Snapcart turns shopping receipt data into cash
Snapcart, an Indonesian start-up app rewards people who send them photos of their shopping receipts with cash, is expanding to the Philippines.
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Huffington Post founder steps down to begin health start-up
Arianna Huffington, the founder of online news site the Huffington Post, has stepped down as Editor in Chief to focus on her new venture, a health-and-wellness start-up called Thrive Global. She helped found the Huffington Post one of the pioneers in online-only publishing, in 2005.
LinkedIn reaches 100m users in Asia
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has passed the 100 million user-mark in the Asia Pacific region, driven mainly by India, according to new data.
Pokemon Go: Brits more likely to play at work than Germans
Pokemon Go! is starting to invade the workplace, with 53% of UK employees who play Pokemon Go admitting to doing so during working hours.
Mobile video drives social ad spend up 50% [INFOGRAPHIC]
Spend on search ads continues to grow, with advertisers increasingly taking advantage of newer ad types, according to new research.
Guest comment: Do you understand your data scientist?
The data scientist has become one of the most celebrated employees of the Internet era. But Duncan Keene, UK managing director of ContentSquare, explains that an evolution in their job role is sorely needed.
Top 5 Rio 2016 ads: 400 years of Olympics ads watched on YouTube (so far)
Olympic sponsors’ ads have already received the equivalent of over 400 years worth of watch time on YouTube so far, even before the event starts this Friday, according to new research.
British workers lag behind global rivals for digital skills
While 39% of Brazilians think they could build a website, only 16% of British workers feel the same, according to a new global survey looking at digital skills in the workplace. The poll, conducted by Barclays, found that UK employers are failing to train their staff up to the level of digital skills they require … [Read more…]
Kantar updates real-time TV ratings technology
Kantar has made enhancements to its real time TV ratings platform, helping broadcasters make immediate decisions about live programming.
Brexit search trends: Brits get more political
The UK’s interest in joining a political party has increased by 7,000% post-Brexit, according to new research looking into search trends after the shock result of the EU referendum.