The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this week announced a ‘brick-by-brick’ dismantling of the barriers holding back British growth, promising a so-called ‘patent box’, a new 10p rate of Corporation Tax to be levied on profits from new products developed and generated in Britain. GlaxoSmithKline followed the news by announcing a subsequent £500m investment in … [Read more…]

Google is set to launch its ‘Google Editions’ electronic book store early next year in the UK, taking on the likes of Amazon and Apple in the growing online publishing market, according to a news report.

Mobile Games revenues are set to reach $11bn by 2015, with more players opting to buy games while playing the free version, according to new research.

With Forbes allowing advertisers to blog amongst its editorial content, is the growing trend for online ‘advertorials’ damaging trust in internet journalism? Mike Grehan at Search Engine Strategies considers whether paid-for blogs are as bad as the industry is claiming.

How can small businesses capitalise on Twitter in an increasingly crowded social media space? Thomas Vollrath, CEO at 123-Reg.co.uk, offers a guide to standing out from the crowd on the micro-blogging platform.

Flanking Hammersmith’s busy A4 flyover are Europe’s largest pair of digital advertising platforms. While these double sided LED screens, costing £1 million, make for a striking landmark in West London, they are also breaking new ground in digital connectivity, as adverts are beamed live to the signs over an enterprise quality 3G mobile network provided … [Read more…]

Netherlands and UK lead in intensity of web use. Number of times the internet was accessed by average visits per visitor (September 2010).

Mobile internet devices outsold computers in 2009 by 144 million units.

Google is close to buying e-commerce coupon website Groupon for as much as $6bn (£3.9bn), according to a news report.

Google is close to buying e-commerce coupon website Groupon for as much as $6bn (£3.9bn), according to a news report.