Facebook doubles revenue as ad sales soar
Facebook’s revenue doubled to US$1.6bn in the first half of 2011 as its ad revenues soared, according to a news report.
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Google helps HTC sue Apple
HTC is to sue Apple over patent infringenments, after Google sold the Taiwanese smartphone firm the rights to some of its technology.
UK: Smartphone and Video ad exposure on the rise
Mobile and video advertising are gaining traction in the UK, reaching a sizeable percentage of the total audience, according to new research.
Twitter to launch UK ads in October?
Twitter is reportedly set to launch its advertising service to UK businesses and brands in October, according to a report.
Groupon to delay September IPO?
Groupon is considering a delay to its long-awaited initial public offering, amid turmoil in the US economy.
UK Parliament uses online gaming to build citizenship
It’s a smart use of digital from an increasingly cutting edge team: UK Parliament’s latest online game invites young people to put themselves in the Prime Ministerial hot-seat and find out if they have what it takes to run the country. Danny Meadows-Klue reckons it’s a perfect example of right media channel, right content, driven … [Read more…]
.XXX domains go on sale: Just what the internet needs
Ever get the feeling the lunatics were policing the asylm? As the naming authorities get set to inflict .XXX domain name conventions on us all, here’s a reminder of the fall-out of the release of the ‘dot-anything-you-want’ approach to website naming. It’s all vaguely remeniscent of the 1995 cybersquatters goldrush that made millions for trademark … [Read more…]
BP enters ‘daily deals’ foray with online coupons
BP is to launch a daily deals service, as the British Oil giant looks to attract customers to its forecourts.
Most UK sites ‘sticking to new ad code’
Most UK websites are complying with the new codes that prohibit false advertising on websites and social media sites, according to a new study.
Yahoo fires CEO Bartz over the phone
Yahoo has fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone, after just 18 months at the helm. The move has fuelled speculation that the embattled internet media firm may go up for sale, after struggling against younger rivals Google and Facebook for years.