Apple ‘likes’ Facebook, drops Google Maps
Apple has ditched Google’s mapping software and made closer ties with Facebook, as the battle between the rival digital media giants intensifies.
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Twitter runs first TV commercial with customised hashtag pages
Twitter has premiered its first ever TV commercial during a NASCAR race in the US, which showed off a brand-new hashtag page that could open a new revenue stream for the micro-blogging platform.
Facebook ignores own user poll on privacy due to ‘low turnout’
Proposed Facebook privacy policy changes have been rejected by Facebook users taking part in an official poll on the social networking site. However, Facebook has decided to ignore the results of vote due to ‘too few users made their wishes known’.
Twitter gets serious about branding as new bird logo takes flight
Twitter has introduced a strict set of instructions to go with its new stripped-down ‘Twitterbird’ logo.
Internet adspend data – US sets new records
Latest research from PricewaterhouseCoopers show internet advertising spend levels have broken all records. The US internet adspend data shows continued massive switches into online advertising from other media.
LinkedIn claims ‘no accounts breached’ in hack attack
LinkedIn has said that there have been “no reports of member accounts being breached” after millions of passwords were stolen and leaked online last week.
Facebook ordered to give up troll data for first time
Facebook will be forced to reveal the identities of a group of four users who wrote abusive messages on the site about a 45-year-old Brighton woman.
Brazil online ad spend to increase 40% in 2012
Online ad spend in Brazil is set to grow by 39%, according to new data from IAB Brasil’s Indicadores de Mercado.
Google opens AdWords to 300,000 apps via AdMob integration
Google has integrated its AdMob mobile platform with AdWords, allowing purchases across both networks from a single dashboard.
Twitter’s mobile ad revenue overtakes desktop PCs
Twitter has announced that revenue from promoted tweets on mobiles, which were introduced in February, have now overtaken revenue from PCs.