Expedia and Booking.com face OFT investigation into hotel room discounts
The operator of Holiday Inn is under investigation for signing a potentially unlawful deal to limit discounts on rooms.
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Facebook commerce ‘worth £3.1bn’ in next 3 years
Selling through Facebook (f-commerce) is set to be worth £3.1 billion for UK businesses over the next 3 years, according to new research.
Global online recruitment trends: London firms ‘flocking to hire online freelancers’
London businesses are flocking to hire online freelancers, as the UK capital is coming out as the top earning city in Europe, where online hiring was up 25% over last quarter, according to a new report.
Online privacy concerns rise as customers shun untrusted brands (Infographic)
Nearly all (94%) of consumers worry about their online privacy, and are less likely to engage with companies they do not trust, according to new report.
Facebook denies click fraud after ‘80% bot’ claims
Facebook has denied allegations from a music company that branded the social network as ‘scumbags’ and claimed that 80% of its ad clicks were generated by bots rather than people.
Twitter users hit half a billion: Top 20 countries revealed
Twitter has reached the half billion accounts mark in June 2012, including more than 140 million in the US alone, according to new research.
Ex-interim CEO Ross Levinsohn quits Yahoo
Yahoo!’s former interim CEO, Ross Levinsohn, who was overlooked for the top position, is leaving the company today.
Olympic opening ceremony breaks iPlayer records
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has set the record for the most number of views in a single day on the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up platform.
Right to reply: Facebook ad revenue slowdown – a mobile problem
With Facebook’s inaugural results perceived as being underwhelming, and Facebook looking to mobile to grow revenues, the challenge of how it monetises people’s usage of its network over mobile phones continues to be a primary concern for investors. According to Andreas Pouros, Chief Operating Officer at Greenlight, if a phone is now not part of … [Read more…]
Pub giant Mitchells & Butlers begins digital push
Mitchells & Butlers, the UK’s biggest restaurant and pub group which owns the All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Harvester and O’Neills chains amongst others, has hired digital strategy agency Underwired.