Google’s crusade into social search appears to have taken another step as it acquires Aardvark for a reported $50 million. Read the rest of this entry »
February 12th, 2010
Google Acquire Aardvark For $50 Million
February 10th, 2010
Mobile Will Be Key To Google Buzz Success
Google took a big step into the realms of social networking on Tuesday when it announced its new product Google Buzz leading many to talks about it being a potential Twitter killer and a threat to Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »
February 9th, 2010
UK Advertising Sector To Grow In Q3
The UK advertising sector is expected to grow in the third quarter of 2010 following a decline of 12.7% in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
February 4th, 2010
First Glimpse Of Google’s Rival To Apple’s iPad
After releasing the Nexus One as a direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone it appears as though Google want to compete with Apple for in another market as well – the computer tablet. Read the rest of this entry »
February 3rd, 2010
Spam Via Social Networking Sites Increases By 70 Precent
Spam and malware on social networking sites has risen by 70% according to a report from IT security and data protection firm Sophos. The report has found that criminals targeting social networking users have risen considerably over the year with 57% of users reporting that they have been spammed and 36% reporting that they have been sent malware. Read the rest of this entry »
February 1st, 2010
What Recession? Brits are Europe’s Top Online Spenders
The UK has put the rest of Europe in the shade by being identified as Europe’s top online spenders. Research from the Centre of Retail Research working in conjunction price comparison site Kelkoo has found that the UK accounted for almost one third of the whole of Europe’s online sales in 2009 with an estimated spend of a staggering £38bn. Read the rest of this entry »
January 27th, 2010
Twitter Adds Local Trending Feature
Twitter has improved the relevancy of its trending topics by adding a new feature that allows you to see local trends. The new feature currently allows you to select geographic regions which include a handful of countries including the UK and Ireland and some major cities including London. Twitter states that they are “working on” increasing the locations on offer so eventually we will get a much more comprehensive list. Read the rest of this entry »
January 22nd, 2010
Bing Is Crap (well, according to Google Suggest it is)
Google suggest manages to throw up some humorous suggestions and I found this one particularly amusing as well as interesting. Google suggest is becoming quite an insightful feature, not only does it help with keyword research but you can also monitor word of mouse and opinions on your brand. Read the rest of this entry »