Traditional metrics ‘inflating online ad reach 2.6 times’
Traditional audience measurement metrics that do not adjust for cookie deletion overestimate the number of unique users by two to threefold, according to a new report.
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Spotify takes on iTunes with iPod sync service
Spotify has launched an app letting users synchronise playlists and songs bought through its music streaming service with Apple’s iPod.
Amazon debuts 'flash sale' fashion site
Amazon has launched MyHabit.com, holding brief online “flash” sales of clothes.
Amazon debuts ‘flash sale’ fashion site
Amazon has launched MyHabit.com, holding brief online “flash” sales of clothes.
AOL profits slide 86%
Internet firm AOL faced another quarter of declining advertising and subscription revenue, pushing down profit as the company tries to turn itself into an online media conglomerate.
Yahoo search stats: Many teens ‘don’t know who Osama Bin Laden was’
Searches on Sunday for Osama bin Laden spiked nearly 100,000% on Yahoo!, but many teens were looking up who he was, according to new data.
Digital royal wedding stats round-up
If William and Catherine didn’t invite you, then maybe you’re one of the 400m who tuned in on YouTube? Twitter traffic spiked at 300 Tweets-per-second (with Kate’s sister earning a hashtag or two); Facebook tracked around 75 status updates per second; mobile network O2 estimated 65m digital photos snapped on mobiles on the big day; … [Read more…]
Sony hit by second cyber attack, denies ‘credit cards for sale’ claims
Sony has said there is no evidence that credit cards have been stolen from customers using its online service, despite claims that a list of 2.2 million cards are already on sale on the black market. The company has also confirmed its separate Sony Online Entertainment PC games network was hit by another cyber attack, … [Read more…]
Russian search giant Yandex to float on stock exchange this month?
Yandex, Russia’s most popular internet search engine, plans to set the price of its planned initial public offering on U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq by May 23, according to a news report.
Bin Laden death sparks record Twitter surge
The death of Osama bin Laden broke Twitter records, with “the highest sustained rate of tweets ever”, according to the micro-blogging service.