GCHQ mass internet surveillance ruled illegal
A tribunal has stated that the sharing of intelligence by UK agency GCHQ was against the law.
China ecommerce trends: Alibaba tests drone deliveries
Alibaba is testing delivering online orders via drones for its Taobao service with a one-off, three day campaign in China.
Facebook now tracks users off-site to rival Google ads
A new Facebook privacy policy allows the site to track users activity even after the have left it, with all users automatically signed up to it.
Google and Uber to become rivals?
Google is developing its own car-sharing app, while Uber is building its own self-driving cars, setting the two partner companies on a potential collision course.
Gmail lets users send cash in emails
Google is launching a new feature in the UK that lets Gmail users send money to friends and family over email.
Google banned 524 million ‘bad ads’ in 2014
Google disabled more than 524 million bad ads and banned more than 214,000 advertisers in 2014, as the internet giant aims to increase the quality of its platforms for advertisers and consumers.
Google forced to reveal more data collection practices
Google is to rewrite its privacy policy following pressure from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
Google profits disappoint as growth slows
Google reported fourth-quarter profits of $4.76bn (£3.16bn), up nearly 30% from the same period a year before, but revenue missed Wall Street expectations.
The battle for consumer data: Facebook beating Google for social logins
Facebook is leading the race to own customer identity, accounting for more than 60% of all social logins, as the social network and Google look to boost their consumer data.
Mobile search case study: How George at Asda’s mobile conversions outperformed desktop
With an improved mobile site in place, the team at George at Asda wanted to drive smartphone traffic and conversions through intelligent use of Google AdWords. This case study looks at how the clothing brand used smart keyword bidding to ensure that mobile outperformed desktop for search conversions for the first time in the account’s … [Read more…]