Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the founders of internet telephony company Skype, have raised US$165million, which they are hoping to invest in internet and software company start-ups. The pair founded Atomico Ventures in 2006, hoping to capitalise on a market … Continue reading
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The Tweets which saved a tiny life
The power of social media is expressed every day in new and exciting ways, but a story from Vermont, USA has now shown how it has the power to save lives. A frantic mother contacted Angela England of mothers’ blogging … Continue reading
Online reviews more important than personal recommendations, research shows
British buyers are getting more savvy to the potential influence of online reviews in their purchasing decisions, according to two pieces of research. A survey by PR agency Weber Shandwick of 1,021 UK consumers found that 26 per cent rated … Continue reading
Book trade looks to its future - and looks to build bridges with Google
The launch of Amazon's Kindle e-book reader was sure to be a hot topic among those attending the world's biggest book trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany. It is believed that the new device could herald a long-feared transformation of the … Continue reading
Times set to launch readers' club
News International, publisher of The Times and Sunday Times newspapers, is hoping to open up a new source of revenue by launch a membership scheme for the two titles. As dwindling advertising and circulation revenue plague the newspaper industry, News … Continue reading
Time casts around for backers in digital magazine venture
Time, a division of Time Warner and also the owner of AOL, is rallying support among American magazine publishers to create a digital store where users could pay to download titles to their mobile devices, according to reports. The new … Continue reading
