Giving consumers access to their personal data: UK government outlines ‘midata’ scheme
The UK Government has issued proposals for its midata programme, which aims to give consumers access to their data.
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Online music trends- Teens pick YouTube a main music source
Radio is still the dominant way people in the US to discover music (48%) – followed by tips from friends/relatives (10%), and YouTube (7%), but more teens listen to music through YouTube than through any other source (64%) — followed by radio (56%) and iTunes (53% ) and CDs (50%) – according to new research.
Olympic opening ceremony ‘featured in 19% of social media’
Since the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, the world has embraced Olympic fever. Research from Nielsen revealed that there were more tweets about the Olympics on that single day than during the entire duration of Beijing 2008. The unprecedented social following of the Games is reflected in 67% of UK adults using Social Media to … [Read more…]
How much is a like worth? Play.com Facebook fans ‘spend 24% more’
Online retailer Play.com has claimed that its Facebook fans are worth 24% more in direct sales than non-fans.
4G finally coming to UK this September?
High speed mobile internet is coming to the UK next month, after network Everything Everywhere was given the go-ahead to roll out 4G technology across the country.
Paypal testing mobile payments in McDonalds
PayPal is testing an app-based checkout system in McDonald’s restaurants in France, as the online payments system looks to secure pole position is the increasingly important mobile payments sector.
European email trends: Hotmail leads pack but Gmail catching fast
Hotmail remains the most used web-based email service across Europe, but Gmail, Yahoo and Mail.ru are catching fast, according to new research.
Amazon offers ‘1 cent’ cloud storage with Glacier
Amazon Web Services has announced Glacier, a low-cost storage service designed for data archiving and backup.
Intel soundtracks your life with ‘Me The Musical’
Intel has launched a new campaign that creates a personalised movie for Facebook users, drawing upon their social media data to create ‘Me The Musical’.
Early Facebook investor sells shares for $396m
Peter Thiel, one of Facebook’s earliest investors has sold most of his stake in the social network, making a substantial profit.