One in three US adults go online to diagnose medical condition
Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults say that at one time or another they have gone online specifically to try to figure out what medical condition they or someone else might have.
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HMV.com shut down as retailer suspends online trading
HMV has suspended trading online via HMV.com following the appointment of administrators.
Right to reply: Facebook and Bing partnership rewrites rule book on search
This week’s launch of Facebook Graph Search could pose one of the most feasible threats to Google’s domininace yet. Edward Cowell, Search Engine Optimisation Director and global agency Netbooster, looks at the implications.
LoopMe gets funding boost for social mobile ‘ad inbox’
UK mobile ad firm LoopMe has raised half a million pounds to fund its in-app advertsing inbox.
Facebook takes on Google with ‘Graph Search’
Facebook has overhauled its search engine in a bid to take on Google, letting users search for people, photos, places and other content that has already been shared on the social network.
China web users up 51m… with 75% logging on from mobile
The number of people using the internet in China rose by 10% last year to 564m last year, with 75% of those having access via mobile devices, according to new figures.
Reddit co-founder’s death sparks rise in Hacktivist attacks
The death of Reddit co-creator and online rights activist Aaron Swartz has sparked a rise in politically-motivated hack attacks, often dubbed ‘Hacktivism’.
Russian social network debuts mobile app store
Odnoklassniki, the social network service from Russian online media giant Mail.Ru Group, has launched a mobile platform for games and apps.
Right to reply: HMV collapse shows perils of neglecting online
High street music retailer HMV is calling in administrators, putting over 4000 jobs at risk. The news makes HMV the latest in a succession of retailers to fall into trouble following a difficult trading period and the challenge from online stores. Dan Wagner, CEO and Chairman of mPowa and Powa Technologies, which is responsible for … [Read more…]
Jack Ma steps down from Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba
Jack Ma, founder of China’s Alibaba.com, is stepping down as chief executive but will remain chairman.