Your ecommerce store could be leaking money in more ways than you know. This infographic from Red Stag Fulfilment offers some tips and stats to help understand how to get the best out of online retail.

Four fifths of consumers believe biometrics are more secure than traditional user names and passwords. Patrick Salyer, CEO of customer identity management expert Gigya, believes now is the time for brands to move away from what is quickly becoming an archaic form of authentication and embrace new technologies.

Facebook is using a new ‘deep text’ program to start scanning 10,000 posts a second in a bid to improve comments and catch spam.

Nearly half (47%) of 16-24s in the USA are snapchatting, while youngsters in the UK, Ireland and Belgium also flocking to the chat app, according to new research.

AdTech firm Adventori is opening a London office as it expands beyond France with clients including IKEA, Nissan, L’Oréal, and Coca Cola.

European startup Menu Next Door has secured $2 million round of funding from Index Ventures, Local Globe, Kima Ventures, and TheFamily to expand its novel approach to food delivery.

Four-fifths (82%) of business executives believe that successful adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is critical to their company’s future success. Despite this, only 25% of surveyed companies have a clear strategy, according to new research.

Contextual digital advertising company Smartology has appointed John Pentin to the newly-created role of VP Global Sales as it continues its expansion. Pentin has previously held senior strategic sales roles at publishers including CNBC, Bloomberg and Newsweek.

As technology continues to improve, organisations are generating more content than ever before. Yet there’s always the risk of editorial mistakes and if readers find a flaw, they will let the publication know about it. Thanks to social media, customers can instantly react to the latest typo, factual inaccuracy or a design blunder. Gavin Drake, … [Read more…]

Women are more likely than men to use the internet on their mobile phones, with social media, retail and games showing the biggest differences in engagement across genders, according to a new report.