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The Barclays Employers Survey 2014, which questioned 684 UK businesses across all sectors, has revealed that 53% of firms in the media industry will be increasing staffing levels this year (2013: 56%), which is above the national cross sector average (49%). The same survey has also revealed that over a quarter (27%) of media companies … [Read more…]
Twitter is looking at ways of selling products directly from its social network, as the firm explores new revenue streams from social shopping to compete with Facebook, according to a news report.
Amazon has developed a ‘mind-reading’ technology that will predict what people want to buy and ship packages even before customers have placed an order.
Samsung is developing its own Google Glass alternative that it will launch in September, according to news reports.
Advertisers using a combination of affiliate and display are 3.5 times more likely to convert a prospect into a customer than if they used those marketing channels separately, according to new research from Rakuten marketing.
Sky is putting free episodes from some on its TV shows on YouTube, in an effort to entice viewers to its pay-TV services.
MTV UK and Ireland is aiming to further exploit the popularity of its content on digital and social media platforms through the launch of a new advertising tool aimed at targeting its young audiences online.
Facebook has launched ‘Paper’, a news curation app that pulls in news stories, photos and videos from the users’ news feed, as the network continues its drive to become the first destination for social news for mobile users
Google has beaten expectations with its latest financial earnings, recording fourth quarter profits of $3.38bn (£2.05bn), up 17% from a year earlier, boosted by stronger advertising revenue.