The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre’s (CEOP) website has been found to be insecure, placing children under ‘potential risk’, it has been reported.
Home Service companies ‘need to be more responsive to online customers’
Almost half (41%) of all email enquires went unanswered in the latest eHomeServices benchmark report from eDigitalResearch, despite companies increasingly expecting customers to independently self serve using online account tools.
Bing gains ground on Google in UK
Microsoft’s search engine Bing was the fastest growing search engine during March, while YouTube was the quickest rising social network, according to new data from Hitwise.
Research round-up: 12th April 2011
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Facebook to launch Baidu-powered social network in China?
Facebook has reportedly struck a deal Chinese search giant Baidu to open a jointly-owned social network in China.
BT dodges bullet over secret Phorm trials
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped its investigation into whether BT’s Phorm technology unlawfully intercepted internet browsing data, due to ‘insufficient evidence’.
Steve Jobs to debut ‘tell all’ biography next year
Steve Jobs’s first authorised biography will be published in 2012, promising to be a ‘tell all’ account of the Apple co-founder’s rise to success.
Google buys music sync firm PushLife to boost Android content
Google has acquired Canadian mobile application developer PushLife, as the search giant looks to boost content on its Android mobile operating system.
Bing launches iPad search app
Microsoft has tailored a version of Internet search service Bing for Apple iPad tablet computer.
Play.com plans European expansion?
UK online retailer Play.com has reportedly hired investment firm Lazard to investigate opportunities for expansion, with a focus on Europe.