French Orange customer hit by hack attack
Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers from the French branch of mobile network operator and internet service provider Orange.
Oculus Rift wants virtual reality world with a billion users
Oculus Rift, the virtual reality firm bought by Facebook for $2bn last month, has revealed its ambitions to create a massive game world populated by as many as one billion users.
Case study: Digital hub helps First Great Western to keep Dawlish train line on track
After the sea wall on the Dawlish line is badly breached, First Great Western partners with ORM to create a travel advice hub for users of the washed away railway line. This case study looks at how customers and the public were kept in the loop on progress restoring the vital and historic rail line- … [Read more…]
Subservient Chicken squawks again: Burger King revamps viral pioneer
Burger King is resurrecting its 10 year old viral marketing phenomenon ‘Subservient Chicken’- a 24 hour webcam that sees a man in a chicken suit perform any request submitted online.
Snapchat debuts self-destructing video and instant messages
ShapChat has expanded from pictures into video and text messaging- taking on the likes of WhatsApp and WeChat.
Facebook debuts in-app advertising network
Facebook has unveiled a mobile advertising network letting advertisers target users on apps based on the information they have shared with the social network.
Top tips: The brawn identity- Protecting against defamation online while boosting brand identity
The Defamation Act is a new UK libel law that is aimed at giving better protection to people expressing their opinions online and came into force in January 2014. The Act requires claimants to show that they have suffered ‘serious harm’ before suing. The legislation is good news for online businesses, making it harder for … [Read more…]
Big spenders: WhatsApp is only the fourth biggest tech purchase of the year (Infographic)
Facebook raised many eyebrows when it bought WhatsApp for $19 Billion earlier this year- paying 19 time more than it id for Instagram just 2 years earlier. But it turns out that Facebook’s offer was only the fourth biggest acquisition bid in 2014, as demonstated by this new infographic from FinancesOnline looking at the tech … [Read more…]
Angry Birds maker profits fall by half
Rovio, the Finnish game maker behind Angry Birds, saw revenues rise just 2.5% as profit growth fell by half, according to its latest financial post.
Is Google+ failing? Report hints at ‘staff cuts and transfers to Android’
Google+ could soon be facing serious cutbacks that will see an end to forced integration with other platforms, dramatically cut division resources and a shift to Google’s fast-growing Android mobile platform, according to a news report.