Citizen journalism – Latin America takes the lead
Attitudes to user-generated content differ around the world, with Latin America leading the world for ‘citizen journalism’, according to new research.
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Criteo protects ads from inappropriate sites with DoubleVerify partnership
Performance display ad firm Criteo has teamed up with Double Verfiry to ensure its clients ads do not appear on inappropriate or fraudulent sites.
Brits ‘lag behind US and France in the creativity stakes’
Only 66% of the British public would consider themselves ‘creative’, compared to nearly 80% of Americans, according to new research.
Top tips: The pitfalls of managing your brand in multiple languages
How do you ensure your marketing messages aren’t lost in translation? Patrick Eve, managing director of TranslateMedia, looks at examples of brand names that have rather unfortunate meanings in different countries, and how to avoid a similar fate.
Event report: ConnectEurope outlines changing email strategies
ConnectEurope2012 the leading global digital conference for online marketers, was held last week in central London bringing together some of the industry’s most innovative thinkers, the world’s biggest brands and awe-inspiring speakers. Keynote speakers included Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the World’s Greatest Living Explorer, Innocent co-founder Richard Reed and TED crowd favourite, Marco Tempest.
Chrome becomes world’s top browser… for a day
Google’s Chrome narrowly became the world’s top internet browser for the first time on Sunday 18 March 2012, following a brief surge in use across India, Russia and Brazil, according to new data.
Chrome becomes world's top browser… for a day
Google’s Chrome narrowly became the world’s top internet browser for the first time on Sunday 18 March 2012, following a brief surge in use across India, Russia and Brazil, according to new data.
Mobile Interactive Group offers mobile payments app for TV shows
Mobile Interactive Group has struck a partnership with zeebox, to offer a social payments app for TV shows.
Amazon buys warehouse robot firm for $775m
Amazon has bought warehouse-robotics company Kiva Systems for $775m in cash. Amazon will use Kiva’s technology to improve productivity by bringing the products directly to employees to pick, pack and stow, according to the company.
UK ‘has biggest internet economy in G20’
The UK has the largest internet economy in the G20 group of industrialised nations, accounting for 8.3% of its total industry, according to new research.