Non-sponsors get three-quarters of all World Cup shares
Almost three-quarters (71.2%) of the online shares generated by World Cup ads have come from non-sponsors, according to new data.
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Digital news overtakes papers in UK (but TV still leads)
Brits using news websites and apps now outnumber those reading printed newspapers, but TV news remains the most popular news source, according to communications watchdog Ofcom.
Digital marketing fails: BBC news lets developers work on the live app
It can happen to the best of us, and this week it happened to the BBC – with test messages on the app’s alert services pushed to millions of app users.
Can computers imitate humans? BBC presenter unimpressed by robot that ‘passed’ Turing test (audio)
This week the news was abuzz with a new super computer that could pass the famous Turing Test and convince people that it was a human during a text conversation. But a new interview with John Humphrys left the BBC Radio 4 presenter rather unimpressed by the automaton. Judge for yourself in the audio sample … [Read more…]
Google gets 12,000 forget me requests on first day
Google received 12,000 takedown forms on the day it published its response to the European Court of Justice “right to be forgotten” ruling according to reports.
Google creates page for ‘delete me’ search requests
Google has launched a service that lets European users to ask for personal information to be deleted from the search engine.
Social media support ‘growing for Scottish Independence’
Scottish nationals calling for a ‘yes’ in the upcoming referendum on independence dominate online sentiment with the official hashtag, #indyref, according to new data.
Google gets first batch of ‘delete me’ requests
Following the controversial ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling in Europe this week, Google has received new takedown requests, according to a news report.
Cafédirect buys online coffee club Kopi
Cafédirect, one of the UK’s biggest coffee brands, has acquired online coffee club Kopi.co.uk.
BBC digital World Cup coverage targets ‘second screeners’ with player cam
The BBC has announced its plans for its coverage of this year’s FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil across TV, PC/laptop, tablet and smartphone platforms- taking advantage of the rising number of people using mobile devices while watching TV.