Facebook puts ads on mobiles for first time with ‘Premium’ service
Facebook is letting companies place ads on its mobile version for the first time, and to advertise on the log out screen, flowing the launch of its new ‘Premium’ service.
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Mobile ‘accounts for 5% of online UK sales’
The popularity of shopping through mobile devices is continuing to grow at remarkable speed, with sales through mobile devices penetrating the 5% barrier of total e-retail sales for the first time, according to new research.
Google privacy policy goes live… despite EU warning
Google has begun to implement its single merged privacy policy for all of its services despite a warning letter from the EU.
Right to reply: Twitter’s archived Tweets more useful to brands than sponsored apps?
Twitter plans to make it more difficult for users to avoid advertisements on mobile. According to global digital marketing agency, Fortune Cookie, the news is unsurprising and detracts from more interesting and important developments at Twitter.
Leap year bug crashes UK Govt. cloud service
Microsoft’s Azure cloud service went down this week, taking out the UK government’s CloudStore and disrupting many businesses in the process. The failure “appears” to have been triggered by extra day in the leap year, according to Microsoft.
Social network users ramp up reputations: Women ‘most likely to unfriend’ on Facebook
Women and young adults are outpacing other demographics in unfriending on Facebook, as social networkers get more savvy in managing their reputation online, according to new research.
£22 ‘DIY’ mini computer goes on sale: Raspberry Pi teaches coding to kids
A hand-held computer called the Raspberry Pi has gone on sale in the UK for just £22 this week, aimed at teaching children how to programme and code.
Microsoft tests tablet-friendly Windows 8 (with free Office software)
Microsoft has launched a public trial of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which will run on tablets as well as PCs.
Top tips: 3 steps to improve your customer lifecycle email strategy
Volker Weiwer, CEO, eCircle explains how to implement a winning lifecycle email strategy to increase the results of your email marketing program.
Video viral of the week: LG’s Smart Thief Caught on Camera
LG’s new minute-long “smart thief caught on cam” guerrilla-style ad for its slim televisions has already amassed 4.5m views since its launch on YouTube back in December. Click below to see why it’s our video viral of the week…