Following the release of the Hargreaves Review, Digital Opportunity, the Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network (CI KTN) last week brought together representatives from the creative sector to debate the implications of the Review with its author Professor Ian Hargreaves. Participants included Universal Music, Lovefilm.com and The Guardian News and Media Group along with the UK … [Read more…]
Google has suspended its ‘Realtime’ search tools after its two-year deal with Twitter ended this weekend.
There has been a rapid rise in the number of students winning work as consultants in the digital sector, according to research.
News Corp. is on the verge of selling Myspace and a deal could include laying off more than half of the troubled social network’s staff, according to a news report.
Microsoft SharePoint is an extremely popular platform for intranets and it is becoming more frequently used for public facing (digital marketing) sites as well. Ed Lloyd-Williams, Creative Director at cscape, looks at how to get the most out of branded SharePoint platforms.
Digital technology has created a wealth of opportunities for buyers to personalise products before purchase. Phillip Rooke, CEO, Spreadshirt, explains how merchandising has changed with the rise of print-on-demand technology, and how this accelerating trend which will drive a number of consumer product categories.
Web users from the UK are more concerned with online safety than users from any other country, according to a study published today by Internet security firm G Data.
Will the mobile wallet sound the death knell of cash? The latest research by YouGov shows almost one quarter (23%) of people are interested in using their mobile phone instead of cash to pay for purchases. YouGov analysts expect take up of this so-called “wave and pay” technology to be rapid.
Brands have been warned against taking advantage of new technology to advertise to children, after a survey revealed that 88 per cent of parents are unaware of Facebook advertising’s influence on their young.
Google has revamped its search engine with a new tool called ‘Instant Pages’, designed to make it easier to access from handheld mobile devices.