This week’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: Vivienne Westwood; MediaMind; Marie Claire; eCircle; Audeince Science; William Hill; smartFOCUS; Existem & Affiliate Window; Webloyalty; Movirtu; 7thingsmedia; dbg; Gino D’Acampo; Yomego; Clive Rich; I Spy Marketing ; IPC; GetUpdated; LivingSocial; HuzuTech; bwin; Shazam; Location International; Frog Design; SciVisum; The Extreme Sports Company; Tradedoubler; Brightcove
Mobile video use by European country
Mobile subcribers who watch TV/ video on Mobile phones, July 2009 vs July 2010 (‘000 people per month).
Right to reply: Ask gives up the Google ghost
Ask.com has given up the Google ghost and gone back to their question and answer service of old. They’re laying off 130 engineers and consolidating the rest of their skeleton staff at company headquarters in California. Suzanne Morrow, Senior Copywriter at Dog Digital asks; is there really room for more than one search giant out … [Read more…]
The battle for your data: Facebook and Google in GMail contacts row
Rivalry between Google and Facebook is intensifying, with the world’s two biggest internet companies locking horns over the export of user’s contact data from GMail to Facebook, with Google even encouraging its users to file a complaint against the social network.
YouTube debuts new mobile ad formats as videos on-the-move soars
Three in four (75%) of YouTube Mobile users say that their mobile is the number one device they use to watch YouTube videos, according to new stats issued by Google.
UK mobile shoppers lack brand loyalty to retailers
Most Brits are fickle consumers when its comes to mobile commerce, with 59% of UK shoppers have not decided on the brand they will purchase before researching or buying a product online.
World online ad market: Search marketing set to soar further
Search marketing accounts for more than half of all global online advertising, and is forcast to take an even bigger slice of the market in four years time, according to a new report looking at the global internet ad industry.
Brits say ‘no way’ to paying £400 for an iPad
The latest research from Broadbandgenie.co.uk has shown that most UK consumers won’t dream of paying £400 for an Apple iPad, despite the desirability of the UK’s number one new gadget.
Brits say 'no way' to paying £400 for an iPad
The latest research from Broadbandgenie.co.uk has shown that most UK consumers won’t dream of paying £400 for an Apple iPad, despite the desirability of the UK’s number one new gadget.
VAT rise ‘will spark rise in targeted marketing campaigns’
On the 1st January, the UK’s rate of VAT will rise to 20%. Research released today from affiliate network LinkShare, reveals that targeted marketing campaigns will be the most effective way to win business in the post-raise world. 30% of marketers* claim that mass marketing techniques will give way to individualised campaigns in 2011.