While 39% of Brazilians think they could build a website, only 16% of British workers feel the same, according to a new global survey looking at digital skills in the workplace. The poll, conducted by Barclays, found that UK employers are failing to train their staff up to the level of digital skills they require … [Read more…]
Amazon today said that it has reached agreement to partner the UK government in tests to explore the viability of delivering small parcels by drone. This is the first time such tests will be allowed in Britain. A cross governmental team supported by the Civil Aviation Authority have allowed Amazon to test three key aspects … [Read more…]
Nintendo shares drop as investors respond to details of licencing agreement. Nintendo have seen shares rise some 60% since the augmented reality game phenomenon Pokémon Go launched. However, shares have fallen back on the announcement that Pokémon Go was developed by US firm Niantic. Nintendo announced profits from licensing would be limited. The debate and … [Read more…]
Verizon have announced the purchase of Yahoo ending speculation on the future of Yahoo. Verizon will $4.8 billion for the business. An announcement was made before NY stock exchange opened earlier today. Once one of the most dominant dotcom businesses, like AOL it never really recovered from the dot-com crash, and has struggled to find … [Read more…]
Despite the numbers of players offering ‘freemium services’ ad revenues are being forecast to exceed over $1billion worldwide by 2017. Juniper Research has conducted a recent study that predicts Ad’s on music streaming services will be approximately $780million in 2015 and that this will rise to $1billion by 2017. The increase follows an increasing movement … [Read more…]
Less than a week after launching its competitor for Periscope, ‘Live’, Facebook have announced they will be opening up the service to more than just celebrities. This appears to be a bit of a u-turn on the social giants part. The company has now intimated Mentions (The app where ‘Live’ resides) will be rolled out to … [Read more…]
The US retailer has teamed up with Hong Kong based Fung Retailing Ltd., to conduct and e-ecommerce pilot venture in mainland China via Alibaba’s Tmall Global, an online marketplace linking world-wide retailers to the Chinese consumer. The business will be called Macy’s China Ltd., and will operate out of Hong Kong. Product will be selected … [Read more…]
BMW have responded to Google’s Alphabet restructure by publishing an A to Z of its fleet management services provided under it’s Alphabet brand. Using visually similar graphics to Google it reminds the public that the name was in use long before Google’s announcement on Monday. BMW own alphabet.com. Alphabet Inc. (Google’s new parent) opted for … [Read more…]
After the success of native video ads as reported in Facebooks latest quarterly accounts, these will now be available on the Audience Network, allowing publishers to monetise their content and provide broader exposure for advertisers. The ads were star performers in latest figures with mobile versions accounting for 76% of all advertising revenues The video … [Read more…]
Google (now Alphabet) last month unveiled Eddystone, a software platform for Bluetooth beacons that demonstrates a serious push into the Internet of Things. Beacons are small devices that use Bluetooth technology to send notifications and other actions to a passing smartphone or other Bluetooth enabled device. It had looked as though beacons were at risk … [Read more…]