More than 47.5 million UK unique visitors accessed the Internet in March 2015 across desktop and mobile (smartphone and tablet) platforms, with Google sites such as YouTube and Gmail leading the way
The European Commission has unveiled plans for a “digital single market” which it claims could increase GDP across the EU by £300bn a year through a ‘harmonised market’ for online goods and services.
As Brits go to the polls for the general election tomorrow, just what influence has social media had on UK politics? This new infographic from Kantar Media and Barb looks at Twitter TV Ratings data across the three general election debates to establish the key themes that drove discussion online throughout the debates.
Vice Magazine was the big winner at this years Webby Awards, often dubbed the Oscars of the internt, scooping 10 awards ahead of the BBC, BuzzFeed and the New York Times.
Facebook’s free internet initiative Internet.org has been officially launched in Indonesia, despite coming under criticism for threatening ‘net neutrality’ in India earlier this month.
Many big brands could ‘disappear’ from Google search results on mobile devices as the web giant changes the way it ranks searches today.
A group of Indian technology and internet companies have pulled out of Facebook’s Internet.org initiative, claiming it threatens the principle of “net neutrality”.
Google Sites ranked as the top smartphone property reaching 28.3 million users across browser and apps, equivalent to 98.4 percent of the total smartphone population in January 2015, according to new research looking into the Top smartphone and tablet destinations in the UK.
News sites including BBC, Mail Online, and Trinity Mirror are now getting much higher mobile audiences than on desktop, according to new research looking into the top 20 UK sites online.
The desktop version of the BBC News website has been switched off, and all visitors are now being directed to a newer, responsive design.