US: Facebook set to overtake Yahoo in display advertising
Facebook will leap over Yahoo! in US display ad revenues this year, while Google will remain the third-largest seller of display ads, with Yahoo! at No. 2, according to new report.
Microsoft
Right to Reply: Windows 8- one user experience to rule them all
Last week saw Microsoft unveil its latest operating sytem- taking a radical new direction with “Windows 8,” abandoning many of the traditional Windows hallmarks in favor of a brightly coloured, tile-centric interface apparently designed to play well on everything from tablets to desktops. Tunde Cockshott, Creative Consultant at Amaze, examines if Microsoft’s ‘post PC’ gamble … [Read more…]
Top UK search and social sites: Facebook loses ground to YouTube and Twitter
Facebook has lost further ground to YouTube and Twitter in the UK, with the micro-blogging site boosted by the ongoing super injunction row, according to new data.
Top 30 web properties in Europe
Google attracts the most web uses in Europe, but Facebook gets most of their time, according to new research from ComScore.
UK websites given extra year to comply with Cookie privacy law
Website operators have an extra year’s ‘grace period’ to change the way they use cookies to comply with new laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.
Google’s social search goes global
Google has launched its social search tool in 19 new languages, giving users around the world a chnace to refine search results based on friend’s online recommendations.
ScanMe turns social media profiles into real world barcodes
Social media tool ScanMe has launched this week, an application that creates a unique, permanent, QR barcode for a user through their Facebook account.
Bing ramps up Facebook ‘Like’ data in search rankings
Microsoft has deepened its ties with Facebook to make Bing’s search engine more social, as the two firms look to challenge Google’s dominance of the search sector.
Govt. campaign puts ‘£100 PCs’ on sale this week
Lastminute.com co-founder Martha Lane Fox has launched the next phase of the Government-backed ‘Race Online Camapign’ with low price recycled PC products launched nationally today with prices starting from £92.
Top 10 websites in Spain
The internet is thriving in Spain, with more than 23.5 million web users logging on from Spain in March, up 5% from a year ago, according to new data.