User experience agencies Foolproof and Flow join forces
UK user experience design agencies Foolproof and Flow Interactive have joined forces, boosting their manpower to 70 staff with an initial turnover in excess of £5.5m per annum.
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US online retail sales up 35% in 2010
A growing number of US shoppers are voting with their keyboards. The latest insider figures show that more people than ever are realizing the benefits of the ‘consumer click’, with online buying in the US up 35% last year compared to 2009.
Social media users ‘are more demanding’
Consumers have much higher expectations of social media customer services compared to more traditional channels, according to new research.
Online shopping growth to slow next Christmas- forecast
Christmas 2011 is set to be a more frugal affair than last year for many online shoppers, according to the latest Logan Tod & Co.’s Annual Online Shopping Index.
Right to reply: Microsoft enters web TV battle- A threat to Apple and Google?
Microsoft is reportedly on the brink of revealing a web connected television service that will directly rival those of its main competitors, Google and Apple. SEO company Queryclick.com looks into the implications for a sector set to soar in 2011.
Piracy websites ‘attract 53 billion visits a year’
A sampling of only 22 brands revealed that websites offering pirated digital content and counterfeit goods generate more than 53 billion visits per year, according to a new study.
Guest comment: A digital picture and a thousand words
When it comes to online retail, images can make or break a sale. In this article, Rob Tarrant at Brandbank, discusses the difficulties faced by retailers and suppliers when updating product information and imagery on websites.
Kazoo Travel site lets holidaymakers haggle with vendors
Kazoo Travel, a new holiday shopping website that lets users negitioate on price with vendors, has launched in the UK with almost 100 travel agents have signed up.
Survey reveals scale of unemployment in Britain
Figures just published by The British Population Survey (BPS) show that the 3 months to December 2010 Unemployment rate was 7.73%.
Hilton runs Twitter campaign to promote 50% off bookings
Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide is running a campaign of Twitter to promote its new year sale, in partnership with agency Grape Digital.