E-mail services provider Goodmail Systems is to cease operations this month, following the collapse of takeover talks with an unnamed buyer.
UK survey: Over 35s prefer email ads, while under 35s prefer web ads
The under 35 age groups find internet advertising more acceptable than Email marketing but the opposite is true for the over 35s, according to the The British Population Survey.
Mobile augmented reality on rise as top brands get virtual
An increasing number of leading brands, retailers and mobile vendors are investing in mobile augmented reality (AR) applications and services, with global revenues expected to approach $1.5 bn by 2015, according to a new report.
Customer service remains crucial for retail websites
Exceptional customer service remains a key differential for top performing retail websites, as pure play ‘etailer’ Figleaves tops the overall league table with outstanding telephone and email customer contact, according to new research.
Video engagement in Spain and Latin America
Viewers in Spain displayed the strongest video engagement, averaging 17 hours per viewer during the month of October. Countries ranked by hours of video watched per viewer.
Video audience in Spain and Latin America
Approximately 85% of home and work Internet users viewed online video during the month of October. Countries ranked bu total unique users.
Google takes on Facebook Places and Foursquare with Latitude check-in tool
Google has updated its location service Latitude, letting mobile users check into spots on the go.
Right to reply: News Corp financial muscle is The Daily’s main advantage
News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch has launched a digital newspaper for the iPad called the Daily, which he said he hoped it would be an “indispensable source of news” in the tablet era. But will it catch on? Adrian Drury, analyst at Ovum, takes a closer look…
Top tips: Google slams duplicate content- how to protect your rankings
Just last month, leading search marketing specialist and technology firm, Greenlight, pointed out in its 2011 top 10 predictions for natural and paid search, that among other things, search engines would take an even more aggressive stance towards duplicate and low value content this year. It is going on almost a week since Google’s Matt … [Read more…]
Radio listening switches to digital and online
Over nine in ten UK adults tuned in to radio stations each week during the last quarter of 2010, with more people switching from analogue to DAB radios, according to new figures.