Google testing video ads in search?
Google is reportedly testing sponsored video ads its search results, following in the footsteps of smaller rivals Yahoo and Bing, according to new research.
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Some respite for Twitter shares as board demonstrate confidence
Having sold some 379,000 shares in November Twitter’s Jack Dorsey has just purchased 32,000 shares at a cost of $875,000 as demonstration of confidence in the company. Other board executives also purchased shares in what appears to have been a co-ordinated move. The move seems to have worked with Twitter’s share price rising 7% over … [Read more…]
Yahoo debuts ‘silent’ messaging app
Yahoo has launched a new messaging service called Livetext that features live two-way video chats for mobile device users, but with a ‘silent’ twist.
Teens dub YouTube the ‘coolest‘ social network’ ahead of Instagram
Despite the rise of mobile apps such an Instagram, WhatsApp and SnapChat, US and UK teens have picked YouTube as the coolest social network, according to a new survey.
Snapchat could be worth $19bn after funding round
A funding round could value Snapchat at $19bn, making it the third-most valuable tech firm which does not trade shares publicly.
Twitter promoted tweets to appear on other websites
Twitter will show its paid-for promoted tweets across the internet, on sites that are not part of the micro-blogging service, with Flipboard and Yahoo Japan the first sites to sign up.
Snapchat valued at $10bn after funding boost
Snapchat has raised another $486m in funding, with 23 investors joined the offering, according to new SEC filings made recently.
Yahoo mobile ad revenues forecast to overtake Twitter next year
Yahoo’s US mobile ad revenues are predicted to overtake Twitter next year to become the third largest in the country, according to a new report.
Gmail app to sync with Outlook, Yahoo and other email rivals?
The Android version of the app will be updated in the coming weeks with support for Outlook, Yahoo and other types of non-Gmail email accounts.
New investor urges Yahoo to buy AOL
Yahoo and AOL have been urged to merge by an activist investor, presenting an interesting potential tie up between two troubled internet giants.