Facebook turns profile photos into videos
Social networking giant Facebook is letting users put up videos as their profile pictures.
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Who are the crowdfunding investors? (Infographic)
Crowdfunding has become a popular alternative finance method, with investors choosing to back a huge variety of projects – but who are these investors?
Third of consumers ‘willing to shop via social media’
With most major social networks carrying ‘buy buttons’, brands are quickly moving into this new market place- but are consumers ready for a more social online shopping experience?
83% of UK marketers find branding measurement a challenge
More than four fifths (83%) of UK-based brand marketers find measuring the impact of branding more challenging than measuring the impact of direct response, according to a new survey.
Burberry reveals new collection on Snapchat
Burberry’s new spring-summer collection got an exclusive preview on Snapchat for the first time.
Cadbury’s ‘Gorilla’ ad voted most popular UK ad ever
A 2007 Cadbury’s ad featuring a gorilla drumming to Phil Collins’ 80s hit In The Air Tonight has been voted the nation’s favourite TV ad of all time, in a new public poll.
Weakest August in 15 years for online retail sales
UK online retail sales were up just 5% year-on-year (YoY) last month and down 6% on July, marking the weakest performing August in 15 years, according to new research.
Women’s Institute marks 100 years with ‘tWItterstitch’ campaign
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), the largest voluntary women’s membership organisation in the UK, celebrates its centenary today (September 16, 2015).
‘Silicon roundabout’ 8 times denser than closest rival outside London
East London’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’ is home to a greater density of technology firms than any other location in the UK, from Manchester to Glasgow – and hosts 70 times the density of tech firms in Cambridge’s world-renowned hub, according to new research.
UK Government launches Internet of Things project ‘IoTUK’
The UK government has launched a national programme called IoTUK which it said will “amplify” the UK’s Internet of Things (IoT) capability.