Uber protest hits London as cab drivers strike over Google–backed app
Thousands of black cab drivers brought disruption to central London in protest at the regulation of rival cab services such as Uber.
Regulation
Right to reply: ‘Right to be Forgotten’ impossible to police?
This week the European Court of Justice ruled that an internet search engine is (albeit indirectly) required to remove links to inaccurate or irrelevant search results. Luca Schiovani, analyst at Ovum argues that the move could be a step backwards for the industry.
New European data protection laws: Risk of €100m fines for breaches
This week, the EU has updated its 19-year-old data protection laws, with stronger safeguards for citizens’ personal data. The new European data protection laws mean that companies found in breach of users’ personal data rights will risk fines of up to €100m.
Social media revolution ‘has only just begun’- KPMG
As Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday, Malcolm Marshall, KPMG’s head of Information Protection & Business Resilience argues that we have only just seen the start of the social media revolution.
Health food marketing tips: Morning exposure to healthy images and text ‘reduces junk food cravings’
People exposed to healthy ‘primes’, such as healthy images and words, are more able resist unhealthy snacks later in the day, new research by Cass marketing expert Professor Paul Connell suggests.
Machine-to-Machine: market finally taking off as smart devices influence each other
Machine-to Machine communications is enjoying swift growth, as the growing number of connected devices influencing one another gives rise to a new age of the web, according to a new report.
What Obama 2012 can teach us about direct marketing (event video)
The Obama 2012 presidential campaign produced one of the most sophisticated direct marketing systems ever seen, pinpointing potential voters with the right messages delivered in the right format at crucial moments (helping to win the US election as a result). At last month’s DMA Technololgy Summit in London, Harper Reed, the campaign’s chief architect, revealed … [Read more…]
Insurers ‘need predictive analytics to navigate future complexity and chaos’- report
The insurance industry must be prepared for future market challenges, the quickening pace of customer-driven commerce and the continuing spread of the digital economy, says Ovum.
Right to reply: EE doubling 4G speeds and capacity
Following this week’s announcement from EE that it is doubling the amount of spectrum it is using for 4G, Matthew Howett, telecoms regulation analyst at Ovum, wonders if there really will be over 1 million 4G users in the UK by the end of this year.
UK 4G Auction raises £1bn less than expected: winners revealed
Ofcom has raised £2.34bn in its UK 4G auction, providing widespread access to superfast mobile internet across many parts of the country. However, this amount was around £1bn less than it was hoping for.