Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5bn
Microsoft has bought Mojang, the maker of popular world creation game Minecraft, with the game’s creator leaving the company because he is a “nerd”, not a CEO.
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£65 Android One smartphone to launch in India
Google has revealed the first smartphone in its Android One range, pitched as low cost smartphones that offer a high quality standard, in an attempt to capture more of the lucrative developing markets.
With or without U2? Apple offers free album removal tool
Apple has launched a tool that lets iPhone users delete a free U2 album from their iTunes library, after an outcry from some users that the songs were unwanted and took up too much storage space on their devices.
‘Huge jump’ in mobile ad engagement over year (infographic)
Most UK consumers are finding mobile ads on their smartphones, tablets and other devices to be much more informative and helpful now than they did at this time last year.
German media giant OMS puts video ads in text with StickyAds
Leading German media group, OMS has selected StickyADS.tv as exclusive vendor for in-text video rolls.
Video marketing ‘most trusted format’ by consumers
A better video experience leads to more action, higher loyalty and more social sharing, with seven in ten (76%) consumers cite video as their preferred content source when consuming brand information, according to new research.
European programmatic market was worth €2.1bn last year
As more advertisers switch to automated ad buying for their digital campaigns, new research suggests the programmatic market is already booming- rising a massive 111% during 2013.
Top tips: Three trends from dmexco shaping advertising
As dmexco took over Cologne for two days last week, Pierre Naggar, Managing Director, EMEA, at Turn discusses some of the prevalent trends there and how they are impacting the marketing industry.
Top tips: E-fashion merchandising: How to win new customers and sell more
Caroline Hey, Director International Business at search and navigation specialist FACT-Finder, looks at e-fashion merchandising and how brands can learn a thing or two from leading fashion stores when it comes to merchandising measures aimed at increasing customer satisfaction, conversion rate and average basket size. She offers 6 tips and tricks that have already been … [Read more…]
Older adults driving growth in digital video
Digital video is being embraced by viewers of an older set, with those aged 50 to watching an average of 19 minutes a day of digital video during the second quarter of 2014, up from 11 minutes a day during the same period last year, according to new research.