Samsung has been named as the social brand of the year according to Unruly after amassing 7.3 million shares of its videos.

Online shopping reached a new record for British retailers during the Christmas sales season, accounting for almost 20 percent of total retail sales compared with about 15 percent a year earlier.

Twitter founder Biz Stone has co-founded a new app that helps people to pose and answer questions illustrated by photographs.

With the Premier League season at its half-way point, RadiumOne has compiled the social Premier League to scout how the clubs are performing off the pitch- with Cardiff and Aston Villa biggest gainers.

Apple says people spent more than $10bn in its app store last year, with apps such as Minecraft, Angry Birds Star Wars and Sleep Cycle alarm clock leading the way.

Technology firm 3D Systems has unveiled two new 3D printers capable of printing food, which the company says will enhance creativity in professional kitchens.

Digital ad spending in the U.S. is forecast to grow at an annual compound rate of 11.3% from 2012 through 2017, according to new research.

As new technologies are showcased at CES in Vegas, the biggest fad right now is for wearable devices that measure some sort of detail about you, and log it. Adrian Moxley, CMO and co-founder at visual classification company WeSEE looks at how wearables will redefine how consumers view and interact with the world around them. … [Read more…]

Businesses’ poor service levels are being laid bare for all to see by firms who ‘switch off’ social media. These companies are risking their reputation by not joining conversations about their brands and using the networks to their full potential, according to a panel of social experts at a recent roundtable debate.

Sony has unveiled ‘Playstation Now’ a cloud gaming service that lets users play console quality games via a web connection- and without the need for an actual console.