A parliamentary committee has urged HM Revenue & Customs to “fully investigate” Google, after finding that the internet giant uses “highly contrived” tax arrangements with the sole purpose of avoiding corporation tax on its multibillion-pound revenues in the UK.
A new marketing campaign for Fogg Mobile will showcase its ‘borderless sim card’ by using real birds to Tweet messages across European borders.
Facebook has added Twitter-style clickable hashtags, letting users quickly find similar topics and like-minded users across the site, while giving marketers a new channel for their social media ad targeting.
Japanese Internet services business and e-commerce giant, Rakuten, has reached a milestone in its global expansion, and now offers services in over 25 countries and territories.
This year’s E3 electronics show in LA was the backdrop for the latest round in the upcoming next-gen console wars, with Sony’s PS4 getting the best critical reception for placing less restrictions (and a cheaper price tag) on its device than its Xbox rival.
Audience buying company Xasis has launched of operations in Latin America, as the WPP-owned firm expands its global operations.
Global IP traffic is set to grow three-fold between 2012 and 2017, with some 3.6 billion internet users in 4 years time, according to research from Cisco.
Colgate has engaged Coupons.com (UK), the leading provider of secure digital coupon promotions for FMCG brands and grocery retailers, to manage coupon distribution on Facebook for their ‘Invisible Nasties’ campaign.
Facebook, Google and Yahoo have all issued denials that they have been providing the US National Security Agency with user data, amid a growing global privacy scandal.
Shares in Samsung Electronics have fallen sharply amid fears the world’s biggest smartphone maker has seen a drop in demand for its flagship Galaxy S4 device.