‘Hackers’ could save NHS £3m a year with ‘Patient Handover’ app
The creators of a free software app which took top prize at the first ever NHS Hack Day believe the product has the potential to save the NHS more than £3M per year.
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GM marketing chief that quit Facebook resigns
General Motors is ousting its Global Chief Marketing Officer Joel Ewanick, according to a news report.
Olympics ‘Global CheerMeter’ tracks athletes, sports and sponsor support on Twitter
As the Olympics gets underway, social analytics firm Socialbakers has launched CheerMeter, a new social media tool that tracks and analyses real-time global Twitter buzz around sporting events.
Mobile ad trends – iOS on top for ad monetisation
Apple’s operating system iOS is the most effective platform for driving mobile ad impressions, according to new data. The study forms part of Opera Software’s first State of Mobile Advertising report, highlighting key data and trends in mobile advertising worldwide.
Amazon to open creative centre in London
Amazon is set to open a new London-based site for some of its design and development teams. The centre, based near London’s “Silicon Roundabout” will house hundreds of staff including software development engineers, graphic designers and teams from both Pushbutton and Lovefilm.
YouTube adds “Face-Blur” tool to protect privacy
YouTube has launched a new tool letting users “blur” the faces of subjects before uploading them to the website.
YouTube adds "Face-Blur" tool to protect privacy
YouTube has launched a new tool letting users “blur” the faces of subjects before uploading them to the website.
98% of Americans ‘distrust information on the Internet’
Nearly every American (98%) says there are things that cause them to distrust the information found on the Internet, and 93% say their satisfaction with online information could be improved, according to the results of a new poll.
New mobile guide launched for visitors to Britain
As London becomes Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi hub in time for the London 2012 Games, VisitBritain has launched the latest edition of its Mx Great Britain app, a mobile guide to the UK which allows visitors to research and book their holidays.
Measuring social media buzz: Most user chatter about companies ‘happens on Twitter’
Companies in the Fortune Global 100 were mentioned a total of 10,400,132 times online during a month-long period, with the majority of these mentions appearing on Twitter, according to a new report. The Burson-Marsteller Global Social Media Check-up 2012 examined the Fortune Global 100’s use of popular social networking platforms including: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, … [Read more…]