News articles for E-commerce

EU data reforms risk UK's standing as top digital economy
3rd May 2012
Plans for "chilling" changes to data protection laws will make it unlikely that the UK could be the source of the next social media phenomenon.

High Court slams door on music-sharing website
3rd May 2012
The British High Court has ordered all the country's internet service providers to block access to a Swedish-based music, film and game-sharing website.

Google faces online petition over PPC ad rotation changes
2nd May 2012
New pay-per-click advertisements placed through Google's Adwords ad management system can now only be rotated for a maximum period of 30 days.

Microsoft buys Nook e-reader stake for £372m
1st May 2012
Microsoft is looking to give American bookstore Barnes & Noble worldwide exposure, after buying a stake in its Nook e-reader operation for $605million (£372million).

Asos UK sales growth moderates
27th April 2012
Despite reporting a 49 per cent year-on-year rise in overall retail sales, online clothes seller Asos has seen a sharp slowdown in the rate of increase in UK sales in the first quarter of 2012.

24-hour online shoppers driving e-commerce growth
26th April 2012
A new breed of shoppers happy to buy online at any time and from anywhere is at the forefront of the continuing rise in online shopping.

Ad clarity rather than clicks drives PPC success
25th April 2012
The extent to which people can read and understand an online display ad is more important for driving traffic to the advertiser's website than the actual number of clicks.

Google withdraws platform for self-publishers
23rd April 2012
Google has scrapped its service which let self-publishers set a price for third parties to use their online articles.

E-store searches from mobile devices more than double
17th April 2012
Britons' love of online shopping is continuing to grow rapidly, with the number of retail-related searches in the first quarter of this year leaping by 11 per cent.

Online ad spending to top £100 per British user in 2012
11th April 2012
A leading media agency has forecast that, despite the uncertain state of the British economy, spending on all forms of online advertising will top £100 for every UK adult internet user this year.





