FIFA president Sepp Blatter – not a man usually renowned for being succinct – has signed up to Twitter, just ahead of the start of the football World Cup. Blatter’s account, @seppblatter, went live on Thursday on the eve of … Continue reading
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Fashion retailer Missguided looks to iPhone app to boost online sales
Online fashion retailer Missguided has launched its own iPhone app in a bid to expand its online retail offering. The business, which specialises in “catwalk looks and celebrity inspired women’s fashion”, hopes to use the application to strengthen ties with customers … Continue reading
Could Twitter be finally welcoming the SEO professional?
All businesses should be considering the role social media can play within their company. Twitter has become a significant part of the jigsaw and is now considered to be a valuable tool for online marketing specialists and digital agencies. According … Continue reading
Facebook and Co steal search sector’s crown
UK internet users have visited more social networking sites than search engines in one month than ever before. Data released by research firm Hitwise shows that visits to social networks accounted for 11.88 per cent of all UK internet visits in … Continue reading
Adobe works hard to fix ‘critical’ software security glitch
Adobe has said it is working to fix a “critical” security flaw in its Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player software. It warned that the vulnerability potentially enables hackers to take control of affected computer systems, and that users running Windows, … Continue reading
UK firms to increase spending on social media, SEO, and paid search
The majority of businesses in the UK are set to up their digital marketing spend next year according to new research. Data compiled by Econsultancy from a survey of 500 client-side digital marketers and agencies reveals 52 per cent of … Continue reading
Apple’s Jobs says people must be persuaded of merits of paying for online content
Apple top man Steve Jobs fears that the internet will be reduced “into a nation of bloggers” unless a sustainable way of persuading people to pay for online content is devised. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal-organised D8 conference near … Continue reading
Facebook boss speaks out over privacy concerns, taking business public
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended changes to the service which have led to privacy concerns, and said that he has no date in mind for a public floatation of the company. Zuckerberg used an address to the All … Continue reading
Newspaper under Twitter assault for ‘gay minister’ poll question
The Sun newspaper in the UK was the target of a torrent of anger from Twitter users when it asked its readers to vote on whether gay people should be ministers in the cabinet of the UK Government. The paper, … Continue reading
World Cup fans warned over costly roaming charges
Football fans heading to South Africa for the World Cup have been warned by a watchdog group to keep an eye on the cost of their mobile internet use while there. Consumer Focus says that mobile operators levy huge charges … Continue reading
