design advice. read more...

Top tips: 4 ways to improve website performance with web analytics

01-07-2010 - With an increasingly savvy web audience, B2B firms have to work harder than ever to keep potential customers and clients engaged with their sites. Craig Whiston, Head of Client Services, Coremetrics offers a guide on getting the most out of web analytics. read more...

Facebook killer ‘Google Me’ confirmed by ex-CTO

01-07-2010 - Reports that Google is working on a Facebook competitor called "Google Me" have been confirmed by Facebook's former CTO, Adam D'Angelo in a blog post. read more...

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