Groupon to expand after $950m investment
Online coupon service Groupon says it has finished raising $950m (£610m) to complete its biggest deal so far.
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Latest Google Googles solves Soduku puzzles for you
Google’s visual recognition app Goggles has been updated with a range of new features, including the ability to solve any Soduku puzzle taken from a smartphone user’s camera.
Christmas web sales hit £2.8bn, but a third ‘abandon baskets’
Over 2 in 5 (44%) of Britain’s online adult population upped their online spending this Christmas compared to 2009, pushing the total amount spent online to £2.8bn, according to new research.
Online video ad revenues triple in 2010
Online video advertising experienced substantial growth last year, seeing revenues more than triple, according to Web TV Enterprise.
TagMan gets $2.2m funding boost
Tag management system TagMan has closed $2.25 million in Series A funding led by Greycroft Partners, allowing the firm to boost its performance tracking capabilities for websites.
Half US advertisers to boost spending on audience targeting in 2011- report
Over one in five (85 %) of agencies and advertisers currently utilise audience targeting, with half set to increase their spend.
Top 10 predictions for natural and paid search in 2011
With Google’s Instant Preview here to stay, leading search marketing specialist and technology firm Greenlight, has 2011 pegged as “web design year”. Greenlight predicts Google and Bing will offer app search before the year is out, competition between the two to hot up and duplication filters to get even tougher as the search engines take … [Read more…]
MySpace sheds 30 jobs in China as CEO exits
MySpace’s China office has reportedly cut about 30 employees last month and saw its CEO depart, signalling the social network might be withdrawing from the market.
Disney to produce videos for Yahoo Internet TV- report
Disney is in talks with Yahoo! over making videos from its television networks available through the internet media company’s tv software, according to a news report.
Mobile shopping soars in UK
UK shoppers are using mobile phones to access websites and apps more than ever before, with 32% of Brits already having used a mobile to access a retailer website.