BT buys EE for £12.5bn to create communications giant
BT has bought the UK’s largest mobile operator EE for £12.5bn as the telecoms firm expands into the lucrative ‘quad play’ sector to take on Sky.
Day: February 5, 2015
Twitter promoted tweets to appear on other websites
Twitter will show its paid-for promoted tweets across the internet, on sites that are not part of the micro-blogging service, with Flipboard and Yahoo Japan the first sites to sign up.
Facebook now tracks users off-site to rival Google ads
A new Facebook privacy policy allows the site to track users activity even after the have left it, with all users automatically signed up to it.
Can Pinterest succeed as an ad platform?
Pinterest has quietly and steadily grown not only its audience but also its business prospects over the past few years. As Pinterest rolls out its own native advertising unit , market research firm ComScore looks at how the social scrapbooking site can compete with the likes of Facebook and Twitter as a viable ad option … [Read more…]
Facebook urges UK users to register to vote
Facebook is prompting its users to register to vote on Thursday, in conjunction with the Electoral Commission, marking the company’s first intervention into British electoral politics.
Google and Uber to become rivals?
Google is developing its own car-sharing app, while Uber is building its own self-driving cars, setting the two partner companies on a potential collision course.
Micromax overtakes Samsung in India smartphone sales
Samsung has been overtaken as the largest seller of smartphones in India by local budget brand Micromax for the first time, according to new research.
Gmail lets users send cash in emails
Google is launching a new feature in the UK that lets Gmail users send money to friends and family over email.
Facebook selling fewer ads at higher prices- report
Facebook is now serving 65% fewer ads, but the average cost per ad is 335% higher, compared to the same period in previous year, according to a news report.
Google banned 524 million ‘bad ads’ in 2014
Google disabled more than 524 million bad ads and banned more than 214,000 advertisers in 2014, as the internet giant aims to increase the quality of its platforms for advertisers and consumers.