Third of Brits say no to push notifications (infographic)
One in three UK smartphone or tablet owners are still out of reach to brand marketers using app push notifications, according to new research.
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UK porn filters ‘wrongly blocking fifth of all internet’
Adult content filters implemented by the UK’s major internet service providers are blocking one in five websites (19%), with critics claiming the technology is not fit for purpose.
Amazon lockers ‘yet to deliver the goods for UK consumers’
Almost three quarters of UK consumers have yet to try out new ‘alternative’ delivery methods offered by Amazon to cut down on missed packages, according to new research.
Customer service trends: Just 33% of tweets answered successfully by retailers
UK retailers are performing poorly on social media for customer service, but are becoming more effective at answering email enquiries, according to new research.
Press Association tests ‘early warning news system’ for Twitter
News agency The Press Association (PA) has started a three month pilot with RTreporter, an early warning system for detecting news on Twitter.
Facebook investigated for secret experiment
Facebook is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK after a study showed a psychological experiment influenced what users saw in their news feeds, raising fresh privacy concerns.
Mobile advertising to overtake print (and TV by 2016)
The mobile ad market in the UK is set to overtake print this year in terms of adspend, and is likely to overtake TV by 2016, according to new research.
Twitter offers mobile app install ads
Twitter is now offering a mobile app installation format to all of its advertisers, encouraging users to download apps rather than click on links to web pages.
Adblock moves to stop Facebook from selling user data
A fortnight on from Facebook’s announcement that is will sell targeted ads based on its user’s external web browsing habits, popular browser extension Adblock Plus is offering a special block list that prevents Facebook and 6,700 other sites from tracking a user’s behaviour.
Google Glass banned in UK cinemas
Google Glass is facing further bans in the UK ahead of the upcoming commercial launch of its augmented reality eyewear.