Pinterest gets $100m funding boost from Play.com owner Rakuten
Social media ‘pinboard’ Pinterest has won $100m (£63m) in funding from Japanese internet retailing giant Rakuten and existing investors.
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General Motors pulls 'ineffective' Facebook ads
In a shock move ahead of Facebook’s IPO this week, General Motors is reportedly pulling all of its $10m- worth of ads from the social network saying that paid ads are ‘ineffective’ on the platform.
General Motors pulls ‘ineffective’ Facebook ads
In a shock move ahead of Facebook’s IPO this week, General Motors is reportedly pulling all of its $10m- worth of ads from the social network saying that paid ads are ‘ineffective’ on the platform.
10 things you need to know about Facebook (and 5 about its ‘Fans’)
Ahead of Facebook’s historic IPO this week, Experian Hitwise and Techlightenment have provided 10 key data points about the social network’s UK usage, and a further five points about the way users interact with brand Pages.
Twitter and Facebook users warned against posting abuse online
The UK Government’s top legal adviser has issued a new warning over abusive tweets and Facebook posts.
Webfusion rewards customers with ‘refer a peer’ commissions
Web hosting firm Webfusion has launched its new website with a new partner programme in which customers can make 15 per cent commissions.
Docomo boosts content and apps €224m Buongiorno deal
Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo has bought Italian mobile Internet content and apps provider Buongiorno, in a bid to strengthen its platform businesses overseas.
Google looks to boost web chat tools with Meebo buy
Google is in talks to buy messaging app, Meebo, for as much as $100 million, according to reports in US media.
Just 1 in 10 consumers ‘willing to pay for online content’
Most consumers believe the internet as we know it would ‘disappear’ without ads, but most want want more information about the online ads they see and only 1 in 10 are willing to pay for advertising-free content, according to a new survey.
Just 1 in 10 consumers 'willing to pay for online content'
Most consumers believe the internet as we know it would ‘disappear’ without ads, but most want want more information about the online ads they see and only 1 in 10 are willing to pay for advertising-free content, according to a new survey.