UK digital download sales surpass £1bn
Digital sales of music, games and films have broken the £1 billion barrier for the first time in the UK, according to new data.
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Right to reply: Big Brother ‘click to buy’ site signals future of retail
This month saw retailer Very.co.uk launch a click-to-buy sponsorship deal with Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother. Mark Curtis, chief client Officer at service design consultancy Fjord, says this collaboration is just a taste of where retail needs to go in the future to create a more holistic and immersive customer experience.
Very.co.uk ties with Big Brother with ‘click-to-buy’ page
Channel 5 has teamed up with online retailer Very.com to offer a ‘click to buy’ website based on products featured in this year’s Celebrity Big Brother reality show.
Boxing Day was ‘biggest day ever for online retail in UK’
UK consumers made 113 million visits to retail websites on Boxing Day, a 17% increase on last year, while Brits spent a combined total of 14 million hours shopping online the day after Christmas, according to new research.
Twitter to go public in 2014?
Twitter could be worth up to £7 billion as the company prepares to go public in 2014 according to a news report.
Facebook adds voice record function to Messenger app
Facebook has added a voice record feature to its Messenger apps for Android and iOS, with plans to introduce full voice calls in the near future.
Google removes censorship notice from Chinese search
Google has axed a censorship notice on its Chinese search engine, as the firm looks to build on its paltry 5% market share in the rapidly growing market.
107 million UK visits to retail sites on Christmas day
UK Internet users made 84 million visits to retail websites on Christmas Eve and 107 million visits on Christmas Day up an astonishing 86% and 71% respectively compared to the same days in December 2011, according to new data.
10 key mobile trends for 2013
MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, starts the new-year by unveiling its mobile predictions for the next twelve months.
Gumtree debuts Android app
Gumtree.com has announced the launch of its first official app for Android in the UK, and an update to its existing iOS app.