Mobile payments: What Brits really wants from their smartphones
Over half of all UK consumers are already using mobile payments, but a fragmented market is holding back ubiquitous uptake, according to new research.
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Third of Brits ‘now do most of their shopping online’
The average monthly online spend in the UK is double what it was 10 years ago, with almost a third of shoppers expecting to spend even more online in 2013, according to new research.
Facebook delays smartphone launch in Europe after disappointing sales
Facebook has postponed the European launch of its ‘First’ smartphone following disappointing US sales and negative feedback.
Online staffing trends: 'Biggest shift in work since industrial revolution'
Worth a staggering $1 billion, the online working industry “the biggest shift in work since the industrial revolution”, according to a new report looking into worldwide online staffing trends.
Coupons.com supports Kenco’s digital coupon campaign
Kenco is working with Coupons.com to offer a secure print-at-home coupon on the brand’s website.
Aardman, Sony and BinWeevils.com search for pop video animators
BinWeevils.com, the BAFTA award-winning social website for children has partnered with Aardman Animations (creators of Wallace & Gromit) and Sony Music to find the best pop video animator in the UK.
Interflora wins 5-year search keyword battle with M&S
Interflora has won a high court battle over Marks and Spencer in the UK, ruling that the supermarket chain could not use the florists’ trademark as a Google AdWord to boost its visibility on the search engine.
Real friends and family ‘twenty times more influential than social media friends’
When it comes to influencing purchase decisions, real friends and family are more than twenty times more influential than social media friends, according to a new study.
Extending reach of Twitter messages – new deal with Yahoo
In the social media battle between Facebook and all other providers, this deal between Yahoo and Twitter is the latest alliance – and it’s good news for marketers wanting to extend the reach of Twitter messages.
Morrisons to launch online shopping with Ocado next year
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has struck a deal with Ocado to launch an online grocery service by January 2014.