Google, the search engine giant, registered a 32 per cent jump in profits, beating market expectations and highlighting the success of its emerging businesses.

New research from the Internet Advertising Bureau – the trade association for online and mobile advertising – reveals that mobile commerce has already become widely adopted in the UK, with 51% of mobile owners (23 million people) using their device to make payments, redeem coupons or research products and services.

Marketers must realise that they are in complete control of the success, and failure, of their email marketing campaigns. The crux starts with their email sender reputation. Margaret Farmakis, Senior Director of Response Consulting at Return Path, offers a guide to getting your recipients’ attention.

Technology firm Holition has partnered with high end jewellers Boucheron to launch an app that lets web users ‘try on’ jewels in real time.

A new travel portal, borne out of a two-year university consultancy project, has launched exclusively for organisations and employees within the public sector in the UK and Ireland.

Many UK publishers are planning to launch on a mobile platform, with the iPad, iPhone and Android being thetop three platforms top three platform picks, according to new research.

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Yahoo’s shares rose 11% yesterday on the back on speculation that the struggling online media giant is the object of a takeover attempt, with both AOL and News Corporation in the running as possible bidders.

Flower retailer Interflora has begun legal action against Marks & Spencer for allegedly bidding on its brand name on Google Adwords. According to Matthew Whiteway, Client Services Director at leading search specialist agency and technology firm Greenlight, were Interflora to win this battle, it would set a precedent, with a number of advertisers likely to … [Read more…]