‘Cyber Monday’ breaks US records with $1bn spending spree online
For the US holiday season-to-date, $13.55 billion has been spent online, marking a 13% increase on the same period last year, according to new data.
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iVillage revamps women’s lifestyle site with video and social tools
Women’s lifestyle site iVillage is making its tenth anniversary with the launch of a redesigned site, featuring enhanced user profiles, a new celebrity blogger line up, and premium video on demand content through a deal signed with Web TV.
Myspace revamps mobile site, preps iPhone music app
Myspace has launched a new mobile site and iPhone application, as the social network looks to gain lost ground on market leader Facebook and promote its music-sharing tools.
Right to Reply: Tax breaks for UK biz needed to foster creativity and growth
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this week announced a ‘brick-by-brick’ dismantling of the barriers holding back British growth, promising a so-called ‘patent box’, a new 10p rate of Corporation Tax to be levied on profits from new products developed and generated in Britain. GlaxoSmithKline followed the news by announcing a subsequent £500m investment in … [Read more…]
Google to take on Amazon with eBook store- report
Google is set to launch its ‘Google Editions’ electronic book store early next year in the UK, taking on the likes of Amazon and Apple in the growing online publishing market, according to a news report.
Mobile games: In-game purchases to overtake pay-per-download
Mobile Games revenues are set to reach $11bn by 2015, with more players opting to buy games while playing the free version, according to new research.
Guest comment: Will paid-for blogs damage the very nature of the beast?
With Forbes allowing advertisers to blog amongst its editorial content, is the growing trend for online ‘advertorials’ damaging trust in internet journalism? Mike Grehan at Search Engine Strategies considers whether paid-for blogs are as bad as the industry is claiming.
Top 7 tips: Developing businesses social media presence: one tweet at a time
How can small businesses capitalise on Twitter in an increasingly crowded social media space? Thomas Vollrath, CEO at 123-Reg.co.uk, offers a guide to standing out from the crowd on the micro-blogging platform.
Europe’s largest digital billboard gets hooked up to web ads
Flanking Hammersmith’s busy A4 flyover are Europe’s largest pair of digital advertising platforms. While these double sided LED screens, costing £1 million, make for a striking landmark in West London, they are also breaking new ground in digital connectivity, as adverts are beamed live to the signs over an enterprise quality 3G mobile network provided … [Read more…]
Internet visits: Top 10 European countries
Netherlands and UK lead in intensity of web use. Number of times the internet was accessed by average visits per visitor (September 2010).