The insurance industry must be prepared for future market challenges, the quickening pace of customer-driven commerce and the continuing spread of the digital economy, says Ovum.
Scoopshot, a content crowdsourcing service, has developed a patent-pending technology that automatically analyses user generated still and video images.
Chat apps such as WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage are now more popular than text messaging, according to a news report.
Twitter is rumoured to be working on an app for Google Glass, after some tweets have been spotted featuring a photo taken from the upcoming augmented reality specs.
Shazam has appointed Rich Riley as its new Chief Executive Officer, as it continues its shift from music tagging into a global media engagement firm.
Nintendo has made its Miiverse social network accessible to all, letting non-Wii U users see the games giant’s first foray into social media outside of its console ecosystem.
Following the announcement that Apple is expected to announce its first profit dip in ten years today, Vanessa Barnett, Technology and Media Specialist at Charles Russell LLP, argues that Apple is still in a strong position to compete with Android’s rise.
Media speculation about Apple running out of juice – with its focus on small changes to big products and a perceived lack of innovation – continue to circulate and unsettle investors. However the brand valuation team at Millward Brown – whose BrandZ Top100 Most Valuable Global Brands study has tracked a 1043% increase in the … [Read more…]
Facebook is now integrating Rovi video metadata into its social network, letting users express the movies, TV shows and celebrities they love on their profile and offer app developers a base of entertainment data for the creation of consumer apps.
Online advertising is soaring worldwide, but some formats work better than others to get the message across to consumers. This US-based infographic from InsightsOne looks at those ads that cause the most irritation- and the negative impact on the brands behind them.