Microsoft has deepened its ties with Facebook to make Bing’s search engine more social, as the two firms look to challenge Google’s dominance of the search sector.
Hargreaves report: 10 steps to shake up UK copyright laws for digital world
As part of a new Government-backed report, Professor Ian Hargreaves has made 10 major recommendations to free-up restrictive intellectual property and copyright laws that “obstruct innovation and economic growth in the UK”.
Nearly half of non-web users are disabled- data
Almost a half (48.3 per cent) of people who have never used the Internet are disabled, according to data published for the first time by ONS.
Right to reply: Will MyData usher in a new era of money-saving?
Launched by the UK Government last month, Mydata, gives consumers access to the data that businesses have on them, calculating that such access could help people make better-informed choices. Justin Schamotta at Choose.net wonders if businesses really are keen to share their data with others…
Android phones ‘vulnerable to attack’
Nearly all (99.7%) of Google’s Android phones are vulnerable to hackers, according to new research.
Android phones 'vulnerable to attack'
Nearly all (99.7%) of Google’s Android phones are vulnerable to hackers, according to new research.
IDM revamps as government-approved Institute for digital marketing
The IDM has undergone a major rebrand following government approval, seeing the trade body become the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing.
Does marketing really work for small businesses?
Nearly a third (65%) of UK SMEs have an annual marketing budget of less than £5,000, with many small businesses failing to set a budget at all, according to a new poll.
Collaboration and social tools ‘drain business productivity’
The proliferation of collaboration and social tools designed to increase productivity is actually costing businesses £57.8bn per year in lost productivity, according to a survey.
Right to Reply: 3 things ‘The Apprentice’ taught us about marketing mobile apps
Last week’s episode of the BBC show The Apprentice saw the two teams pitched against each other to create the most popular mobile app in under 24 hours. In this article, Patrick Mork, GetJar’s CMO, looks at how The Apprentice teams could have driven higher global downloads of their app, and what it takes to … [Read more…]