The Economist embarks on real time Twitter debate project
The Economist has partnered with AdGent Digital, launching a new feature on its site allowing readers to tweet comments in real time to a live debate.
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Yahoo to make further job cuts
Yahoo has issued a weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales forecast, as the online media giant announced its second round of layoffs in six weeks, of about 1 percent of its global workforce.
Twitter's ad revenue ‘may triple to $150m this year’
Twitter’s ad revenue is likely to triple to $150 million this year as more companies use it to spread marketing messages, according to a new report.
Twitter’s ad revenue ‘may triple to $150m this year’
Twitter’s ad revenue is likely to triple to $150 million this year as more companies use it to spread marketing messages, according to a new report.
Adidas ‘virtual wall’ lets shoppers order online…while in-store
Sports brand Adidas has launched the ‘adiVERSE Virtual Footwear Wall’, letting in-store shoppers browse and order trainers online.
Comic sans criminal: Student’s design project wins online fame
Second-year university student Matt Dempsey got a lot more than he bargained for when he put his design project online, highlighting the misuse of the ‘Comic Sans’ font, to be assessed.
User experience agencies Foolproof and Flow join forces
UK user experience design agencies Foolproof and Flow Interactive have joined forces, boosting their manpower to 70 staff with an initial turnover in excess of £5.5m per annum.
Piracy websites ‘attract 53 billion visits a year’
A sampling of only 22 brands revealed that websites offering pirated digital content and counterfeit goods generate more than 53 billion visits per year, according to a new study.
Mobile clicks show peak traffic on Boxing Day and ‘Mobile Sunday’
Real-time clicks measured over the Christmas period by Adfonic across its global mobile advertising marketplace show that mobile is driving a shift in the way that consumers browse for gifts and hunt for sale bargains.
Guest comment: Is it crunch time for the cookie?
In the last year the EU has introduced new cookie legislation set to be implemented by the UK government by May 2011. Article 5(3) of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive states that consent must be given before companies are allowed to place cookies on a web user’s computer or retrieve cookie information already stored … [Read more…]