Online behavioural advertising blocked – new threats from IE9
Microsoft has added a function to its Internet Explorer 9 web browser enabling users to designate sites which will be blocked from tracking their online behaviour.
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App shows what people around the world want for Xmas
Social media agency Yomego has launched an social media app that tracks what people across the world are wishing for this Christmas on Facebook and Twitter.
Right to reply: The rise of ‘Hacktivism’ – MasterCard and PayPal sites attacked by Wikileaks protestors
Roger Rawlinson, managing director of Assurance Division at NCC Group plc, comments on the alleged denial of service attacks that are thought to have impacted MasterCard and PayPal.
Facebook use: Top 10 countries
Indonesia eclipses the United Kingdom as the second-largest Facebook market behind the united States, with 29.8 million users.
Number of web searches: Top 10 countries
Billions of searches: Worldwide internet searches increased from 90 billion in December 2008 to 131 billion in December 2009, a rise of 46%.
Guest comment: The importance of expanding the internet beyond .com
As ICANN meets to discuss key issues around the governance of the internet, online domain name specialist Sedo.com, highlights the importance of decisions surrounding new gTLDs and explains why this is fundamental to the creation of a truly global web
Online banking: Battle to win customers heats up as loyalty declines
Consumers are a fickle bunch when it comes to banking online, with nearly a third (31%) of banking customers end up selecting a different brand to their preferred one when browsing online, according to new research.
London ‘cheapest in Europe for Apple products’
UK Apple lovers will be pleased to know that London is the home of the cheapest Apple products, according to a survey by shopping comparison site, PriceRunner.
Almost half of UK web users plan to shop online this Xmas
Almost half (47 per cent) of British Internet users plan to shop online for presents this Christmas, according to new research.
Cloud computing ‘could boost EU top 5 by €763bn’
Research by the Centre of Economics and Business Research (CEBR) reports that widespread adoption of cloud computing could give the top five EU economies a 763bn euro boost over five years and create 2.4m jobs.