Celebrities drive Monster ‘Thank You’ campaign
Online job board Monster.co.uk’s Thank You Campaign is picking up speed with the help of Blur bassist Alex James and Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey both making public thank yous.
Google to buy live games site Twitch for $1bn?
Google is reportedly mulling a bid for Twitch for $1bn to link popular video game streaming service to its YouTube video network.
Google Now adds bill payment reminders
Google Now has added a new type of info card that will provide billing reminders, based on details from user’s emails, according to a news report.
AT&T buys DirecTV for $50bn to create TV giant
In the biggest technology deal of the year so far, US telecommunications giant ATT has bought broadcast satellite service provider DirecTV for nearly $50bn (£29bn).
Top 100 global retailers failing to convert social marketing into sales
A study analysing social commerce strategies of Top 100 Global Retailers shows failure to convert social media into sales, with Tesco the only advanced retailer using social as a sales channel.
Gmail become first Android app to reach billion installations
Google’s Gmail app has become the first smartphone app to pass one billion installations on Android devices, it has been revealed.
Google gets first batch of ‘delete me’ requests
Following the controversial ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling in Europe this week, Google has received new takedown requests, according to a news report.
Google Glass finally goes on sale in US (but still as a test edition)
Google Glass is now on sale to anyone in the US for the price of £1,500, as the next phase of the ‘Explorer Program’ goes to the public.
Yahoo buys Snapchat rival Blink
Yahoo has self-destructing messaging app Blink for an undisclosed sum, as the firm looks to rival SnapChat and Facebook’s WhatsApp in the growing mobile messaging market.
“Power to the user, not the company”: Swoboda welcomes ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
The European Court of Justice this week ruled in favour of the ‘right to be forgotten’ online. In a case against Google Spain, the court found that the search engine must grant access to and delete “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive” data when users request so. Hannes Swoboda, president of the Socialists … [Read more…]