Are you a social media liar? Intel tracks top Facebook fibs (Infographic)
More than half (53%) of Facebook and Twitter users are happy to tell ‘social lies’ according to this new infographic from Intel.
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Top tips: How fashion brands can get the most from their fans
Major fashion brands are building up huge social followings, but how should they engage those fans? Tamara Littleton, CEO of social media management agency, eModeration, examines the issues.
Olympics 2012- how did the sponsors fare online?
The Olympics offers three levels of sponsorship to brands- worldwide, London-based and athlete-based. Social media app Wildfire (recently acquired by Google) has tracked the main sponsors’ activity on social media over the duration of the Olympics and looked at whether they have seen an uptake similar to that of the athletes.
Mobile advertising forecast data – market to triple
The latest mobile advertising forecast data suggests the big boom is yet to come, with the market trippling in side within the next 4 years, Yankee group are forecasting more than $11 billion being invested by brands just in mobile media space, before considering the investment to make websites compatible for mobile phones and tablets. … [Read more…]
Shopping, social media, YouTube and… cats? Eerily accurate 1995 video shows kids predicting future of the internet
Move over Nostradamus- this video from 1995 shows US school children predicting the future of the internet with unnerving accuracy, right down to the web’s obsession with cats.
16% of UK adults ‘have never used the internet’- ONS
Nearly 1 in 5 (16%) UK adults have never used the internet, amounting to 7.82 million people, according to new research.
Google+ debuts customised URLS… without plus sign?
Google+ is now offering custom URLs to profiles and pages, similar to the vanity URLs provided by Facebook and Twitter. The move also suggests the internet giant is looking to integrate the service as a ‘social spine’ into all its services.
Cloud storage wars- Microsoft revamps SkyDrive
Microsoft has revamped its SkyDrive online storage system with new features as the firm aims to rival the likes of Dropbox, Apple, Amazon and Google in the rapidly growing cloud storage market.
Top tips: Advertisers guide to the perfect mobile ad
How can you create that killer mobile ad in terms of engagement, dwell time and conversion? Mark Slade, CEO at 4th Screen Advertising, offers a guide on which mobile platforms prove most effective and how create ads which engage the phones native functions, such as the camera or calendar, to get much higher dwell times.
Top 10 smartphones- Samsung extends global lead over Apple and Nokia
Android-based devices are outstripping Apple globally in terms of popularity, with Samsung leading the way, according to new research.