Today (Monday 6th December) is set to be the busiest online shopping day of 2010 in the lead-up to Christmas, as sales and traffic levels have begun to gather momentum towards Mega Monday, according to new forecasts from key players in the UK ecommerce sector.
The majority (74%) of consumers are always or sometimes actively looking for adverts related to entertainment brands and products online, from home cinema and audio equipment, to video games and gadgets, according to new research.
Cable giant Virgin Media has launched its new broadband internet based “next-generation entertainment platform” and Set Top Box (STB), which uses Video-on-Demand (VoD) technology from TiVo.
Women’s lifestyle site iVillage is making its tenth anniversary with the launch of a redesigned site, featuring enhanced user profiles, a new celebrity blogger line up, and premium video on demand content through a deal signed with Web TV.
Myspace has launched a new mobile site and iPhone application, as the social network looks to gain lost ground on market leader Facebook and promote its music-sharing tools.
Almost a third of Britons expect to be financially worse off in 2011, according to a report launched today, with the travel sector expected to feel the impact as consumers reign in spending.
In the increasingly crowded online ad market, the ability to stand out from the competition has never been more important. David Donnan, managing director, Igentics, offers some tips for publishers to get advertisers flocking to their site.
MySpace, once the dominant online social network, has signed a ‘mashup’ agreement with Facebook to allow people to sign on to MySpace using their Facebook login.
AOL UK has launched SafeSocial, a bespoke social media monitoring tool, providing parents with an overview of their children’s interactions across social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
AOL UK has launched SafeSocial, a bespoke social media monitoring tool, providing parents with an overview of their children’s interactions across social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.