News articles for January 2012

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  Lancashire makes pledge over superfast broadband

  31st January 2012

  Lancashire County Council has promised that 97 per cent of its residents will benefit from a high-speed broadband connection within two years.
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  News International launches Facebook version of Fabulous magazine

  31st January 2012

  A social media version of the former News of the World's colour glossy supplement, Fabulous, is being launched today.
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  Twitter set to roll out enhanced brand pages

  30th January 2012

  Rumours are widespread that Twitter will make an announcement this week on improving the services it offers to companies.
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  Emergency crews tweet their working days

  30th January 2012

  Ambulance crews in north-west England are this week taking part in an experiment involving using Twitter to tell people about their day-to-day working lives.
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  B2B targeted paid search costs rise 30pc in a year

  27th January 2012

  Companies which trade directly with other businesses are reacting to the growing trend for decision-makers to look online for products and services by increasing their online advertising spend.
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  Sales of Android tablets closing gap on iPad

  27th January 2012

  Tablet computer sales hit a new peak in the last quarter of 2011, and were two-and-a-half times higher than in the same period a year earlier.
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  Facebook benefits UK economy to tune of £2.2bn

  26th January 2012

  Facebook is worth £2.2billion to the British economy, and directly supports more than 35,000 jobs, according to recent figures.
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  Online ordering services entice people to visit stores more, research claims

  26th January 2012

  UK shoppers are increasingly using retailers' 'click and collect' facilities, which, in turn, are helping struggling store chains attract more people through their doors.
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  Apple earnings exceed expectations

  25th January 2012

  Apple’s first quarter profits have defied expectations, having doubled to $13.1bn (£8.4bn) year-on-year, causing the company’s shares to skyrocket.
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  Facebook, Myspace and Twitter target Google with ‘Don’t be evil’ add-on

  24th January 2012

  A group of engineers from Facebook, Twitter and Myspace have joined together to create a browser add-on that can reverse changes made by Google, which they claim make Google+ pages appear higher up in search results.