Email marketing mistaken as spam rises 50%
Email marketers’ lack of best practice forced a near 50% jump in emails not being delivered to the inboxes of UK customers of major Internet Services Providers (ISPs) over 2010, according to new research.
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60% of consumers ‘click on mobile ads once a week’
Most mobile users (60%) click on mobile ads at least one a week, according to a new poll.
UK websites given extra year to comply with Cookie privacy law
Website operators have an extra year’s ‘grace period’ to change the way they use cookies to comply with new laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.
Rural broadband boost? Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale test UK’s first 4G broadband
Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have joined forces to test next generation 4G ‘LTE’ high speed broadband to customers. If successful, the trial will see mobile and fixed broadband coming together for the first time in the UK, providing a significant boost to rural Britain’s access to high speed internet services.
Google set to launch Android ‘mobile wallet’
Google is today expected to unveil to a new “digital wallet” feature in the US, letting consumers pay for items using their smartphone rather than credit cards.
Online banking survey: Customers satisfied, but don’t want to get social
Brits are generally satisfied with their current online banking services, but are slow to take up mobile banking, and have little interest in connecting to their bank via social media platforms, according to a new survey.
Brits spent £300bn since 2000- IMRG
Another major milestone has been reached in the growth of online shopping: £300bn has been spent online since the launch of the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index in April 2000.
Utilities and finance sectors ‘need to get personal’
The UK’s utilities and personal finance companies are failing to meet consumer demand for personal communication according to research from enterprise software provider Thunderhead.
Peak Games gets $5m funding boost for social games
Social gaming firm Peak Games has won a $5 million Series-A investment to foster continued growth in some of the fastest-growing markets in the world including Turkey and MENA (Middle East North Africa).
Twitter buys Tweetdeck after bidding war- report
Twitter has reportedly purchased UK-based social media app Tweetdeck for $40m, as the micro-blogging site looks to clamp down on thrid party apps.