£22 ‘DIY’ mini computer goes on sale: Raspberry Pi teaches coding to kids
A hand-held computer called the Raspberry Pi has gone on sale in the UK for just £22 this week, aimed at teaching children how to programme and code.
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Microsoft tests tablet-friendly Windows 8 (with free Office software)
Microsoft has launched a public trial of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which will run on tablets as well as PCs.
Top tips: 3 steps to improve your customer lifecycle email strategy
Volker Weiwer, CEO, eCircle explains how to implement a winning lifecycle email strategy to increase the results of your email marketing program.
Video viral of the week: LG’s Smart Thief Caught on Camera
LG’s new minute-long “smart thief caught on cam” guerrilla-style ad for its slim televisions has already amassed 4.5m views since its launch on YouTube back in December. Click below to see why it’s our video viral of the week…
US Smartphone growth by age and income
Whether or not you have a smartphone is closely related to both how old you are and how much money you make, according to a Nielsen survey in January of more than 20,000 mobile consumers.
Buddy Media buys Facebook ad firm
Social marketing technology company Buddy Media has bought Brighter Option, whose social ad management solution helps create, manage and measure Facebook advertising campaigns.
YouTube stream of Dutch football team gets 35,000 viewers
A YouTube stream of the Netherlands football team training ahead of their England friendly match has notched up an impressive 35,000 viewers.
Twitter unlocks 2 years of tweet archive for market research
Twitter has partnered with data firm Datasift to unlock the vast archive of user tweets made since 2010, allowing firms to access them for market research purposes.
Facebook woos mobile networks for payment service
Facebook has outlined plans to team up with mobile operators on payments, offering to give them back part of the revenue and influence they have lost to Apple and Google in recent years.
Guest comment: Why is f-commerce failing?
F-commerce became a popular marketing buzzword last year, as brands set up online stores on Facebook to sell physical goods. But have stores grasped f-commerce yet or is there a long way to go before social selling succeeds as a business model? Anton Gething, co-founder and product director at nToklo, takes a closer look.