Children ‘need more help to block online threats’
Internet companies should provide more ways for children to block, filter or report alarming online content and contacts, recommends a new study for the European Commission.
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Over 50s ‘adopting mobile social media faster than youngsters’
Almost 400,000 British adults aged over 50 are using social networking sites from their mobiles, and are three times more likely to access social media sites than younger adults, according to new research.
Comic sans criminal: Student’s design project wins online fame
Second-year university student Matt Dempsey got a lot more than he bargained for when he put his design project online, highlighting the misuse of the ‘Comic Sans’ font, to be assessed.
‘Ouch map’ tracks most accident prone body parts on Twitter
An interactive social media experiment has been launched this week to map minor injuries and see which parts of the body Brits hurt most – the world’s first ‘Ouch Map’ has been launched by UK online health insurance provider Health365.com.
User experience agencies Foolproof and Flow join forces
UK user experience design agencies Foolproof and Flow Interactive have joined forces, boosting their manpower to 70 staff with an initial turnover in excess of £5.5m per annum.
Social media users ‘are more demanding’
Consumers have much higher expectations of social media customer services compared to more traditional channels, according to new research.
Right to reply: Microsoft enters web TV battle- A threat to Apple and Google?
Microsoft is reportedly on the brink of revealing a web connected television service that will directly rival those of its main competitors, Google and Apple. SEO company Queryclick.com looks into the implications for a sector set to soar in 2011.
Christmas web sales hit £2.8bn, but a third ‘abandon baskets’
Over 2 in 5 (44%) of Britain’s online adult population upped their online spending this Christmas compared to 2009, pushing the total amount spent online to £2.8bn, according to new research.
Online video ad revenues triple in 2010
Online video advertising experienced substantial growth last year, seeing revenues more than triple, according to Web TV Enterprise.
TagMan gets $2.2m funding boost
Tag management system TagMan has closed $2.25 million in Series A funding led by Greycroft Partners, allowing the firm to boost its performance tracking capabilities for websites.