Google puts shopping ads in image search for first time
Google has added shopping ads within its image search results, showing related products next to Google Images.
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Instagram tests new ‘Facebook-style’ analytics tools
Instagram is testing a new analytics tools that provide deeper analytics as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform aims to provide more value to brands and marketers.
BBC faces backlash ahead of online recipe cull
The BBC and UK government are facing and online backlash after it was revealed the broadcaster is to delete 11,000 online recipes.
10-year old who hacked Instagram wins $10,000 prize
A 10-year-old hacker has been awarded thousands of dollars for breaking into Instagram – a service he’s too young even to use.
Uber sends 15,000 email print outs via horse and cart in Australia protest
Uber has gone back in time in a publicity stunt protest over a a raft of new regulations in Australia.
Eyeota and Kantar Media strike ad-targeting partnership
Local audience data firm Eyeota has teamed up with analytics firm Kantar Media to share the ad targeting technologies with clients.
Facebook’s ‘context collapse’: Massive drop in personal sharing
Facebook users are now less likely to share personal information on the social network, instead opting to cross-post content from friends or other media platforms, according to new research.
Online privacy trends: EU demands fixes to US data sharing pact
EU watchdogs have demanded revisions to a consumer data sharing deal with the US, intended to be a replacement for the long-running ‘Safe Harbour’ pact between the two regions.
WHSmith installs digital ads in shop windows
WHSmith is announcing its latest digital advertising initiative with the launch of digital display screens in the windows of 100 stores across the UK.
Google’s (low speed) car crash caught on camera
One of Google’s self-driving cars hit a bus while navigating traffic in California last month- and the low-octane incident was caught on camera.