Facebook buys fitness tracker Moves
Facebook has bought fitness tracking app Moves, suggesting the company’s interest in entering the health monitoring technology arena.
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AOL and Microsoft in global video partnership
AOL and Microsoft have agreed on a new global video distribution deal, with content from AOL brands to be available on MSN and Bing Apps for Windows and Windows Phone.
Amazon’s high costs eat into profits
Internet retailer Amazon reported a 32% rise in profits to $108m (£64m) in the first quarter of 2014, but expenses rose 23% on last year.
Display ad clickers ‘conduct more organic searches’ (infographic)
The study, from Criteo, found that on average across all industries, 65 per cent of the consumers recruited through performance display did not click on paid search ads.
Top social media tips: Embracing the benefits of your enthusiastic customers
Knowing what your company does well, is arguably just as valuable as knowing its faults- and your customers can be the best source for spreading this information. Udesh Jadnanansing, founder and managing partner, Mopinion, looks at how businesses should embrace their enthusiasts as well as concentrating on customers that have issues.
Hackers are the new open sea pirates- KPMG
Wil Rockall, director in KPMG’s cyber security team, comments on the news that the open seas are the next playground for hackers. He highlights that the cyber security of maritime control systems controlled by engineers and not CISOs and CIOs are making these systems vulnerable to pirates, the new hackers.
Topshop in digital push with Rakuten Marketing
Rakuten Marketing has won new customers, including Topshop and MATCHESFASHION.COM, as the company sees mobile orders on its affiliate channel rise 113% in the UK.
Google+ leader Vic Gundotra quits company
Vic Gundotra, of the key figures behind Google’s social network, is leaving the company.
Facebook profits triple as mobile accounts for 59% of ad revenue
A rise in mobile ad sales helped Facebook triple its profits in the first three months of 2014, with a staggering 59% of ad revenue coming from mobile.
Apple buys back shares as profits rise 5%
Apple has enjoyed a strong first quarter of the year, with the electronics giant planning to buy stock back from shareholders while increasing its quarterly dividend by 8%.