Groupon to move into social media
Online voucher giant Groupon has announced its plans to create a social network despite falling share values, according to a news report.
Google axes 7 more products to focus on Google+
Google is ditching seven more products, including Google Wave, Knol and Google Gears, in an effort to simplify its range of services.
LivingSocial ‘to raise $200m’ to rival Groupon
Groupon rival LivingSocial is getting ready to announce a massive $200m funding round that will value the startup at more than $5bn, according to a news report.
Google gets serious about mobile payments: Merges Checkout into Google Wallet
Google is to merge its Checkout retail payment platform with Google Wallet ahead of the Christmas shopping season.
Video ads ‘more effective than static and flash banners
Video ads get a click through rate 4-7 times higher than static image ads, according to a new study from DoubleClick.
Google Music goes live in US with Android store
Google Music has gone live in the US, featuring a free music storage cloud service, app, Web player, free social music sharing on Google+ and store on the Android marketplace.
Google offers rare peek into how it ranks search
For the first time, Google has published in-depth details on how it ranks websites, as the firm looks to appease claims that its search engine favours its own products.
YouTube pays family £100,000 for ‘Charlie bit my finger’ video
Video sharing website YouTube has paid a British family £100,000 for homemade video clips of their three children through the Google payment scheme, Adsense.
Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo confirm online ad alliance
Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo! have confirmed they are to team up, selling online display ads on each other’s networks, in a bid to take on Google and Facebook in the online ad sector.
Google buys 2 start-ups to boost Chrome and Google+
Google has acquired two startup firms Apture and Katango for an undisclosed amount to enhance the user experience of its browser and social networking services.