As events continue to unfold in Japan, one software firm is making a material difference on the ground. Developed out of the political meltdown surrounding the astonishing tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, Google’s Person Finder tool is looking like it will become embedded in disaster relief processes worldwide. It’s a perfect example of how the digital … [Read more…]

It must have seemed like a great idea: a natural disaster, a global outpouring of sympathy, a donation engine from the world’s largest software maker and a way of consumer support on the web translating straight into donations. But the nuances of social media can be subtle, and here’s what Microsoft are learning, fast…

In an era when personal data is the window into marketing effectiveness, it’s good to look out for the smart companies making the smart moves. This week it’s Omnicom…

UK music streaming service we7 is launching a mobile radio app which lets users create their own personal radio stations that can work anywhere.

Clearly the likes of Facebook and Twitter weren’t a consideration as a channel five years ago. Now we see a process of acceptance and gradual integration with existing marketing techniques. But in its fifth year, the Adestra and Econsultancy Email Marketing Census shows there’s a long way to go…

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) – the international organisation responsible for presenting the world-renowned Webby Awards, Internet Week New York and Internet Week Europe – is launching an awards event to honour the best of Europe’s internet community.

Adobe has released an experimental Flash to HTML5 conversion tool on Adobe Labs, codenamed Wallaby, to help designers and developers port their videos and rich media across multiple platforms.

Media owners and ad networks will be trembling again as new forecasts predict Facebook taking around 20% of online ad revenue by 2015. If they’re right it will change the economics of web publishing and the role of behavioural advertising, it will also shift the focus for many consumer brands to be entirely within Facebook … [Read more…]

Google has updated it search engine to let users block out all links from specific domains in their query results.

Social networking may be grabbing the focus of digital agencies in the Americas and Europe, but don’t write-off online radio advertising. That’s the message from the on-demand social radio pioneers at Pandora as they boost their online adsales teams.