Marks & Spencer has launched a ‘Digital Lab’ in a bid to develop an ‘omni-channel’ service across its stores, web and mobile.

This week’s Twitter hack, which saw 250,000 passwords stolen, highlights the growing importance of online security. Nick Besant, Panoplia Security Services looks at why the latest scare story is just the tip of the iceberg.

US billionaire John Malone’s cable group, Liberty Global, is in talks with Virgin Media about a possible deal with Richard Branson’s UK cable company, according to a news report.

Japan’s social media landscape is diverse and fragmented, with many big players battling for dominance (and working together). Facebook and Twitter are popular, but local players Mixi and Gree also have lasting appeal across Japan, while mobile and social gaming sites are also hugely popular. We look at the top 6 social networks in Japan.

Advertising.com Group has officially been renamed AOL Networks, after being bought by the internet media giant back in 2004.

Liberty Global is in talks with Virgin Media to buy out the UK cable and mobile operator. According to Adrian Drury, principal analyst at Ovum this could be the largest shake-up in the UK telecoms and media sector since the merger of the T-Mobile and Orange UK mobile network operators in 2010.

Senior brand marketers are bullish about the prospects for email marketing budgets, with the majority predicting a rise in expenditure in 2013, new research published by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) reveals.

Apple’s revenue may have missed expectations as sales of the iPhone reportedly disappointed. However, data from leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight, shows no slump in the number of online searches pertaining to iPhones, in the lead up to Christmas.

The UK adult industry has launched a new initiative aimed at addressing the issue of child protection from adult material.

Marks & Spencer is launching a ‘digital lab’ to speed retail technology development. This will involve prototyping and developing a range of e-commerce and in-store technologies, as well as digital marketing platforms for employees to use within the organisation. Heikki Haldre, founder and chief executive of virtual fitting room Fits.me looks at the new trend … [Read more…]