Voice calls are becoming more and more obsolete as the younger generation switches to text messaging or instant messaging and social networking for their communication of choice, according to new research.

Google has bought a texting app that matches a virtual assistant with instant messages, mining text conversations to send reminders to the user about important dates- potentially serving relevant ads too.

Nearly half (47%) of affiliate marketers working in the industry are actually self-taught, with almost three quarters admitting there is a greater need for awareness of affiliate marketing in schools, colleges and university in order to teach the next generation, according to new research.

The UK and Denmark are the biggest web shoppers amongst EU countries, according to new research.

Pinterest has added a private messaging feature, letting users to chat with each other in a private window while using the social media scrapbooking tool.

The idea of incremental change is becoming outdated. Brands take years to develop and business plans months to prepare, yet in a single click consumers and competitors anywhere can change it in any direction… and tell millions of others. Karen Connell founder of The SMALLmighty, explains why brands need to think small- and get real … [Read more…]

The UK government is investigating the role that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin will play on the current (and future) global financial system.

The latest research about how to unlock the slowing China economy suggests internet marketing in China will be the key.

The huge rise in chat apps in the UK is mainly down to teenagers and young adults sending winks or heart emoticons to each other in a new era of digital flirting, according to new research.

This week, Russian hackers stole the largest known collection of emails, passwords and usernames, with the haul consisting of 1.2 billion username and password combinations, along with over half a billion email addresses. In this article, a number of key players in the security industry comment on what this means for the digital sector, and … [Read more…]