Amazon looks set to include its own version of iPhone’s Siri voice recognition in its forthcoming Kindle Fire tablet, buying voice recognition startup Yap.

A high proportion of online shopping carts are abandoned without a purchase. But how can you convert an abandoner to a buyer? Tunde Cockshott, Creative Consultant at Amaze offers some basic and advanced usability tips to boost sales.

The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), has announced the winners of the 2011 BIMA Awards, which were revealed at last nights awards ceremony held at super club Fabric.

Most British consumers (89 percent) are likely to tell the organisations they do business with if they receive poor service, yet almost half (44 percent) do not believe they take notice of, or really care about, the feedback shared, according to a new study.

Facebook has bowed to user pressure and allowed users to see their most recent updates first, rather than ordered based on interest levels.

TradeDoubler and NetBooster have struck a partnership deal which will see the transfer of TradeDoubler’s assets in search to NetBooster and a strategic partnership in online marketing.

This year, BBC Children in Need is launching its very own Facebook app titled ‘Fancy a Spot of Cake’ to help raise money for the charity.

This Friday marks an unofficial ‘No Email day’, billed as a way to ‘be more productive with your time’. Sam Cece, CEO at StrongMail, agues why the aim of the day shouldn’t be to abolish email altogether, but to make sure we do it better.

The top reason for following or liking a brand, company or celebrity on social networking sites is to receive discounts and special offers, according to a recent survey of global online consumers conducted by Nielsen.

UK electrical retailer Comet has been sold for just £2 to a private equity firm, in the same week that US firm Best Buy announced it is to close all of its UK stores to focus on smaller shops.