Facebook valued at $50bn after funding boost
Facebook has raised $500m from Goldman Sachs and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies, in a deal that values the social networking company at $50bn, according to reports.
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Guest comment: Is it crunch time for the cookie?
In the last year the EU has introduced new cookie legislation set to be implemented by the UK government by May 2011. Article 5(3) of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive states that consent must be given before companies are allowed to place cookies on a web user’s computer or retrieve cookie information already stored … [Read more…]
Google plans Android digital news stand to take on iTunes
Google has approached a number of publishing houses to for producing a digital news stand, according to a news report.
Top tips: The rise and rise of video in retail
Video can offer online retailers the chance to let consumers explore products in more detail, as they could in–store. Rob Tarrant, Managing Director, Brandbank, offers a guide to getting the most out of video when selling online.
The year in digital: 130 stories that shaped 2010
The good, the bad and the quirky… 2010 was a landmark year for digital, with iPads, Old Spice, Angry Birds, Chatroulette and Wikileaks becoming buzzwords, while standout company Facebook went ‘Places’, got its own movie and found its CEO becoming Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Netimperative looks back over the past 12 months to … [Read more…]
Chatroulette, Take That and Facebook: Google reveals top UK search terms of 2010
Google has released its annual Zeitgeist report into the UK’s search habits online browsing habits, listing the terms most commonly searched on its site this year.
Video: Top 10 YouTube clips of 2010
YouTube has looked back on the year to launch a video of its most watched clips of 2010, including Old Spice, annoying oranges and bed intruders.
Top Tweets of 2010: Justin Bieber, Inception, Gulf oil spill and vuvuzelas
Twitter has revealed the top trends of 2010, with Inception, vuvuzuelas, the Gulf oil spill and Justin Bieber being the most tweeted subjects of the year.
The children buying their own presents… and causing credit card fraud
It had to happen sometime. Santa’s longstanding Christmas conditioning whereby good behaviour earns presents has finally been toppled. Justin Schamotta, staff writer for Credit Card Comparison, looks at why kids need to education on the perils of credit card fruad.
Top broadband trends for 2011
Next year has the potential to be a big year for UK broadband, with major moves from BT, Virgin Talk talk and Sky which will revolutionise communication and media industries. Comparison site Think Broadband offers its predictions for the year ahead in broadband…