UK search spend up as Google continues to soar
UK search spend increased 14 percent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2010, with Google leading the charge, according to new research.
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Smartphone gloves a hit as cold snap returns
Mobile accessories retailer Mobile Fun, has found that Dot Gloves for Capacitive Touch Screens have been a great seller during the Winter months; particularly during the cold snap over Christmas.
TradeDoubler debuts first ‘affiliate app community’ with Tesco
Performance marketing company TradeDoubler has launched its Affiliate Revenue Share Community (ARC), with Tesco the first firm to sign up to the scheme.
2010- How was it for you? Top online retailers give their views
Despite the economic gloom, 2010 was another bumper year for online retail, with a total of £58.8bn spent online in the UK, marking a rise of 18%, according to IMRG and Capgemini. In this article, key players in the UK ecommerce industry give their view on the past 12 months, and just what 2011 has … [Read more…]
Cold weather helps UK online retail sales beat expectations
Shoppers in the UK spent a total of £6.8 billion online during December, equivalent to £111 per person, with sales up by 7% on November and by 25% on December 2009, marking a record high, according to new research.
A new diet plan… for your email
Email expert Dr Monica Seeley has launched a ‘5-day diet plan’ aimed at companies looking to reduce the weight of their corporate inboxes.
Alan Sugar Vs. Piers Morgan- Twitter battle benefits Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital in London benefited from a charitable donation after Piers Morgan and Alan Sugar donned their boxing gloves in a battle to collect the most followers on Twitter by Christmas.
The Mac App Store – for better and for worse…
This week saw the launch of Apple’s Mac app store, letting users buy more than 1,000 programs for download, including best sellers such as Angry Birds. As the site attracted over 1 million purchases on its first day alone, Adie Flute, founder of agency Deviate, asks if quality is being sacrificed for quantitiy when it … [Read more…]
Comic sans criminal: Student’s design project wins online fame
Second-year university student Matt Dempsey got a lot more than he bargained for when he put his design project online, highlighting the misuse of the ‘Comic Sans’ font, to be assessed.
US online retail sales up 35% in 2010
A growing number of US shoppers are voting with their keyboards. The latest insider figures show that more people than ever are realizing the benefits of the ‘consumer click’, with online buying in the US up 35% last year compared to 2009.