Google removes Pirate Bay from search autocomplete
Google has shut off the auto-complete terms for The Pirate Bay on its search engine, as the firm steps up its copyright clampdown.
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Top 50 online retailers in the UK- Olympics boosts travel sites
Amazon remained top of the UK online shops during August, followed by Apple and Argos, while the Olympics boosted visits to travel sites, according to new research.
Pirate Bay founder arrested
Gottfrid Svartholm, founder of filesharing site The Pirate Bay, has been arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Amazon snubs Google Maps for Nokia in new Kindle Fire
Online retailer Amazon has partnered with Nokia to provide mapping services for its new Kindle Fire, representing a significant snub to Google.
Case study: Nokia Finger Battle app
At the height of football fever this summer, Nokia launched a smartphone game to coincide with the Euro 2012 championships. This case study shows how the ‘Finger Battle app’ became one of the most popular application so the tournament.
Starbucks Vs Costa: Who is winning the London check-in wars? (infographic)
Despite Starbucks having eight times the number of central London outlets, the chain secures less Facebook check-ins on average than rival coffee group Costa, according to new research.
Online music trends- Teens pick YouTube a main music source
Radio is still the dominant way people in the US to discover music (48%) – followed by tips from friends/relatives (10%), and YouTube (7%), but more teens listen to music through YouTube than through any other source (64%) — followed by radio (56%) and iTunes (53% ) and CDs (50%) – according to new research.
Olympic opening ceremony ‘featured in 19% of social media’
Since the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, the world has embraced Olympic fever. Research from Nielsen revealed that there were more tweets about the Olympics on that single day than during the entire duration of Beijing 2008. The unprecedented social following of the Games is reflected in 67% of UK adults using Social Media to … [Read more…]
July online retail sales get highest growth of the year
Online sales jumped 17% year-on-year during July, representing the highest growth this year, according to new data.
Digital campaigns ‘boosted by Olympics’
Brands running online advertising and social media campaigns experienced an uplift during London 2012, with search volumes being higher than those seen during the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Google has found.