Yahoo! buys news feed start-up Summly from 17-year-old founder
Yahoo has bought Summly, a news reader app created by UK teenager Nick D’Aloisio, in a deal reportedly worth millions of pounds.
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Facebook free voice call app hits UK: a threat to mobile networks?
In a potential challenge to mobile networks, Facebook has expanded its Messenger app to the UK, offering uses with free voice calls with friends on the social network.
Google opens ‘Universal Analytics’ for all
Google has made its Google Universal Analytics available to all its users, helping publishers monitor their mobile, desktop and app traffic in one tool.
Women ‘spend 8 months longer on social media than men’ during lifetime (infographic)
An adult woman will spend 8 months longer than a man on social networking sites during her lifetime, according to a new study by inbound marketing agency, Browser Media.
Mobile internet trends: 4G subscribers to double by 2014
High speed mobile internet connections will soar over the next 2 years, with 4G LTE mobile broadband subscribers forecast to double in the next two years.
LinkedIn adds ‘Facebook-style’ people and job search
LinkedIn has revamped its site search engine, filtering results by companies, people, groups, jobs alongside a new inbox search function.
Most Brits ‘unaware of new top-level domains’, including .Google, .Microsoft and .Nike
Three quarters (75%) of UK and US consumers are oblivious to the new ‘.brand’ domains, despite high profile brands adopting the new web extensions, according to a new survey.
Are social media sales a myth? Coca-Cola claims no impact from online buzz
Social media’s ability to boost sales has come into question this month, with one of the world’s biggest brands claiming that online buzz from the likes of Facebook and Twitter has little impact on brand sales.
European web trends: Russia has biggest audience as Yandex captures 10% of search market
Russia has Europe’s largest internet audience, whilst Turkey counts the youngest users and the Netherlands has the highest market penetration, according to new data.
UK mobile advertising trends: Size doesn’t matter anymore?
When it comes to mobile advertising, UK consumers are increasingly screen agnostic- with environment and context becoming more important, according to new research.