On average Britons will spend 16 minutes each night socially networking with pals between the sheets on Facebook, with the peak chatting time being 9.45pm, according to new research.
Recruitment and marketing firms ‘have most fun at office Xmas parties’
Recruitment and marketing departments enjoy their office Christmas parties more than any other group, according to a new survey.
Shazam surpasses 100 million users as firm ‘goes beyond music’
Mobile music discovery tool Shazam has passed the major milestone of 100 million users.
Research roundup: 6th December 2010
This month’s latest trends in digital: Household spending falls for first time in 10 years | Smartphones drive mobile adult content | Personal navigation on the rise | Customer support | Economic cyber terror | Indian mobile data | Global spam trends | Xmas greeting cards | Festive fraudsters
AOL ‘mulls break up, then merger with Yahoo’
AOL is actively exploring a breakup involving a complicated series of transactions that may lead to a merger with Yahoo, according to a news report.
AOL 'mulls break up, then merger with Yahoo'
AOL is actively exploring a breakup involving a complicated series of transactions that may lead to a merger with Yahoo, according to a news report.
Groupon rejects Google deal, plans IPO instead
Shopping deal webiste Groupon has rejected a $6bn bid from Google, saying it is planning a possible public offering instead.
Browser wars: Google’s Chrome takes bigger bite of market share
Google’s browser Chrome is taking an increasing share of global Web usage, while Microsoft’s market leader Internet Explorer is in decline, according to new figures.
BBC to launch paid-for iPlayer iPad app in US
The BBC is working on a version of its iPlayer to be launched in the US, in the form of a paid-for iPad application, according to a new report.
Google to remove pirated material from search ‘within 24hrs’
Google plans to crack down on pirated content, pledging to remove material which infringes copyright from its main search service “within 24 hours”.