Half global population ‘will be web connected by 2017’ (video)
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.
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Father’s Day shopping trends: Mum’s the word for holiday gifting [infographic]
UK shoppers’ splash out an average of 75 per cent more on their mums on Mother’s Day than their dads on Father’s Day? With Father’s Day just around the corner, are dads getting short-changed? This infographic from Rakuten looks at Father’s Day shopping trends around the world.
YouTube mobile ad sales triple- accounts for 10% of Google revenues (video)
YouTube now generates about 10% of Google’s total revenue, as the video sharing site sees its ad revenues on mobile devices triple in just six months.
Mobile news usability study: Guardian tops list
The Guardian has come out top in delivering the best mobile news experience, followed by the Independent, according to a new report from EPiServer.
Habbo Hotel adds social login feature
Social entertainment company Sulake, has chosen Janrain, provider of user management solutions for the social web, to help improve the user registration experience on its social networking site Habbo Hotel.
‘Citizen journalist’ site Scoopshot expands photo licensing deals worldwide
Citizen journalist site Scoopshot has signed content licensing deals with eight major media companies in the USA, Germany, Turkey, France, Austria, Finland and the Netherlands.
‘Gromit Unleashed’ campaign invites viewers to visit Bristol
A series of online films featuring well known animated character Gromit, has launched as part of a campaign to promote Bristol as a summer destination for a short break.
Interview with a hacker (Part 2): Why your defences aren't working
Hackers- whether cyber-criminals, online vigilantes, political activists or even government agents- have become the bogeymen of the digital age, with high profile cases of cyber-breaches hitting the headlines on a weekly basis. But just who are these seemingly ‘anonymous’ people? And what motivates them to delve into these murky digital waters? In part two of … [Read more…]
Video: Why social intelligence is the best defence against corporate espionage
PA Consulting Group has released a new video highlighting the threat social media can present to companies’ bottom line.
Global internet trends: Latest Mary Meeker presentation shows mobile accounts for 15% of global web traffic
Internet analyst Mary Meeker’s slideshow presentations on global internet trends have become something of a major industry event, with this year’s data showing huge mobile growth.