Facebook has come under increased criticism for ad overload and forcing people (including performers) to use their real names. Now, a new social network called Ello has gained popularity by positioning itself as the anti-Facebook- with no ads and a more open acceptance policy.
Apple has responded to the claims that its latest iPhone 6 Plus smartphones are prone to bending under pressure in users pockets, claiming that the instances are ‘extremely rare’. Watch this BBC video looking into the bendgate probelm here:
Amazon has expanded its partnership with Twitter via a new hashtag function that lets customers to add items to their Amazon Wish List without leaving the social network.
Microsoft has axed a further 2,100 jobs as the software giant looks continues its plan to cut 18,000 jobs, representing 14% of its workforce.
Finding a compelling reason for customers to engage with your business via smartphones offers a huge (and low cost) way of getting swathes of valuable insights. Mark Penson, CMO of Survey Anyplace, looks at four ways to use customers’ mobile devices to improve your bottom line.
A startling 1 in 6 emails worldwide (approximately 50 million) don’t reach inboxes, with messages to Gmail inboxes more successfully placed and read than any other large mailbox provider, particularly if the messages were sent to the ‘Promotions’ tab, according to new research.
As Facebook continues to decrease the reach of organic brand content, new research suggests paid social ads are more effective at converting users- but email and affiliate marketing prove more effective overall.
A number of leading websites, including Mozilla, Reddit, KickStarter, FourSquare, Vimeo, and Meetup will become slow to use this Wednesday (10th September) in protest over the US governments net neutrality proposal that could see the formation of a two-tiered internet- giving priority to higher paying customers.
Retail (non-food) delivers the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the UK but experiences second year of declining customer satisfaction.
When it comes to agency pitches, most brands would like to see Carat and Mindshare on their list, according to a new survey looking into the perceptions of some of the biggest players in the ad industry.