Alibaba buys 18% stake in ‘Chinese Twitter’ Weibo
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has bought an 18% stake in Sina’s Weibo microblogging site, for roughly $586m.
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Google buys news streaming firm Wavii
Google has bought start-up firm Wavii for an estimated $30m (£18m), as the firm looks to capitalise on the growing demand for news aggregation apps.
Video viral of the week: Budweiser 'Buddy Cup' makes Facebook friends a toast away
Budweiser’s latest foray into digital marketing takes an old social custom of toasting with a beer glass- and gives it a modern twist. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Video viral of the week: Budweiser ‘Buddy Cup’ makes Facebook friends a toast away
Budweiser’s latest foray into digital marketing takes an old social custom of toasting with a beer glass- and gives it a modern twist. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Right to reply: Google’s EU search concessions do not go far enough
This month, Google has been forced to change the way it displays search results in Europe to appease an EU antitrust investigation. Michael Weber, CEO of hot-map.com argues that Google’s new commitments are a smokescreen to maintain its dominant position.
New boss at Shazam as company expands
Shazam has appointed Rich Riley as its new Chief Executive Officer, as it continues its shift from music tagging into a global media engagement firm.
Google axes Meebo social toolbar to focus on Google+
Google is to shut down Meebo, the social toolbar it bought in June 2012, as it continues its focus on Google+.
Big questions on Big Data ‘remain unanswered’ – KPMG
Businesses across the UK are failing to turn the data at their disposal into competitive advantage, with many unsure how to make the move from being ‘collectors of information’ to ‘users of insight’. The result, according to KPMG’s head of data & analytics, is stagnation, as organisations “remain unable to align business objectives with their … [Read more…]
Smartphones outsell feature phones globally for first time
Smartphones accounted for 51.6% of global mobile phone sales in the first quarter of 2013, outselling feature phone for the first time as consumers worldwide switch on to web access on the move, according to new data.
Facebook fatigue? Millions of UK and US users desert social network
Facebook fatigue is setting in across some of its biggest markets, with users across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia leaving the social network despite the reported growth in overall active users, according to new data.