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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »