Is it now too late to prepare for Black Friday?
With less than 10 days to go, Rackspace has issued a warning to underprepared online retailers that it is likely too late to protect their websites from the expected deluge of traffic on Black Friday.
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Is Apple working on Snapchat-style smart glasses?
Apple is working on a set of smart glasses similar to Snapchat’s newly launched Spectacles, according to news reports.
Video viral of the week: Dove’s gets men’s hearts thumping with ‘real beauty’ test
Unilever’s Dove brand continued its “campaign for real beauty” message with a new video ad that tested men’s real reactions to women… by hooking them up to heart monitors. See why it’s out viral of the week below…
Instagram adds in-app shopping feature
Instagram is testing new ecommerce features with 20 retail brands in the US, letting them tag products in photos with a “Shop Now” button.
Case study: World Zombie Day goes viral with Snapchat geo-filters
World Zombie Day London used Snapchat to amplify its message and increase charity donations. This case study looks at how the zombie walk made smart use of geo-filters at key locations in the city to boost donations to homeless charity St Mungo’s.
US election: Which presidential candidate has the best email marketing campaign?
Donald Trump’s email marketing campaign is outperforming Hillary Clinton’s by 12.9 points to 11.0 across six separate marketing parameters, fuelling the surge in small-dollar donations to the Republican candidate, according to new research.
Pop culture clothing site Absolute Cult launches consumer website
Clothing retailer Absolute Cult, which prints Star Wars, Marvel Comics and Disney garments, is launching a new consumer website with SpinMe’s imaging technology following successful shop fronts on Amazon and eBay.
Google lets users create virtual reality collages with ‘Sprayscape’
Google has made virtual reality a little more social with the launch of ‘Sprayscape’, an app that lets Android users create surreal 360 degree collages with their smartphone’s camera.
Total recall: Samsung tells Note 7 users to switch off phones over fire fears
Samsung has halted production and sales of its Note 7 phone worldwide, telling owners to switch them off, amid fears that the devices can catch fire.
Search trends in 2016: Google results pages showing fewer organic results (but more app links)
The first page of Google’s search results now displays fewer organic results, with around 8.5 links instead of the 10 it used to traditionally show, according to new research.