Five to enable viewers to embed shows on websites
16th June 2009
TV broadcaster Five has announced a partnership with an online video platform that will enable web users to embed episodes of its shows on various websites.The tie-up with Brightcove means that Five will become the first broadcaster in the UK to allow full episodes of its shows to be syndicated on...
Google enhances Maps app for Android
16th June 2009
Google has launched an updated version of its Maps app for Android phones.The upgrade now lets users search Google Maps via voice commands, with the app currently recognising English in American, Australian and British accents.Business listings have also been enhanced to include opening hours,...
Mobile commerce 'has much potential'
15th June 2009
There are numerous opportunities for growth posed by the advent of mobile commerce, according to one expert.However, much of this potential lies in using the mobile channel to support offline shopping experiences rather than in purchasing items directly via the mobile web, said Bill Mirabito of B2C...
Mobile advertising 'has much to offer'
15th June 2009
The mobile platform has numerous advantages over other marketing channels for advertisers, an expert has said.Those engaging in mobile advertising are likely to find that it offers better targeting and a sense of immediacy that might not be found on other platforms, according to Jon Mew, the...
Small firms urged to look to online marketing
15th June 2009
Small businesses are in a good position to step up their online marketing efforts and potentially steal market share during the downturn, according to one of the stars of Dragons' Den.Speaking to the Times, Theo Paphitis explained that while bigger businesses have been forced to undertake...
New website offers crowdsourced decision-making
15th June 2009
A new website has been launched to help users consult the knowledge of other members of the online community when making a decision.Created by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake, Hunch allows users to input a question into its search engine before being asked several further questions by the...
Mobile apps 'must fit the platform'
12th June 2009
The key to developing a successful mobile application is ensuring that it fits well with the platform in question.This is according to Eric Litman, chief executive of mobile analytics firm Medialets, who told eMarketer that developers should consider the example of the iPhone.He said that it is a...
Search engines team up to update Sitemaps
12th June 2009
Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft have worked together to make improvements to the way in which Sitemaps are created and submitted to them by website owners.These search engines now allow 50,000 Sitemaps to be submitted per Siteindex, up from 1,000 Sitemaps previously.John Muller, webmaster trends...
Social media 'key' to e-commerce success
12th June 2009
Social media is now a crucial tool for businesses looking to retain and attract online customers, according to one expert.Lisa Wehr of Practical eCommerce said that social media marketing is now more than a "buzzword" and advised online retailers to ensure they play an active part on...
Improved iGoogle launched for Android, iPhone
12th June 2009
Google has announced an improved version of its customisable iGoogle portal for Android and iPhone users.The beta release of the product is faster than its predecessor and supports tabs and more gadgets, including third-party ones.Users can also read article summaries in feed-based gadgets without...
Web 2.0 'is millionth English word'
11th June 2009
Web 2.0 has been established by one group as the millionth word of the English language.Global Language Monitor (GLM), based in Texas, says that the word has been used more than 25,000 times on the internet and is therefore official.Terms including n00b, Jai Ho and slumdog were found to be less...
Twitter 'a powerful tool' for e-tailers
11th June 2009
Online retailers may wish to incorporate Twitter into their e-commerce strategy, according to a marketing executive.Mike Volpe, vice-president of marketing at HubSpot, told Armando Roggio of Practical Ecommerce that the microblogging site could be a "powerful" tool for e-tailers looking...
SEO campaigns 'need research'
10th June 2009
Research is an essential part of developing a successful search engine optimisation (SEO) campaign, according to a writer.Garrett Pierson, author of What Success Takes, wrote on Search Engine Journal that one of the most common mistakes web marketers make is not putting enough research and effort...
Web marketers 'should take care' to avoid keyword pitfalls
10th June 2009
Web marketers need to plan ahead and take care when choosing keywords as part of a search engine optimisation (SEO) campaign, the author of What Success Takes has stressed.Garret Pierson, writing for Search Engine Journal said web marketers face a number of challenges when selecting key words and...
Consumers more likely to download iPhone app 'at weekend'
9th June 2009
Apple iPhone users are 30 per cent more likely to download an application over the weekend than they are on weekdays, according to new figures.The data, compiled by Flurry, indicated that consumers are also more likely to download a paid app on the weekend. The number of free game downloads, for...
Opera Mobile 9.7 beta unveiled for Windows Mobile
8th June 2009
A beta version of Opera Mobile 9.7 has been made available for phones running on the Windows Mobile platform.The browser includes Opera Turbo, which aims to make websites faster to load on mobile phones.Browser engine Opera Presto 2.2 has also been added to the product, as has Opera Widgets.The...
More firms 'looking to acquire mobile app developers'
8th June 2009
The success of Apple's iPhone and its App Store has helped to encourage more companies to look into acquiring developers of successful mobile apps, it has been reported.According to the New York Times, a growing number of businesses are buying out app developers rather than investing in the...
HTML 5 content 'not yet searchable'
8th June 2009
Developers looking into using HTML 5 to develop rich web content and applications may need to leave pages built with standard HTML intact to ensure search engines can still find their websites.This is according to Shannon Clark of VentureBeat, who spoke to Google vice-president of engineering Vic...
Report: Mobile video to take off
5th June 2009
Paid mobile video services will see significant growth over the next few years, a new report has predicted.Over 534 million mobile users will pay for video subscriptions by 2014, according to Pyramid Research.It said that emerging markets will be responsible for a substantial portion of this growth...
Google looks to speed up websites
5th June 2009
Google has launched a new Firefox add-on that integrates with Firebug to help users speed up the performance of their websites.The Page Speed tool has been used internally by Google in the past and is now available for use by other website owners.It works by automatically optimising images to make...
Nokia S60 gets Google Mobile App
5th June 2009
Google has announced the launch of the Google Mobile App for Nokia S60 smartphones.The app allows S60 users to access search, Google Maps, Gmail and other Google services quickly from their home screens and offers integrated location awareness for tailored search results.It also includes a search...
Location-based apps 'growing in popularity'
4th June 2009
Location-based mobile apps are seeing strong growth in take-up among consumers, new research has found.Undertaken by Compete, the study revealed that one in three smartphone owners use a location-based app at least once a month.One-fifth of these respondents said they would like to use such apps if...
Worldwide mobile ad spending 'set for growth'
4th June 2009
Businesses around the world will spend $5.7 billion (£3.5 billion) on mobile advertising by 2014, a new report has predicted.The forecast from Juniper Research cautions that the mobile platform will still only attract about 1.5 per cent of all spending on advertising in 2014, however.It states...
Google launches local directory app for Android
4th June 2009
Google has unveiled a new location-based app offering a directory of local businesses to Android users.The Places Directory app is now available from Android Market as a Google Labs product and lets users look for nearby businesses in a variety of categories, such as cinemas, hotels, restaurants...
Opera 10 beta launched
3rd June 2009
A public beta version of the forthcoming Opera 10 web browser has been launched.The browser is available for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and includes Opera Turbo compression technology to help speed up the delivery of website content and a new interface designed by Jon Hicks.Opera's tabbed...
Adobe previews BrowserLab for web designers
3rd June 2009
Adobe has launched a free preview of BrowserLab, a tool for web designers that lets users check the compatibility of their sites with a range of browsers and operating systems.The application supports all of the main modern browsers, including Internet Explorer 6.x and 7.x, Firefox 2.x and 3.x, and...
Opera 'is world's most used mobile browser'
3rd June 2009
New figures have been released suggesting that Opera Mini is now the most used mobile web browser in the world.According to StatCounter, Opera accounted for 24.6 per cent of the global mobile browser market, overtaking the iPhone with 22.3 per cent.Nokia ranked third with a share of 17.9 per cent,...
Acer to launch Android netbook, phone this year
2nd June 2009
Acer has announced that it is to launch a new netbook and smartphone running on the Android operating system later this year.The company said at the Computex trade show in Taipei that it expects to launch the netbook - new version of the Aspire One - in the third quarter of 2009 and will eventually...
UK e-commerce sector still growing, says report
2nd June 2009
The UK e-commerce industry will continue to grow this year and in the longer term despite the recession, it has been predicted.Verdict Research said that UK consumers will spend £20.9 billion on internet purchases in 2009, up 13.3 per cent compared with last year.Furthermore, this figure is likely...
UK web users flock to ITV.com for BGT info
2nd June 2009
ITV saw traffic to its website surge ahead of last weekend's Britain's Got Talent Final, new figures have shown.The website became the 36th most visited site in the UK in the week to May 30th after searches for 'itv' more than doubled during the period, according to Hitwise.ITV.com's Britain's Got...
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