More than one in eight children have been bothered or upset by online content finds a report published today based on interviews with 23,000 young people across Europe.
Brits search for holidays as cold winter nights loom
There were 17 million Google searches for holidays made by UK consumers in August. This was a marked increase of 78% on June’s 9.5 million, according to new research.
Android ‘overtakes iPhone ad revenue’
Google’s Android ad revenue has surpassed that of Apple’s mobile devices, despite the iPhone accounting for more ad impressions, according to new data from ad network Millennial Media.
Top 5 smartphone operating systems
The top 5 smartphone operating systems, in terms of global market share, according to a 2010 forecast from research firm IDC.
Xmas coming early: Brits to spend £6.4bn online… but will spread the cost
Brits are predicted to spend £6.4 bn in December, up from £5.5 billion last year, but will be looking to spread the costs in times of economic uncertainty, according to a new study.
John Lewis site tops usability poll of high street retailers
John Lewis’ website offers customers the best online user experience out of the top UK high street retailers, and has been the most consistently easy to use website over the last five years, according to a new study.
Ofcom rejects YouView ‘anti-competitive’ complaints
Ofcom will not investigate YouView, despite claims from rivals that the TV-on-demand scheme from BBC, ITV, C4 and Five is anti-competitive.
Google adds more location tools to search
Google has added tools to the left-hand panel of its search results, letting users change location details.
River Island creates ‘in-store experience’ with online videos
River Island has added videos to its new website to help bring its online experience closer to that of shoppers in-store.
UK e-retailers under-prepared for Christmas traffic
Research from website monitoring and load testing specialist, Site Confidence, an NCC Group plc company, has found that e-retailers are under-prepared for the Christmas shopping rush, and could miss out on valuable sales.