US to spend $2 billion on Cyber Monday
A massive $2bn is predicted to be spent on Cyber Monday in the US, whilst Europeans are going to spread their Christmas shopping over a three-week bonanza, according to new research.
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YouTube goes live on Wii U console
YouTube has launched a Wii U compatible version of its video sharing site, as the Google-owned service looks to expand its use among gamers.
Girls arrested in India for Facebook comments
India’s social media regulation has come under scrutiny this week, after two girls were arrested for posting a Facebook comment criticising a shutdown of the city after the death of a local political leader.
Video virals of the year: ‘Kony 2012’ helps raise $26m after YouTube campaign
As 2012 comes to a close, we look back at some of the biggest online video virals of the year. This week, we look at the hugely successful (and rather controversial) ‘Kony 2012’ campaign, that raised a huge amount of awareness about the plight of children caught up in Uganda’s conflict.
Twitter hashtag disaster: Susan Boyle trends for all the wrong reasons
Singer and former Britain’s Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle unknowingly invited the general public to her ‘Bum Party’ via Twitter after a PR hashtag malfunction.
Facebook introduces ‘bank-style’ security to tackle cyber fraud
Facebook has begun to move its North American users to HTTPS connections, which are more secure than HTTP connections, the previously default. The Internet protocol is commonly used by banks and other security sensitive websites.
Google…what happened to us? Clothes retailer laments 70% drop in search traffic (video)
US-based online retailer Big Tall Direct has accused Google of favouring ad dollars from large businesses over relevancy, after the firm saw a 70% decrease in search traffic in the past year.
Mobile ads ‘more effective than TV and web in key metrics’
Mobile ads are much more effective than broadcast or conventional digital ads on a number of key metrics, such as brand recall and purchase intent, according to new research.
British high street becomes ‘show room’ for online and mobile shopping
One in three Brits use the high street just to window-shop, using mobile phones to compare prices, save details for buying online at home or make purchases, according to new research.
115 million visits to online retail sites predicted for Cyber Monday
The third of December will be the busiest online shopping day pre-Christmas, with UK consumers forecast to spend 375 million hours shopping online in December 2012, according to new research.