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Sign up for free to the UK’s longest running daily email news bulletins. hourly 1 2010-02-09T00:00:15Z http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/marketing-emails-2018becoming-less-relevant2019 Nearly two-fifths (39%) of UK consumers claim that the marketing e-mails they receive have become less relevant than they were a year ago, but they are more likey to forward useful information onto a friend, according to new research. robin robin Marketing Email 2010-02-09T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/gmail-takes-on-facebook-with-status-updates Google is reportedly set to update its Gmail service with more social features, making the free email service more akin to Facebook and Twitter. robin robin Social Blogging Email 2010-02-09T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/digital-minds-interview-60-seconds-with-ispy2019s Industry veteran Jim Brigden is reknown for taking The Search Works from a £1m to £100m turnover business in just 3 years. Now working at I Spy Marketing, Jim talks to Danny Meadows-Klue about the growth of mobile, why marketers should treasure product reviews and the perils of embarrassing Facebook photos… robin robin 2010-02-09T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/former-teenage-dotcom-millionaire-confronts-past Benjamin Cohen, former 16-year-old dotcom millionaire during the late 1990s, is the subject of a BBC radio documentary today. robin robin Search Media Internet Advertising Social Start-ups Technology 2010-02-09T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/google-threatens-legal-action-against-chinese Google has warned a copycat Chinese Web site’Goojje’ to stop using a logo that resembles the US Internet giant's or face possible legal action, state media reported Monday. robin robin Search Advertising 2010-02-09T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/tradedoubler-shuts-japan-office-focuses-on-europe Digital marketing company TradeDoubler will be closing its operation in Japan as part of the final stage of its long term integration of the IMW Group. robin robin Marketing Affiliate Advertising 2010-02-09T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/ebay-backs-down-over-forcing-free-p-p-from-sellers eBay has reversed its policy of enforcing free postage and packaging on sellers in certain categories within its online marketplace, following a barrage of complaints. robin robin Retail Auctions 2010-02-08T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/google-to-launch-instant-speech-translator-for Google is set to launch a new smartphone translator tool that will be able to hear speech and translate it instantly. robin robin Mobile Technology 2010-02-08T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/pitchfork-and-drowned-in-sound-pick-w00t-media-for Two of the world’s most established editorial-led music websites, Pitchfork and Drowned in Sound, have appointed w00t!media as their exclusive online advertising sales partner in the UK. robin robin Music Advertising 2010-02-08T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/top-10-learning-technology-trends-in-2010 How will the growing reach of new media technologies affect training in 2010? Robin Hoyle, head of learning at Infinity Learning looks at how Web 2.0 can be used to improve learner engagement and interaction. robin robin Recruitment Technology Analysis 2010-02-08T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/itv2019s-dancing-on-ice-uses-emoderation-to-keep ITV is using eModeration, the moderation and community management company, to moderate comments on the Dancing on Ice website, and to moderate its live chat function during the Sunday shows. robin robin Broadcast Social 2010-02-08T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/facebook-ditches-microsoft-banner-ads-but-makes Facebook is to ditch Microsoft’s banner ads in favour of its own, but is now using Bing to power its site search engine, as the two companies overhaul their 2007 search ad deal. robin robin Search Advertising Social 2010-02-08T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/teens-2018ditching-blogs-for-twitter2019 U.S. teens are turning their backs on blogging just as they are more wirelessly connected than ever before, according to a new study. robin robin Social Blogging Research 2010-02-05T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/2-in-5-marketers-to-cut-print-media-spend-this Two in five (41%) of marketers will decrease spending on print media during the year ahead, opting for social media, mobile marketing and search instead, according to a new survey. robin robin Search Marketing Social Agencies Research Advertising Media Email 2010-02-05T00:00:00Z News Item http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/february/symbian-opens-smartphone-platform-to-developers Mobile software maker Symbian has made its smartphone platform open source, letting developers use and modify the platform's underlying source code for any purpose. robin robin Mobile Technology 2010-02-05T00:00:00Z News Item