Last week saw a consortium of UK Universities announce plans to put a select number of higher education courses online for free. Olof Schybergson, Founder and CEO, Fjord, looks at the growing influence digital services are having on distance learning.

Following a year in which businesses seriously began to consider social as an integral part of their marketing strategy, an evolution in this direction will continue to further impact the marketing discipline into 2013. In 2012, marketers stopped talking about social as if it’s a fad and began exploring how best to integrate social media … [Read more…]

Surging numbers of emails cause workers to spend countless hours sorting, filing, flagging and tagging instead of focusing on action items, according to new research.

A new survey of UK SMEs commissioned by Mynewsdesk has found that whilst 94% of SMEs see the benefits of PR and 49% expect to increase PR expenditure in 2013, the vast majority are lacking the knowledge, strategy and tools to make the most of their investment.

Romeo Beckham has made his modelling debut in the new Burberry campaign, causing a huge amount of internet buzz for the brand.

Everyone makes mistakes- but some mistakes are bigger than others. From Apple’s wonky maps to Yahoo’s boss being fired over alleged ‘fake CV claims’- this year saw plenty of high-profile digital disasters. As part of our 2012 review, Netimperative salutes those campaigns, companies and people that slipped up in spectacular fashion- providing ample warning to … [Read more…]

A new era of ‘cognitive systems’ will usher in brand new ways for humans and PCs to interact- including touch, feel and smell, according to new predictions from technology giant IBM. The firm said that within 5 years computers will soon gain human-like abilities to receive input through senses like taste, touch and smell. The … [Read more…]

Mini computer the Raspberry Pi has got its own app store, where users can share games, applications and tools developed for the computer.

Online loans company Wonga has begun offering “buy now, pay later” services directly on retailers’ websites.

Online and mobile cab bookings have increased by 18% as Londoners are getting ready for their Christmas parties , according to this new infographic from taxi booking firm Kabbee.