There is a growing demand for location-based mobile services worldwide, with the likes of check-ins and mobile maps being the most demanded features for technology on the move, according to new research.
Facebook pays Microsoft $550m for AOL patents
Facebook has paid Microsoft $550m to buy about 70% of the patent portfolio the tech giant itself acquired from AOL for more than $1bn just a fortnight ago.
In-app ads ‘to overtake mobile ads this year’
Sales from in-app ads in the US and Europe will surpass sales generated from mobile web display ads, with overall mobile ad spend set to rise 85.4%, according to a new report.
Infographic: The rise of the video ad in Europe
More than half of all video ads worldwide came from either the UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Italy or Switzerland, according to this new infographic.
Event report- UK search marketers knowledge-share at BrightonSEO
Search and SEO Conference BrightonSEO took place this month, covering key themes affect search, such as the rise of the semantic web, new SEO tactics and changing customer needs.
smartclip takes video ad platform to Australia
smartclip is to launch into Australia, five months after announcing that it had acquired Adconion Media Group.
Google axes 7 more products- One Pass and Blackberry sync ditched in ‘spring clean’
Google has dropped its publishing payments platform ‘One Pass’ and its Blackberry sync tool as the internet giant continues to focus on core products in its battle against the likes of Facebook, Apple and Microsoft.
Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1bn
Vodafone has bought communications giant Cable & Wireless Worldwide, in a deal that values the firm at a reported £1.04bn.
Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1bn
Vodafone has bought communications giant Cable & Wireless Worldwide, in a deal that values the firm at a reported £1.04bn.
Infographic: The digital black US consumer and mobile advertising
As of the fourth quarter of 2011, half of black mobile users in the US owned a smartphone (up from 44 percent in Q4 2010) and 58% accessed the mobile Internet, more than any other race/ethnic group, according to new research.