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Pay To Play, Facebook Tells Businesses

Facebook says it is about making the user experience on its network more enjoyable. Critics say it is all about the money. Either way, Facebook has now admitted that[...]

US Mobile Search Market Worth Nearly $4bn

By the end of this year the mobile search market will be worth $3.8bn, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Meanwhile, wireless payment services provider[...]

The Rise And Rise Of Video Sharing

Everyone knew it was a growing phenomenon, but new data that reveals just how much the popularity of online video sharing has grown is taking even experts by[...]

Too Rude For Android

They are considered so rude as to be unswipeable and off-limits to Android users in a rush, yet some of them are so mundane that it is bizarre to find them there.[...]

Black Friday And Thanksgiving Reveal Growth Of Mobile

Sales data is now beginning to emerge from Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and it looks like the big winner is the mobile sector. Mobile sales were up 43% on last[...]

What Might Encryption Mean For Marketing?

It has been the biggest mainstream story about the internet this year, but it is only now beginning to have a serious impact on internet marketing. The revelation[...]

A Personal Response – From A Machine

In 1950, Alan Turing posed the question: will there ever be a machine that can successfully imitate a human? In recent years, several machines have come close to[...]

"Okay Google" Brings Voice Search To PCs

Google told us to expect changes in its search interface and it turns out this was not just talk; in fact, Google wants users to start talking to it. Using[...]

Breaking The Spell

Following speculation on the part of users, it has now been revealed that the Apple App Store search engine has undergone an update. The most important change? It[...]

Twitter And TV Conversation Targeting

Following the rollout of extra shopping tools by Google at the weekend, Twitter has now added new advertising features that many retailers will want to latch onto[...]

Looking Good On Google

With the busiest shopping period of the year now underway, Google has introduced a new feature that will thrill retailers promoting their products online –[...]

Place Pins Prompt Fresh Interest In Pinterest

The steady growth of Pinterest has seen advertisers increasingly interested in it but, with the exception of a few well-designed visual campaigns, not making much[...]

Back To Keyword Basics With Bing

Every web design worker knows how frustrating it can be to type in endless lists of keywords that are just slight variations on each other, trying to cover all the[...]

Talking To The Xbox

This Friday will see the launch of the Xbox One, which features built-in Bing to power its searches –and a whole new way of using it. This will be the first[...]

Public Wi-Fi Hotspots – The Risks

Keeping things up to date on a busy business website or social networking site is essential to stay ahead of the competition, but it can be very time consuming. Many[...]

Yahoo Kicks Off Domainapalooza

The rumor is that Yahoo has been looking for a bit of spare cash recently, with some interesting possible acquisitions in mind. It was therefore real luck that led[...]

For Those About To Buy

Wouldn’t it be useful to know not only what customers were interested in buying but also when they were interested in buying it? This is the thinking behind a new[...]

Glass Explorers Prepare For Launch

At this time of year everybody seems to be selling something new, but Google is taking it slow. Following a flood of changes to Google Glass, some had suspected it[...]

Pinterest And Instagram Ads Roll Out For Christmas

As excitement grows in anticipation of Cyber Monday, it is time for retailers to start thinking seriously about the new advertising options now being rolled out to[...]

Google’s Next Move

For several years now there has been talk of Google using social signals alongside the familiar metrics of search engine optimization in establishing page rankings;[...]

Could Microsoft Sell Bing?

In less than a year, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will retire. Former Nokia man Stephen Elop is hotly tipped to take the top job, and Elop is said to have a priority[...]

Understanding Hashtags

The day after Twitter’s remarkable stock market success, it is worth taking a look at one of the features that helped it grow to the point where this was possible.[...]

Twitter Hits The Stock Market

Twitter will be floated on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today with an asking price considerably higher than originally anticipated. With an IPO as high as $27[...]

Myspace Returns

Ten years after its launch and five years after it began to decline, Myspace is back. The last four months have seen unexpected growth at the once-forgotten social[...]

Yelpers Fight For Wages

Four individuals who have frequently posted reviews on Yelp announced this week that they are bringing a lawsuit against the review site for breach of the Fair Labor[...]

Twitter: What Users Expect

Businesses have often been warned not to begin marketing through social media unless they are prepared to keep it up, as inactive social media presences can do[...]
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