Top UK search terms – “50 Shades of Grey” and “Jimmy Carr” fastest risers
Jimmy Carr, Father’s Day and 50 Shades of Grey are among fastest moving search terms in the UK in June, according to new data.
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Gmail SMS launched in Africa
Google has launched Gmail SMS across Africa, a new tool that lets Gmail users who own a simple feature phone to send and receive emails using only text messages.
Mail Online website became profitable in June 2012
Mail Online – the world’s leading online English-language newspaper website – has turned its first ever profit as revenues rose 80% year-on-year, predominantly driven by online advertising sales. Revenues for the quarter were boosted in the UK by the Queen’s Jubilee and Euro 2012 football championship.
Baidu Q2 profits grow 70% as search ad sales soar
Baidu the Chinese search giant has posted net profits of 2.77bn yuan ($436m) for Q2, up from 1.63bn yuan in the same period last year. Revenues were up 60% and reached 5.46bn yuan ($858.8m).
YouTube adds "Face-Blur" tool to protect privacy
YouTube has launched a new tool letting users “blur” the faces of subjects before uploading them to the website.
YouTube adds “Face-Blur” tool to protect privacy
YouTube has launched a new tool letting users “blur” the faces of subjects before uploading them to the website.
Nokia handset sales drop 19%; smartphone sales down 34%
Nokia has posted worse than expected Q2 results, including a drop in smartphone sales of 34% as the number of devices sold fell 39% year-on-year. The firm, which was until recently the world’s biggest mobile phone maker, posted a net loss of 1.41 billion euros – about four times the 368 million euro loss posted … [Read more…]
Rupert Murdoch steps down as director of News International
Rupert Murdoch, the chief executive and chairman of News Corporation has resigned from his directorships at NI Group Ltd, NewsCorp Investments and Times Newspaper Holdings.
Google tests social link sharing in search results
Google is testing a new feature that lets users share links in their search results on the social network, as the web giant looks to boost the reach and influence of its Google+ social network.
Facebook tests sponsored search results to rival Google
Facebook is testing new “Sponsored Results” ads that will let advertisers promote their businesses in the social network’s drop-down search results, according to a new report. TechCrunch reports that the service will let advertisers bid against specific pages, apps or places (rather than just keywords).