It’s a smart use of digital from an increasingly cutting edge team: UK Parliament’s latest online game invites young people to put themselves in the Prime Ministerial hot-seat and find out if they have what it takes to run the country. Danny Meadows-Klue reckons it’s a perfect example of right media channel, right content, driven … [Read more…]
.XXX domains go on sale: Just what the internet needs
Ever get the feeling the lunatics were policing the asylm? As the naming authorities get set to inflict .XXX domain name conventions on us all, here’s a reminder of the fall-out of the release of the ‘dot-anything-you-want’ approach to website naming. It’s all vaguely remeniscent of the 1995 cybersquatters goldrush that made millions for trademark … [Read more…]
BP enters ‘daily deals’ foray with online coupons
BP is to launch a daily deals service, as the British Oil giant looks to attract customers to its forecourts.
Most UK sites ‘sticking to new ad code’
Most UK websites are complying with the new codes that prohibit false advertising on websites and social media sites, according to a new study.
Yahoo fires CEO Bartz over the phone
Yahoo has fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone, after just 18 months at the helm. The move has fuelled speculation that the embattled internet media firm may go up for sale, after struggling against younger rivals Google and Facebook for years.
Setback for superfast mobile web: Govt. delays 4G auctions
In a blow for high-speed mobile web access, the UK Government has announced that its much-anticipated 4G spectrum auction will not be held until the second quarter of 2012 at the earliest.
Facebook relaxes gambling ad ban
Facebook has revised its advertising rules which will now allow gambling operators to advertise on the social network.
Microsoft ramps up display ad tools
Microsoft is adding a raft of new features to its display advertising products, as the software giant looks to compete with Facebook and Google.
Google promotes ‘offers’ on home page for first time
Google has promoted a daily deals offer on its US home page for the first time, as the Internet giant gets serious about shopping.
Brits ‘connected to web 10 hours a day’
The average Brit spends ten hours a day being connected to the Internet, according to a new survey.