Top 15 websites in Russia
Search portal Yandex is the leading property in the Russian Federation, ahead of Google, according to new research from comScore.
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Steak lures Yahoo’s! Nick Gill to MD Australia role
Steak, the digital marketing services agency, announces the appointment of Nick Gill as Managing Director of Steak Australia.
Online Xmas 2010: The retailers give their views
With UK shopper expected to spend £6.4bn in December, up from £5.5bn last year, how are retailers preparing for the busiest time of the year? Trade body IMRG and consultancy Capgemini caught up with some of the key players in the UK ecommerce industry for their thoughts…
Right to reply: Were Bill Gates’ shoes too big for Ray Ozzie to fill?
He was expected to fill Bill gates Shoes at Microsoft, but Ray Ozzie’s departure from Microsoft has surprised many in the industry. Richard Edwards, Ovum principal analyst, takes at look at the implications for the software giant in the future.
Right to reply: Location Based Advertising – A useful service in a connected, digital world
As advertisers and publishers wise up to audience targeting techniques, Motti Kushnir, Chief Marketing Officer at location based services specialists, Telmap, looks at the benefits of making adverts personal.
Top Facebook apps caught ‘leaking data to advertisers’
The top 10 applications on Facebook have all been transmitting user data, including access to people’s names and, in some cases, their friends’ names, to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking firms, according to a news report.
Angry Birds comes to Android: GetJar App store crashes due to demand
Mobile app store GetJar has exclusively launched the full Android version of the popular Angry Birds game for free, funded by advertising.
Google beats forecasts as mobile business begins to pay off
Google, the search engine giant, registered a 32 per cent jump in profits, beating market expectations and highlighting the success of its emerging businesses.
23 million Brits have used phone to make purchases
New research from the Internet Advertising Bureau – the trade association for online and mobile advertising – reveals that mobile commerce has already become widely adopted in the UK, with 51% of mobile owners (23 million people) using their device to make payments, redeem coupons or research products and services.
Research round-up: 15th October 2010
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