Global music trends- Streaming leads growth as physical sales drop 12%
Music streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer are leading driving much of its sales growth during this year, according to new research.
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Facebook dips 6% as investors sell off shares at first chance
Facebook shares have fallen heavily as the first lock-up period, which stops sales by early investors, ended.
Olympic viewing trends- quarter of Brits watched online
Nearly a quarter (24%) of all Brits used the web to watch the Olympics, while 14% used social media to catch up on the action, according to new research.
Hocus bogus? eBay bans spells, psychics and potion listings
eBay has stirred up controversy by banning the sale of spells, potions and other supernatural paraphernalia via its online marketplace.
Web TV trends- YouTube revamps PS3 platform
YouTube has launched a dedicated app for Sony’s PlayStation 3, designed to help gamers navigate and watch videos easier via their controllers.
Average brand marketing budgets revealed: UK brands ‘have significant digital strategy failings’
Whilst the majority (71%) of UK brands have a digital strategy in place, more than half (56%) do not have a roadmap for the next three to five years, according to the results of a new survey of marketers.
Freeview integrates social commerce to boost sales after digital switch
Digital TV service Freeview is to integrate Reevoo’s consumer review solutions into its ‘choose a product’ pages, helping to guide its customers to the right Freeview product for them.
Facebook tests controversial newsfeed ads for non-fans
Facebook is testing a new ad format that lets brands aim their advertising toward the newsfeeds of users who are not already a fan of the brand page.
Google takes patent search tool to Europe
Google has rolled out its patent search across Europe, along with a number of new features to help budding inventors, entrepreneurs and brands check if their ideas have been copyrighted.
Desperate Dan goes digital: UK’s oldest comic ‘The Dandy’ goes online only
The Dandy, the UK’s oldest children’s comic, will cease weekly print publication and go online only after its 75th anniversary edition in December, publisher DC Thomson has confirmed.