Twitter has announced the closure of its #Music discovery service, less than one year after its launch.
Zynga reveals plans for NaturalMotion buy: Can games maker win back growth?
Zynga, the company behind Farmville, bought UK games maker Natural Motion last month for £317m. Now, the companies boss has explained how the embattled maker of Farmville looks to turn around its fortunes with a mobile drive.
McDonald’s hires first European ‘digital boss’ from Facebook
McDonald’s has appointed former Facebook client partner Lex Bradshaw-Zanger as its first European digital chief to accelerate the rollout of mobile and web-based services across the region.
Video viral of the week: ‘Unloved’ ad puts human perspective on animal charities
This emotionally powerful video from the Animal Mayhew Centre puts a new twist on typical pet rescue charities- highlighting the happiness a rescue dog bring to their owners after a hard day. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
‘No make up selfie’ raises £2m for Cancer Research in 48 hours
Cancer Research UK has recieved more than £2m in donations after a popular online campaign, asking women to post selfies with no make-up using the hashtag #nomakeupselfie, went viral last week.
Microsoft admits reading emails- Google and Apple reserve right to do the same
Last week, Microsoft admitted it read the Outlook emails of one of its users in order to track down a leaked story- causing much embarrassment considering its own ‘Scroogled’ campaign criticizing Google. Now, its appears its main rivals all reserve the right to do the same thing.
C4 and Telegraph sign up for new AOL premium video platform
AOL has launched ‘AOL ON’, its new premium video platform in the UK, featuring news, entertainment, style, health, cars, food, travel, parenting and tech content across 18 channels, with a number of high-profile publishers already on board.
Brand loyalty trends: Internet searches ‘bigger influencer than TV ads’
Friends and family have the biggest influence on buying new products, but the Internet searches are more likely to sway new product purchases than TV ads, according to new UK-based research.
5 common SEO mistakes (infographic)
Search engine optimisation (SEO) can seem a mysterious and complicated practice to the uninitiated- especially with the likes of Google constantly changing its algorithms. This Infographic from Freestyle Interactive offers a guide to best practice and common mistakes in SEO.
Video viral of the week: Aliens invade bus shelter for Pepsi Max stunt
London commuters witnessed alien invasions, escaped tigers and giant tentacles emerging from a bus stop window, as part of this new video campaign from pepsi Max. See why its our video viral of the week below…