Instagram at centre stage for designers during London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week has been and gone for another season and it’s time to run the numbers and crown the social media winner. Socialbakers looks at the stats…
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Google to replace paid site search tool with ad-funded version
Google is phasing put its paid-for internal site search function, moving all customers over to a free ad-funded version by the end of the year.
Samsung warns customers not to discuss personal information in front of smart TVs
Samsung has confirmed that its smart TV sets are listening to customers’ every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal information while near the TV sets.
Short break holiday surge: Brits flock to spa breaks to beat winter blues
Britain’s love of a mini-break is growing as UK consumers search for more me-time moments, according to new research.
Facebook beats expectations as ad revenue leaps 53%
Mobile ads have boosted Facebook’s revenue by 53%, as the social network smashed expectations.
4 global search trends: US paid search reverses downward trend to rise 15%
US paid search spend increased 15% in the last quarter, after several consecutive quarters of trending downward, according to new research.
Google: How we fought bad ads, sites and scammers in 2016
Google has released its annual Bad Ads Report sharing new data on how it fought bad advertising practice over the past year. Scott Spencer, Director of Product Management, Sustainable Ads, Google, discusses how the web took on inappropriate and harmful content online.
Yahoo sale to Verizon “delayed due to security breaches”
Yahoo’s $4.8bn (£3.8bn) deal to sell its core business to telco Verizon is now not expected to be completed until the second quarter of 2017, following the revelation of two major security breaches last year.
Baidu rolls out maps to rest of world with HERE
Search giant Baidu is launching its Maps feature outside of China for the first time, supported by location tech firm HERE.
Online Merchandising – time to break all the rules
Online retailers are missing out on sales opportunities because they are unable to create relevant merchandising rules for each customer. Sören Meelby, VP of Marketing at Apptus argues that the time is now for retailers to stop struggling with rules-based personalisation and move onto the next phase of predictive machine-learning.