The Huffington Post hires ex-Al Jazeera boss for Arabic news launch
The Huffington Post Media Group has teamed up with the former boss of broadcaster Al Jazeera to launch an Arabic-language edition.
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Top tips: Staying relevant at every stage of the buying process
Antoine Boulin, president media at Purch, looks at how a combination of content and programmatic ad buying can help brands and advertisers stay relevant throughout the purchase funnel.
Biggest hack yet? 1.2bn passwords stolen in global data theft
Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user name and password combinations in what could be the biggest ever data theft, hitting big name websites “in virtually all industries across the world” according to a US security firm.
Android finally overtakes iOS for global web usage
Despite commanding 85% of the global mobile market, Android has always fallen behind Apple’s iOS in terms of web usage… until now. New data indicates that Android usage is now higher than Apple’s iPhone and iPad operating system.
Snapchat and WhatsApp dominate photo sharing as Facebook plateaus
Snapchat and WhatsApp are now leading in the photo sharing department, ahead of Facebook and Instagram, according to new research.
Top smartphones in China: Xiaomi overtakes Samsung
Xiaomi, often dubbed the ‘Apple of China’, has overtaken Samsung in terms of smartphone units sold for the first time in the country, according to new research.
DMA ditches rules for 5 ‘principles’ to build customer trust
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has revamped its code of conduct, ina move that will see the trade body replace 170 pages of rules with five direct marketing ‘principles’ for its members to follow.
Lycamobile launches first 3D animated advertising campaign
UK phone network Lycamobile has worked with visual storytelling studio Nucco Brain, the produce the first Lycamobile full CGI broadcast advertising campaign.
Bad dates: OKCupid in hot water over user experiments
OKCupid has defended its recently uncovered experiments on users, which saw the dating service deliberately set up bad matches between users to see how they would respond.
Flappy Bird returns with ‘less addictive’ version… but only on Amazon Fire
Flappy Bird is set to fly again, several months after its creator pulled the mobile game from app stores after too much pressure from fans. But the new version is an Amazon exclusive- meaning most mobile users will miss out.