China search giant Baidu shuts ecommerce site Youa… but builds a new one?
Chinese search engine Baidu is shutting down Youa, its e-commerce subsidiary, giving existing merchants have one month to migrate to either Rakuten China or Yaodian 100.
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Google's April Fools' jokes: The life of an autocompleter; Gmail motion and Youtube 1911
Google has continued its tradition of April Fools’ jokes, which this year includes a documentary on the life of an ‘autocompleter’, a motion controlled Gmail system and a look back at the top YouTube viral videos of 1911.
Google’s April Fools’ jokes: The life of an autocompleter; Gmail motion and Youtube 1911
Google has continued its tradition of April Fools’ jokes, which this year includes a documentary on the life of an ‘autocompleter’, a motion controlled Gmail system and a look back at the top YouTube viral videos of 1911.
David Cameron backs Orange volunteering mobile app
Orange has launched a mobile volunteering iPhone app, backed by Prime Minister David Cameron as part of his ‘Big Society’ initiative.
Guardian newspaper: Repositioning as global liberal news provider accelerates
The Guardian’s bullish push into the US market accelerates as editor Alan Rusbridger announces a New York-based initiative that will be ‘significantly larger than anything we’ve done in the states before’. ”Newspapers have been fighting to find their role in the online world since The Daily Telegraph first launched online in 1994, but The Guardian … [Read more…]
Smartphones, apps and dating site fees added to UK’s inflation basket
Shopping in the UK has officially gone digital, with smartphones and their apps being added to the typical basket of goods used to calculate inflation.
Capablue joins YouView Industry Advisory Group
Connected TV and VoD agency Capablue has joined YouView’s technology and service providers’ core advisory group, to offer advice on the web TV’s development of technical processes and guidelines
Collective buys online video ad network Web TV Enterprise
Display ad technology firm Collective has acquired premium online video advertising network, Web TV Enterprise for an undisclosed sum.
Ebay buys GSI Commerce for $2.4bn
EBay plans to buy e-commerce service provider GSI Commerce for $2.4bn (£1.2bn) to build up its online marketplaces as it ramps up its battle with Amazon.com.
Marketers want augmented reality ‘but don’t understand the technology’
A new study into augmented reality shows that 62% of B2B and B2C marketers are considering using the technology, but the majority are still unsure about exactly how to use it or what its benefits are.