As 2012 comes to a close, what will be the trends to watch out for in the year? Simon Griffin, Director of Design at research-led design firm, Etre, takes a look a 10 trends to put into your plans for 2013…

From self-driving cars to fridge magnets that order pizza, 2012 saw more than its fair share of odd digital news stories. As part of our year in review series, Netimperative looks back at the stranger side of marketing, with the 25 weirdest digital news stories of 2012.

Shopping online and video viewing is more popular in the UK than any other country in the world, with uptake being driven by mobile and tablet devices, according to a new report from Ofcom.

John Lewis has had the most effective social video strategy in the run up to Christmas, according to new research from branded video distribution network, goviral.

A consortium of UK universities are launching an online project, giving public access to higher education courses via computers, tablets or smartphones.

As part of Google’s annual year-in-review package Zeitgieist, this video gazes back at the previous 12 months and ranks people, places and things that people searched for them on Google.

Guy Hanson, Director, Response Consulting, Return Path looks back the Olympic email marketing campaign and discusses why it is a great example of email best practice.

The first Chinese fashion retailer to expand to the UK, Bosideng, has launched its e-commerce website, offering premium menswear clothing and accessories.

Ad technology firm DG has struck a strategic partnership with CitizenNet, a platform for social market research and social ad campaign management.

Facebook has released its Year in Review, a look back at the people, moments and things that created the most buzz in 2012 among the billion people around the world on the social network.