Microsoft accepts bitcoin payments on Xbox and phones
Microsoft has started accepting payments made using bitcoins to add funds to Microsoft accounts that can then be spent on a variety of Microsoft services.
apps
Top 10 social trends in 2014: Twitter troubles, mobile upstarts and the ‘dark social’ debacle
With chat apps blurring the lines between social media and mobile, the digital marketing landscape just got a whole lot more complicated. With Instagram now bigger than Twitter, China’s giants going international and still many links being shared on untrackable channels like email, marketers need to think beyond Facebook if they want to engage their … [Read more…]
Slow retail sites cause 1 in 3 to shop elsewhere
A third of Brits would abandon a retailer’s mobile website or app if it didn’t load within just three seconds, and look to shop elsewhere, according to new research.
Search trends in 2014: EU squeezes Google; SEO evolution; mobile upsurge
The shifting sands of SEO best practice continued to challenge marketers this year. Major new algorithm changes meant that low quality links, guest blogging posts and Google+ authorship were all relegated on Google results pages. However, Google felt the squeeze of EU pressure this year, as the dominant internet giant was forced to submit to … [Read more…]
Biggest Facebook topics of 2014: World Cup, Ebola and Malaysia Airlines top trending topics
Facebook has unveiled its Year in Review report, taking a look back at the moments, places and people that moved us in 2014.
Millennial Media buys Nexage to create independent mobile ad marketplace
Millennial Media has bought mobile supply-side platform (SSP) and programmatic firm Nexage.
Online clothes shopping trends:’Little Black Dress’ to steal Christmas party show
As people around the UK gear up for Christmas party season, Rakuten Marketing reveals the fashion trends likely to be taking the limelight at this year’s office events.
Mobile trumps desktop for the first time as bookings soar to 50%
Just 12 months since outdoor accommodation specialist Pitchup.com launched its first mobile site and app, handheld devices have now become the key booking platform constituting 50% of sales.
Global adspend to rise 4.9% in 2015: Mobile, social and programmatic key drivers
The global advertising market grow up to 6% a year over the next three years, driven by mobile, social media and the transition to programmatic buying of digital display, according to a new report.
Technology in the workforce: Six trends for better decision making
With technology taking a greater role in the workforce, new research from Dell and Intel identifies, and explores current and future trends pertaining to the workplace and workforce, and the role that technology has played in their evolution.