Digital video becoming mainstream: Agency survey
A quarter of ad agencies are now using video ad components in most of their camapigns, marking an increase of 456% in just three years, according to new research.
Author: Robin Langford
Kuoni and Co-op pull YouTube ads from explicit Rihanna video
Travel firm Kuoni and supermarket Co-op have pulled their pre-roll video ads from Rihanna’s controversial new music video ‘B***h Better Have My Money’.
BBC gives away Raspberry Pi rival to a million school kids
The BBC is to give away one million new Micro:bit computers to 11- and 12-year-old children across the UK.
999 technology ‘needs to keep up with the smart phone generation’
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is calling for radical changes to the emergency ‘999’ call service to reflect the digital age, where more people are communicating by text or social media, rather than making a voice call.
Theresa May wins ‘Internet villain of the year’
UK Home Secretary Theresa May has been named internet villain of the year at this year’s ISPA awards, for pursuing a controversial communications data bill.
Bigger than Black Friday? Amazon creates Prime Day
Amazon is to run a huge day of sales on July 15 to celebrate its 20th birthday to rival the likes of Black Friday in the US and Singles Day in China.
Facebook secrets uncovered in leaked employee handbook
A former employee at Facebook has lifted the cover of the social network’s mysterious ‘Little Red Book’ that it gives to staff.
Retailers ‘yet to truly connect with smartphone shoppers’
Use of smartphones when shopping has only increased 9% since 2013, with smartphone shoppers in the north of the UK most likely to have used an app to shop, according to new research.
10 astonishing technologies that power Google’s self-driving cars (infographic)
Google is leading the way in self driving cars, with its automonous vehicles now hitting public roads in the US. The new infographic from autocare business National lookt at 10 technologies that power the next big thing in transportation.
NME gets more social as magazine goes free
Iconic music magazine NME is to be given away free, with a new focus on an ad funded model and more engagement with users on new social platforms.