Emerging new media brands look set to benefit from a growing consumer backlash against ‘traditional’ media outlets in the wake of the NOTW hacking scandal and subsequent closure of the publication, according to research released today by online publisher, Populis.
Shock news that the News of the World is to close on Sunday after the phone hacking scandal has sparked rumours of a swift online and print replacement, as a mystery buyer snaps up the domain name for ‘TheSunOnSunday.co.uk’.
Facebook has integrated Skype video calls into its system, as the social network looks to expand its reach across new platforms.
Google, Microsoft and Facebook sites have dominated the French market in May, with cars, taxes and flowers proving the fastest growing categories, according to new research.
The European Directives and resulting UK legislation, designed to protect users’ personal data as they move about the web, has turned out to be more than a clampdown on cookies. It’s about cleaning up the internet so that customers don’t need to worry about who’s watching them, and brands don’t need to worry about betraying … [Read more…]
A combination of display and email advertising improves advertising recall by 13%, when compared with display advertising alone, according to new research.
Following the release of the Hargreaves Review, Digital Opportunity, the Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network (CI KTN) last week brought together representatives from the creative sector to debate the implications of the Review with its author Professor Ian Hargreaves. Participants included Universal Music, Lovefilm.com and The Guardian News and Media Group along with the UK … [Read more…]
Holiday camps and self catering websites have topped the latest eTravelBenchmark study with a good performance across the online customer journey, providing potential holiday makers with an overall online package which can be tailored to their needs, desired destination and budget.
Auto Trader has released a dedicated app for iPad, designed as an image-driven way to browse the popular motoring site.
In the latest series of the BBC TV show ‘The Apprentice’, Alan Sugar sparked controversy for firing a contestant on the basis that he’s ‘never come across an engineer that can turn his hand to business’. Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of video search engine Blinkx argues why engineers such as James Dyson, Mark Zuckerberg … [Read more…]