Apple’s music social network Ping gets 1m users in 2 days
Apple announced last week that more than one million users signed up for Ping in the service’s first 48 hours of availability.
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Third of Brits ‘lie’ when selling a product or service online
Research from identity checking experts 192.com has revealed that 17% have been ‘ripped off’ online and 18% don’t feel safe using online classified advertising sites like Gumtree.
Top tips: Mobile apps- Making your customers ‘appy
Mobile has fast become the growth marketing channel for a number of organisations. For many companies this has meant developing a dedicated mobile application, but is an app necessarily the right choice for everyone? Frank Lord, VP EMEA for ATG, explains why the important issues to consider when developing a mobile app as part of … [Read more…]
‘How to’ videos on the rise: Blinkx teams with Videojug and Howdini
Blinkx has partnered with VideoJug and Howdini, to bring 50,000 direct play How-to video’s to its video search platform.
New social network Pic-Nic Village lets users ‘own website’ as part of co-op
Music entrepreneur Pete Lawrence has launched a crowdfunding initiative to finance the development of a social network for creatives that intends to ‘blur the boundaries between business and leisure’.
Top tips: Avoiding web traffic overload- It’s all in the timing
Graham Moore, e-retail expert at Zeus Technology offers his thoughts on how to ease congestion when consumers arrive at a brand’s site all at once.
eBooks survey: Kindle beats iPad… but paperbacks remain popular
A survey of over 1000 US and UK users found the Kindle scored strongly over the iPad as an e-reader. The survey also found demand remains for the trusty paperback, although many consumers are now going digital for their holiday reads.
Guest comment: Email and Social Media – A Compelling Partnership
Social media isn’t replacing email, it’s complementing it, argues Jon Maddison, UK Country Director, Epsilon International.
Brits ‘wasting money’ on flat-rate broadband packages
Brits are paying more than they need to for the internet, a report commissioned by telecoms firm O2 has found.
Right to Reply: ASA’s new web rules- sorting the ads from the editorial
The ASA is set to expand is remit to cover marketing messages on brand’s own websites and social media pages- leaving the question: ‘What counts as marketing, and what counts as editorial content’? Tony Foggett, CEO of Code Computerlove, takes a closer look at what will to be a key issue for brands and agencies … [Read more…]