ResponseTap expands to US and Canada
ResponseTap (formerly AdInsight) is opening of its US headquarters in New York, marking the latest stage in the company’s international expansion programme.
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News Corp shuts tablet news site The Daily after 2 years
News Corp is closing its tablet newspaper The Daily later this month, just two years after its launch.
Cyber Monday: The rise of online Christmas shopping (infographic)
Global ecommerce platform Rakuten and owners of Play.com explores the rise of online Christmas shopping in visual form.
Apple finally brings iTunes to India and Russia in global roll out
Apple has launched its iTunes Store in India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and 52 additional countries, as the firm looks to expand the reach of its download store.
Global mobile shopping trends (infographic)
Christmas could come early for retailers with an effective mobile strategy, according to this infographic from Say Media looking at mobile shopping trends.
Mobile shopping trends: 88% of global users engage in content and commerce
The way people consume media and shop on their mobile phones is changing rapidly on a global scale, with significant increases in mobile banking, research and the purchase of ‘real’ goods, according to a new study.
Global mobile trends: Apple beating Samsung in mobile ad battle
Apple has widened its lead over Samsung in terms of global ad impressions, despite the growing popularity of the Korean manufacturer’s devices, according to a new report.
Socialbakers gets $6m funding boost to expand social analytics tools
Social media analytics firm Socialbakers has secured $6 million funding to further expand its measurement platform.
Businesses and freelancers ‘going online to escape local economies’
European countries with double-digit unemployment rates are seeing online freelancer’s earnings increase up to 298%, as workers go online to earn money free from the economic constraints of their countries, according to new research.
Rise of the machines? Dynamic optimisation gets 59% higher conversions
Optimising advertising creative ‘on the fly’ via automated software is achieving 59% higher post-click conversion rates and 20% greater engagement, according to new research.