Dutch mobile marketing agency expands into London
XS2TheWorld, a mobile marketing agency founded in the Netherlands, today announced the opening of a London office to capitalise on the UK’s dynamic and growing mobile market.
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The store of the future: How people will shop in 2014
With the web and smartphones growing ever more popular, how is this changing the way we shop? Webloyalty offers a nine point guide on what to expect in three years time…
UK’s top baby names soar in value online
Boys are outstripping girls in the domain name stakes, with many parents snapping up web addresses of their children before they become valuable, according to new data.
Tesco buys movie streaming service Blinkbox
Tesco has taken majority control of online movie-streaming service Blinkbox, as the supermarket giant looks to take on the likes of Lovefilm and iTunes in the online film market.
European Commission: Half of UK 9 to 12-year-olds have a social networking profile
Younger children are increasingly setting up their own pages on social networking sites such as Facebook, finds a new study published today.
Asda parent Walmart buys social networking firm Kosmix
Walmart, the owner of UK supermarket chain Asda, has acquired a social networking firm in a bid to grow its online and mobile shopping businesses.
UK Harry Potter Facebook fan page smashes records
The Harry Potter UK Page on Facebook has secured its one millionth fan, smashing Facebook’s record for largest film fan page in the UK.
Short .uk domains open for applications
The Landrush phase for the 2,640 remaining .uk short domains will begin on 23rd May 2011, it has been announced.
UK royal wedding streamed live on YouTube
Palace officials will offer live streaming of the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on the royal channel on YouTube.
LoveFilm to stream Disney films for first time
LOVEFiLM and The Walt Disney Company UK & Ireland have signed a Transactional Video on Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) feature film streaming deal, which sees LOVEFiLM become Disney’s first major partner in UK SVOD outside of the Pay TV window.