Web Ontrack To Usurp TV As UK’s Top Advertising Medium
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 9 April 2008 | Tagged as: Business, UK, Advertising
Internet advertising is expected to overtake TV by the end of next year.
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“Eco Amazon.com rival” BetterWorld Books Gets Funding
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 8 April 2008 | Tagged as: Business, Distribution, USA
Self-sustaining, for-profit social venture brings in outside investment.
Google Android Phone Summer Launch Date?
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 25 March 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Business, Mobile, Cellular
Eagerly awaited mobiles running the Android OS expected soon.
fipr: Phorm Web Monitoring Illegal?
Posted by Simon Perry on 19 March 2008 | Tagged as: Privacy, UK, Advertising, BT, Legal
Ask most people about their views on Phorm and you’ll either get a blank look or people turning purple with rage.
In brief: It’s a ’service’ that monitors all of your normal Web browsing, with the stated aim of providing personalised advertising to you. All of this monitoring is made possible under agreements with ISPs, including […]
Mobile Search Revenues To Hit $4.8 Billion by 2013
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 19 March 2008 | Tagged as: Business, Mobile, Research
There’s big money to be found in them thar mobile search hills.
WightCable Get AirSpan WiMax Kit
Posted by Simon Perry on 18 March 2008 | Tagged as: Revenue raising, Business, Distribution, UK, Wireless
We wouldn’t normally cover something as apparently dry as this, but personal interest is a factor here.
Having space-shifted from London to The Isle of Wight just over three years ago, it’s really pleasing to see that the holder of WiMax license for the Island has applied to locate the WiMax aerial and kit in the […]
Web Creator Speaks Out Against Phorm Net Tracking
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 17 March 2008 | Tagged as: Privacy, UK, Advertising, Legal
Sir Tim Berners-Lee voices opposition to net tracking technology
Bebo Sells To AOL: $850m
Posted by Simon Perry on 13 March 2008 | Tagged as: Buy out, Social software
AOL will be buying social Networking site Bebo for $850m cash.
Well done to all of those at Bebo, the social network that (more or less) quietly got on with building its 40 million members while the other social network shouted about what they were up to.
It’s interesting that the deal is all cash, with one […]
Silver Surfers Smarter On Safer Online Shopping
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 11 March 2008 | Tagged as: Business, UK
Report: Da Yoot take more risks when it comes to shopping online.
Warner Drop DRM On 7Digital
Posted by Simon Perry on 5 March 2008 | Tagged as: Europe, UK, Content Deals, Music
Warner Music is making its music catalogue available on music service 7digital in MP3 format, without no content protection.
Having a peruse of the 7digial site, we see that they’re also banging out albums for £5/€6.99 — for a limited period — which for a track-filled album like Hatful of Hollow by the Smiths can be […]
