‘Just Eat Effect’ has Brits buying more meals online than ever before
The popularity of online food delivery services such as ‘Just Eat’ has Brits turning off their ovens and turning on their internet browsers in record numbers.
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The social election that wasn’t: How switchers fooled the polls
While many predicted this month’s UK General Election would be finally see the influence of newspapers and TV coverage superseded by social media, the shock results showed that old media still holds a bigger sway over much of the population, according to new research.
Unilever awards iBeacon firm Glimr $50,000 start-up prize
Unilever has crowned UK digital firm Glimr the winner of its international Scale Up competition at the Digital Shoreditch festival in London.
Online retailers falling short in personalised messages
Only a quarter (26%) of online retailers in the UK are sending insight-driven personalised communications to customers, according to new research.
Digital platforms encouraging children to read- report
As concerns rise over literacy levels in the UK, it seems that digital platforms are having a positive effect on children’s reading habits, according to a new report.
AirBnB floats rentable house down the Thames in marketing stunt
To celebrate a change in renting laws in the UK, Airbnb has sent a floating house onto the Thames … and customers have a chance to get on board.
UK ecommerce sales bounce back to double digit growth
Online sales grew 13% year-on-year in April – following an unprecedented dip of four months of single-digit growth, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
Google’s self driving cars to hit public roads this summer
Google’s driverless cars are set to mingle with the public around the roads of Mountain View, California this summer.
Teens dub YouTube the ‘coolest‘ social network’ ahead of Instagram
Despite the rise of mobile apps such an Instagram, WhatsApp and SnapChat, US and UK teens have picked YouTube as the coolest social network, according to a new survey.
Kit Kat partners YouTube for on-pack promotion
Nestlé is rebranding KitKats as “YouTube Break” for a limited run of 600,000 bars in the UK.