Smartphones ‘increase workload and decrease productivity’- report
Merely owning a BlackBerry or similar smartphone vastly increases the amount of time we spend checking messages outside working hours, according to a new report.
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Brits spend £5.1bn on online travel sites in January
The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reveal that shoppers in the UK spent a total of £5.1 billion online during January, equivalent to £83 per person; an impressive 21% more than the same time last year.
Right to reply: Cricket World Cup web crash highlights need for forward planning
Kyazoonga.com, the website selling tickets for the Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in April, crashed seconds after they went on sale yesterday sparking furious complaints from fans. Nick Bond, web performance specialist at web traffic management company Zeus Technology, looks at the implications of such a high-profile crash.
London graduate sells social media app ‘for $15m’
A London Met graduate who started his Twitter business two years ago whilst studying for his MBA has now sold it for an estimated $10-15 million.
Spotify valued at $1bn after investment from Russian Facebook backer
Spotify has raised $100m (£61.7m) in a new investment round that values the music streaming service at $1bn.
Guest comment: The Power Of The App
With smartphones on the rise, apps are opening up a new revenue stream fro advertisers. Tony Foggett at CodeComputerLove looks at the opportunities and pitfalls of the new medium.
Top tips: An introduction to Ad Networks
Ad networks are on the rise, providing a link between publishers and advertisers as media becomes more fragmented. But how do they work? In this Q&A article, Ellie Edwards at Hi-Media and Barry Kent at Visit London provide some publishing perspectives on the role of ad networks.
Guest comment: Customer feedback: the death of market research?
In the age of real-time communication, when consumers can communicate with – and about – brands via a myriad of digital channels and social networks, will market research be replaced by more innovative ways of garnering customer insights? Piers Alington CEO of Feedback Ferret explores the issues.
Morrisons buys baby goods website Kiddicare
Morrisons has bought baby goods website Kiddicare for £70m, marking the supermarket chain’s first move in building an online non-food business.
First ‘press release search engine’ goes live
PRFilter, the first press release search engine, has been launched this week, designed to let web users find recent and relevant press releases.