Was WhatsApp a bargain after all? (infographic)
This month saw Facebook pay a huge $19bn for WhatsApp- we look at some key charts that show why Zuckerberg paid 19 times more for a chat app than it did for Instagram back in 2012.
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How much do musicians earn on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube? Biggest earners revealed
Musician Zoe Keating has revealed her iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and Pandora payouts for 2013- showing that downloads are still more valuable than streams for artists looking to make sales online.
Lovefilm Instant becomes Amazon Prime Instant Video
Amazon Prime and Lovefilm are to merge, creating a new Prime Instant Video service that combines movie streaming with the online retail firm’s next day delivery.
Lush mocks Amazon with cosmetics range named after boss
Ethical cosmetics range Lush has used a new shower gel to mock Amazon UK boss Christopher North after winning a High Court battle to stop the online giant selling “misleading” products that were made to look like Lush items.
Argos woos digital talent with London office
Argos has opened a new office in London, dubbed a ‘digital hub’, as the retailer continues its efforts to expand into digital.
New tech helps Amazon predict what you will buy next
Amazon has developed a ‘mind-reading’ technology that will predict what people want to buy and ship packages even before customers have placed an order.
Customer satisfaction gap between mobile and desktop retail sites widens
Marks & Spencer and Tesco have ranked best for customer satisfaction on their mobile sites, but may retailers still lag behind on their mobile sites, according to a new survey.
Google ‘spends more than 5 biggest rivals combined’
Google is spending more on expanding into new markets than Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Yahoo combined, according to a new report.
UK digital consumer trends for 2014: video and mobile increase
The online video and mobile audience in the UK continues to grow, with Google, Amazon and Facebook continuing to prove the most popular sites across all platforms, according to the latest data from comScore and UKOM.
PayPal lets shoppers buy direct from merchant’s sites
PayPal has redesigned its online checkout process to let shoppers complete their payment on merchants’ websites, rather than go to a separate PayPal site, as the eBay owned firm ramps up competition with rival Amazon.