Guest comment: What does the next 10 years on Facebook look like?
Carol Dray, Marketing Director, Rakuten’s Play.com explains why after 10 years Facebook is becoming more important to retailers than ever before.
Twitter planning social shopping service?
Twitter is looking at ways of selling products directly from its social network, as the firm explores new revenue streams from social shopping to compete with Facebook, according to a news report.
MTV UK ramps up ad inventory with RadiumOne
MTV UK and Ireland is aiming to further exploit the popularity of its content on digital and social media platforms through the launch of a new advertising tool aimed at targeting its young audiences online.
Google overcomes sales slump as profits rise 17%
Google has beaten expectations with its latest financial earnings, recording fourth quarter profits of $3.38bn (£2.05bn), up 17% from a year earlier, boosted by stronger advertising revenue.
Facebook revenues leap 63% as mobile ad sales take off
Facebook’s aggressive ad sales strategy appears to be paying off, as the social networking firm posted profits of $523m (£316m) marking a 63% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, beating market expectations in the process.
Video viral of the week: David Beckham bares all in shoppable H&M superbowl TV ad
H&M is letting fans buy David Beckham’s range of underwear directly from their TV in a new interactive commercial set to air during this Sunday’s Super Bowl in the US (2nd Feb 2014).
Web spying scandal: Angry Birds ‘used to mine personal data’
UK and US spy agencies have gathered data from smartphone apps, including popular game s Angry Birds, which leak personal data on to global networks, according to reports.
The value of a social share: How do Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and others compare?
A share on Google+ provides most value to retailers, valued at $% each, but email is still the most valuable channel for retailers, according to new research.
Google buys UK artificial intelligence firm DeepMind
Google has bought artificial intelligence firm DeepMind Technologies for a reported £240m, as the internet giant continues to expand into marketing automation and big data.
Fastest growing global social networks: Instagram and Reddit lead the way
Instagram is growing the fastest of all social media sites worldwide, followed by Reddit, while Facebook’s global audience fell 3% in 2013, according to new data.