Twitter co-founder debuts app Jelly to search social ‘hive mind’
Twitter founder Biz Stone has co-founded a new app that helps people to pose and answer questions illustrated by photographs.
Forget Google Glass: Augmented reality contact lens set for launch
With Google Glass set to go on sale this year, a lesser-known player has been working on another type of augmented reality eyewear in the form of contact lenses.
Facebook sued for data mining private messages
Facebook users have sued the social network, claiming that private messages are read and mined for data to share with advertisers and marketers, according to reports.
Google partners auto giants to brings Android to cars
Google has struck a deal with General Motors, Honda, Audi, Hyundai and chipmaker Nvidia to integrate the Android mobile operating system for vehicles.
Boxing day retail search ad revenues ‘double on last year’
UK retail search advertisers saw their ad revenue double year-on-year, as consumers shifted their browsing from desktops to mobiles, according to new research.
Over three times more searches for hotels at home than away
60% of the 3.3 million UK consumer online searches for hotels made a month ahead of the festive season were for lodgings domestically, reveals analysis of the latest quarterly search intelligence for the sector from digital marketing agency, Greenlight.
Right to reply: Microsoft Office for the iPhone- a killer app?
Microsoft surprised almost everyone at the end of last week with the release of Office Mobile for iPhone. Richard Edwards, principal analyst in Ovum’s ‘Consumer Impact on IT’ team comments on how the move could change office productivity.
Google’s ‘Captain of Moonshots’ speaks to Cannes Lions TV (video)
Following his seminar at Cannes Lions 2013, Astro Teller, the Captain of Moonshots at Google [x], explains a bit more about his thinking and what creatives can take from his approach.
Using Google Enhanced Campaigns – tips for improving effectiveness of paid search advertising
New research from Adobe shows how using Google Enhanced Campaigns boost your online marketing results, so here’s how it works and tips for improving effectiveness of paid search advertising by getting the Google Enhanced Campaigns tools working effectively for you.
Google donates £1m to stop access to inappropriate content online
Internet giant Google has pledged to donate £1m to the British charity The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which monitors online child porn.