Online behavioural advertising blocked – new threats from IE9
Microsoft has added a function to its Internet Explorer 9 web browser enabling users to designate sites which will be blocked from tracking their online behaviour.
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Japan approves Yahoo-Google search ad deal… despite Microsoft outcry
Japan’s anti-monopoly watchdog has approved a tie-up between Yahoo Japan and Google but warned it will keep checking for possible violations.
Top 50 UK online retailers
The latest Hot shops list, compiled by the IMRG and Hitwwise, reveals the top 50 online retailers in the Uk in the run up to Chistmas. The big news is the dramatic rise of Ticketmaster UK which broke into the top 10 for the first time in Hot Shops history.
Right to reply: Microsoft try to beat Google at its own Game with Bing Android app
Digital experts Queryclick.com says Microsoft are brave to step into Google’s Android territory, but it’s a risk that could pay off.
HTC debuts UK business arm for smartphones
Smartphone maker HTC has launched a UK division dedicated to support smartphone use within the business environment.
Facebook’s new ‘social inbox’: Will it make email obsolete?
Facebook has launched a next-generation online messaging service that gives the user a Facebook.com email addresses, in a move seen as a shot across the bow of Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft.
The battle for your data: Facebook and Google in GMail contacts row
Rivalry between Google and Facebook is intensifying, with the world’s two biggest internet companies locking horns over the export of user’s contact data from GMail to Facebook, with Google even encouraging its users to file a complaint against the social network.
Ask ditches search for community answers
Ask.com is cutting 130 engineering jobs and outsourcing its search technology, as the internet icon finally concedes that it cannot compete with Google and Bing in the search market.
Facebook accounts for nearly 1 in 4 display ads in US
Nearly 1.3 trillion display ads were delivered to U.S. Internet users during the third quarter, up 22% on last year, according to new data.
Microsoft promotes IE 9 launch with Gorillaz competition
Microsoft has launched a competition with Gorillaz to celebrate the Beta launch of the Windows Internet Explorer 9 browser.