New broadband forecasts for the UK are good news for broadband operators and service providers. The total number of broadband lines is now expected to be 25.1million by the end of 2014, almost a million more than earlier estimates, according … Continue reading
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UK sees surge in internet use
By Richard Morris Brits are spending the equivalent of almost one day in every month surfing the internet, according to new research. The UK Online Measurement company (UKOM) says the average web user is online for 22 hours and 15 … Continue reading
Ban on US forces personnel using social websites lifted
The blanket ban on American Army, Navy and Air Force personnel accessing Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and all other social networking websites has been lifted, with the US government at the same time laying down detailed guidelines for military personnel using … Continue reading
Deutsche Post announces new ‘e-letter’ for official correspondence
Germans should soon be able to enter into official correspondence online instead of having to resort to putting it into physical writing, after the country’s postal service announced it would be offering an ‘Internet Letter’ service. The new medium is … Continue reading
After 'phone a friend' comes 'poke a friend'
Aardvark.com is now offering a new way to get a quick answer to that burning question that you don't have the time to find out for yourself. It claims to be a 'social search' channel, integrating your existing social profile … Continue reading
Social networks provide a quarter of ad impressions
Social networks accounted for 25 per cent of all online display ad impressions by UK internet users in August, according to figures from ComScore Ad Metrix. The research by the web measurement firm revealed 13.8billion display ad impressions out of … Continue reading
Net to address users in all tongues
The internet could be on the verge of one of the most fundamental changes in its make-up since it was first established. As this piece was written discussions were being finalized on the introduction of non-Latin characters into web addresses. … Continue reading
PCs are best for e-reading, Microsoft’s Ballmer says
Microsoft has no plans to develop a digital book reader to compete with the fast-growing popularity of Amazon's Kindle or a device that rival Apple is reportedly developing. Chief executive Steve Ballmer said Microsoft had no need for its own … Continue reading
Ad experts report signs of online growth
The three months ending in September 2009 was the first quarter in which online marketing budgets have risen this year, according to the latest figures from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. The IPA’s Bellweather report, produced quarterly in conjunction … Continue reading
Postal strikes threat set to benefit internet banks
Threats of strikes by postal workers could give fresh impetus to internet banking, according to Citywire, the financial news service. It reports that many elderly people, dependent on dividends for income, are being badly hit by the late arrival of … Continue reading
