Harlem Shake videos hit 1 billion views
YouTube dance phenomenon The Harlem Shake has generated over one billion video views in just 40 days.
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BlackBerry axes BBM Music service
BlackBerry has announced that its BBM Music service is to shut down, less than a year and a half after its launch.
Half of Instagram users now come from Android
Photo app Instagram has revealed that half of its users now come from Android, just one year after launching on the Google-owned mobile operating system.
Songwriters ‘now make more money from digital than radio’
New licensing deals with the likes of Google Play, Vevo and Microsoft Xbox have helped to boost UK revenues from online music services by more than 32% in 2012, overtaking royalties from the radio industry for the first time, according to new data.
Google sells Frommers travel guides back to owner
Google has sold Frommers travel guides back to the original owner, in a move that will see the publications revert back to print editions.
iTunes search links vanish: Google blames ‘technical issues’
Google has denied penalising rival iTunes on its search engine, after it was revealed that links to the Apple store were ‘hidden’ from results pages.
Yahoo teams up with Dropbox
Yahoo! has struck a partnership with Dropbox to enhance its email storage and sharing abilities.
Angry Birds maker Rovio doubled sales last year
Rovio has posted sales of €152m, more than double its revenue for 2011, as the Angry Birds reator continues its success as one of the world’s biggest mobile games makers.
Digital marketing in South Africa: Consumers ditching TV for mobile and web
South Africans are reading fewer newspapers and magazines and watching less TV because they are spending more time online, according to a new study.
Zynga brings real money gambling to UK
Zynga has launched its first real-money online gambling games in the UK, through a partnership with bwin.