Expedia to part company with Trip Advisor
Online travel giant Expedia has unveiled plans to spin off its TripAdvisor brand in a deal that could value the popular user reviews site at $4bn.
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Blinkx boosts online video channels with Burst Media buy
Online video search firm Blinkx has bought online ad company Burst Media for $30 million to help it build personalised online TV channels.
Google invests in German solar power plant
Google has made a multi-million-euro investment in a solar power plant outside Berlin in what the US Internet giant said was its first clean energy project investment in Europe.
Online coupons grow as consumer package goods get web right
Latest tracking data from North America confirms that the coupon industry is accelerating thanks to online coupon download platforms. Individual coupons from brands as well as aggregators such as Groupon are changing the nature of vouchers and online promotion use. The trend will be followed in Europe, Latin America and Asia…
ITN launches royal wedding app on GetJar
ITN Productions has launched its Royal Wedding video app exclusively on app store, a week in advance of its release into the Android Market Place.
Android and Windows 7 to overtake Blackberry and iPhone by 2012- Gartner
Nearly half of the world’s smartphones will be using Google’s Android operating system by the end of 2012, according to the research firm Gartner.
Only 25% of top UK retailers bother to reply to Tweets- study
Just one in four (25%) of retailers with a presence on Twitter replied to a question directed at them, with Thomas Cook, easyJet and Debenhams topping the responsiveness table, according to new research.
Google revamping YouTube channels to compete with TV?
Google is preparing a major overhaul of video sharing website YouTube by creating “channels” to compete with broadcast and cable TV, according to a news report.
Top email marketing tips: Data security should be as relevant as relevance
Email marketers constantly discuss concepts like relevance, lifetime value, dynamic content, automation and delivery. But what about the more mundane topics like data security? In the last few months, consumers have received a number of notifications explaining that security failures have compromised email addresses and provided third parties with potential access to digital identities. Ryan … [Read more…]
Yahoo! to stream royal wedding live
Yahoo! has launched its royal wedding website, featuring a live stream of the event and a visitor guestbook where you can leave your marriage advice for the couple.