Amazon has posted a quarterly loss of $126m (£74m) on the back of significantly heavy investment in smartphones, warehouses, delivery systems and digital content. This compares with a $7m loss for the same quarter in 2013.
Facebook is trialling a ‘buy’ button for ads and page posts from brands, letting users purchase goods directly from Facebook without leaving the social network.
Amazon has launched a new ebook subscription service, giving customers access to thousands of titles (including some audiobooks) for $9.99 a month.
Apple and IBM, have announced a “landmark partnership” that will see there former rivals team up to develop business apps that will link IBM’s big data capabilities to Apple’s consumer friendly iPads and iPhones.
YouTube is mulling a number of Hollywood deals to fund content on its site, according to a new report.
Greg Zemor, co-founder of marketplace distribution solution Neteven, discusses how e-commerce is changing and how businesses can benefit.
Almost three quarters of UK consumers have yet to try out new ‘alternative’ delivery methods offered by Amazon to cut down on missed packages, according to new research.
Facebook is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK after a study showed a psychological experiment influenced what users saw in their news feeds, raising fresh privacy concerns.
Google has bought home-monitoring camera start-up Dropcam for a reported $555m, as the firm looks to expand its recently acquired Nest smart home technology.
Of all the data created by mankind, 98% is digital and 90% of that has been created in the last two years. With the volume of data increasing 3,000% year on year, businesses are struggling to understand how to capitalise on and use Big Data in a way that adds value to their business. Adam … [Read more…]