Music streaming charts go live in UK- Which artists are generating the most ad revenue?
Online music streaming services, including Spotify and We7, will have their own top 100 chart starting from this Monday (May 14th).
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European mobile gaming gets social: UK leads way for social play on the move
Over 2 in 5 (42%) of people in the leading 5 European countries played a game on their mobile device during February, with the UK leading the way, according to new research.
Britain’s Got Talent voting app goes live
ITV and FremantleMedia have launched two new ways for viewers to vote for their favourite Britain’s Got Talent contestants via their mobile phone.
Webby Awards- Pinterest, Instagram, BBC and Louis C.K. honoured at ‘Internet Oscars’
Social media newcomers Pinterest and Instagram joined internet stalwarts such as Facebook and the BBC in being honoured at the 16th annual Webby Awards this week, frequently dubbed the ‘Internet Oscars’.
Instagram enters top 10 social networks in UK
Last month, Facebook announced the $1 billion acquisition of photo sharing app Instagram. This is a landmark deal for the acquisition of an app but Instagram became the 10th most visited social network in the UK in March 2012, showing the increasing appetite for photo sharing online.
Nikon first brand in Europe to use Vibrant In-Image ads
Nikon Coolpix is the first brand in Europe to implement an online advertising campaign using Vibrant Image, the newly launched in-image ad format from contextual marketing technology provider Vibrant.
AOL debuts video content network ‘AOL On’
AOL has a new video hub for consumers that offers premium video across 14 content channels, as the firm looks to bring in high volume targeted traffic that will appeal to advertisers.
Coca-Cola runs social media campaign on Spotify’s Facebook pages
Coca-Cola has struck a promotional partnership with music streaming service Spotify, that will see the beverage giant run a social media campaign on its Facebook pages.
AP woos digital publishers with online video platform
The Associated Press has launched AP Video Hub, a global online video news platform, in a bid to attract online news publishers and portals to its services.
Fords runs reality TV series on Yahoo to promote Green Car
Ford is launching an online reality TV show in partnership with Yahoo in the US.