Pirate Bay founder arrested
Gottfrid Svartholm, founder of filesharing site The Pirate Bay, has been arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
7 Tips for Mastering Mobile Advertising
Mobile advertising looks set to soar, but how can brands capitalise on this fast moving and highly personal medium? Inbar Chap, Deputy CEO at DSNR, offers a 7-step guide to mobile advertising best practices.
Facebook offers email and phone number ad targeting
Facebook is launching a new ad targeting tool that uses email addresses, phone numbers and game and app developers’ user IDs to larger advertisers.
Facebook and fitness apps- a social success story?
Facebook is touting the success of a number of fitness apps, including Nike, as social networkers go digital to track and map their work out sessions.
lowcostholidays debuts ‘Were Here’ leaderboard Facebook app
UK travel website lowcostholidays.com has launched the first app to use Facebook’s ‘Were Here’ API function, to accurately measure most visited and ‘talked about’ destinations on Facebook.
Facebook buys social media measurement firm Threadsy
Facebook has bought Threadsy, the start-up company behind the Swaylo social influence measurement service.
Case study: Nokia Finger Battle app
At the height of football fever this summer, Nokia launched a smartphone game to coincide with the Euro 2012 championships. This case study shows how the ‘Finger Battle app’ became one of the most popular application so the tournament.
Music app SongPop gets 4 million players per day
SongPop, a ‘name that tune’ game for smartphones and tablets, has taken the market by storm, attracting 25 million unique players since its launch only four months ago.
Facebook speeds up iPhone app after complaints
Facebook has revamped its iPhone and iPad app from scratch to address complaints that it was slow to use.
Facebook- Instagram deal approved… for £150m less than original price?
Facebook has finally been given the go ahead to buy Instagram, but the deal is now three quarters of its original value to the mobile photo application firm.