PayPal links with SoftBank to crack Japan’s digital payments market
PayPal has teamed up with Japanese web giant Softbank to launch a joint venture to pursue online transactions business in the country.
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Digital training: London college offers secondary school pupils digital qualifications
A new London School offering pupils as young as 14 with digital qualifications alongside standard GCSEs is due to open this September.
Russian online payment service comes to London
RBK Money, one of the top payment platforms in Russia, have chosen London to base its new European operations.
Top digital ads of 2011 revealed (video)
LBi, AMV BBDO, Wieden & Kennedy, Red Bee Media and Budweiser were this month honoured at the IAB’s annual Creative Showcase Grand Prix Awards ceremony. This video showcases the campaigns that took the top gongs at this year’s event.
eMusic takes on Spotify with Android app
eMusic has launched an Android app, as the long running online music store looks to take on the likes on Spotify and Rdio in the mobile arena.
Google search tool helps Leeds shoppers find stock instore
Commercial property firm Land Securities has launched a new Google search service for visitors to the White Rose shopping centre, Leeds. Debenhams, Topshop, Warehouse and Oasis are the first retailers to sign up to the scheme.
Fords runs reality TV series on Yahoo to promote Green Car
Ford is launching an online reality TV show in partnership with Yahoo in the US.
Right to reply: High street needs to work with ecommerce to survive
Following the announcement today of the government’s support for Mary Portas’ plans to rejuvenate UK high streets, Adam Stewart, Marketing Director of Rakuten’s Play.com argues why retailers are facing the need to acclimatise to a new connected retail environment.
Infographic: 4 in 5 Facebook Pages ‘make less than 5 posts a month’
Independent research of 1.7 million Facebook Pages reveals that 82% of Facebook company and brand Pages issue less than 5 update posts per month – hugely underutilising the platform and falling short of fully engaging fans.
Microsoft apologises after Windows Phone speed challenge backfires
Microsoft has apologised after initially refusing to reward a tech writer who “smoked” a Windows Phone using an Android handset, as part of a new in-store competition to promote its new smartphone range.