Lakestar Media Latest Industry News RSS feed http://www.lakestarmedia.com Thu, 17 May 2012 01:32:14 +0100 http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5953/woman-mp-says-twitter-not-to-blame-for-her-troll-ordeal http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5953/woman-mp-says-twitter-not-to-blame-for-her-troll-ordeal Thu, 03 May 2012 11:42:00 +0100 A female member of the UK Parliament has refused to blame Twitter for a torrent of abuse she has received on the site, instead choosing to publish the comments in a bid to highlight the problem many women in politics face when they use the microblogging channel. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5950/eu-data-reforms-risk-uk-s-standing-as-top-digital-economy http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5950/eu-data-reforms-risk-uk-s-standing-as-top-digital-economy Thu, 03 May 2012 11:19:00 +0100 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5948/high-court-slams-door-on-music-sharing-website http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5948/high-court-slams-door-on-music-sharing-website Thu, 03 May 2012 10:14:00 +0100 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5945/google-faces-online-petition-over-ppc-ad-rotation-changes http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5945/google-faces-online-petition-over-ppc-ad-rotation-changes Wed, 02 May 2012 17:40:00 +0100 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5935/national-trust-turns-to-facebook-to-find-best-great-british-day-out http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5935/national-trust-turns-to-facebook-to-find-best-great-british-day-out Wed, 02 May 2012 11:25:00 +0100 Conservation body the National Trust is mounting a bid to reach out to a younger audience by launching a new Facebook app. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5926/firms-widely-confused-over-eu-e-privacy-rules http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5926/firms-widely-confused-over-eu-e-privacy-rules Tue, 01 May 2012 14:34:00 +0100 Confusion and even panic are starting to spread among companies which are worried about the ramifications of having to comply with upcoming EU legislation on the storage of customers' data. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5920/microsoft-buys-nook-e-reader-stake-for-372m http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5920/microsoft-buys-nook-e-reader-stake-for-372m Tue, 01 May 2012 10:46:00 +0100 Microsoft is looking to give American bookstore Barnes & Noble worldwide exposure, after buying a stake in its Nook e-reader operation for $605million (£372million). http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5906/facebook-to-boost-sport-content-through-agency-deal http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5906/facebook-to-boost-sport-content-through-agency-deal Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:49:00 +0100 Social networking site Facebook has signed a deal with a sport broadcasting rights agency to include the content from its platform to a bigger audience. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5905/google-staff-knew-of-wi-fi-snooping-activities-says-report http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5905/google-staff-knew-of-wi-fi-snooping-activities-says-report Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:51:00 +0100 Investigators have learned that a handful of Google staff members knew that one of their engineer colleagues had written a program which was capable of snooping on wireless data networks. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5893/asos-uk-sales-growth-moderates http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5893/asos-uk-sales-growth-moderates Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:03:00 +0100 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5891/google-and-partners-launch-social-network-to-counter-extremism http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5891/google-and-partners-launch-social-network-to-counter-extremism Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:32:00 +0100 Google is providing a platform for experts and individuals to come together to counter the fostering of violent extremism using the internet. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5887/google-search-changes-bring-quality-content-to-the-fore http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5887/google-search-changes-bring-quality-content-to-the-fore Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:43:00 +0100 Website-builders and content-producers are facing close scrutiny from Google as the search giant reconfigures its algorithms in an effort to counter spam and low-quality or valueless content. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5883/24-hour-online-shoppers-driving-e-commerce-growth http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5883/24-hour-online-shoppers-driving-e-commerce-growth Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:08:00 +0100 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5870/ad-clarity-rather-than-clicks-drives-ppc-success http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5870/ad-clarity-rather-than-clicks-drives-ppc-success Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:41:00 +0100 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5865/eu-warns-that-copyright-plans-pose-threat-to-web-privacy http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5865/eu-warns-that-copyright-plans-pose-threat-to-web-privacy Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:57:00 +0100 The European Union's top data privacy official officials are worried that a global agreement to counter copyright abuses will allow internet companies to spy on their users. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5855/gold-winner-lewis-criticises-tweeting-athletes http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5855/gold-winner-lewis-criticises-tweeting-athletes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:25:00 +0100 British athletes' readiness to accept payment for endorsing brands and products on Twitter has been attacked by a former Olympic gold medal winner. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5853/facebook-results-show-first-ever-drop-in-revenue http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5853/facebook-results-show-first-ever-drop-in-revenue Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:55:00 +0100 Just a few weeks before it is to offer shares in itself for sale, Facebook has seen its revenue and profits fall for the first time. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5841/google-withdraws-platform-for-self-publishers http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5841/google-withdraws-platform-for-self-publishers Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:10:00 +0100 Google has scrapped its service which let self-publishers set a price for third parties to use their online articles. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5838/german-court-urges-youtube-to-tighten-policing-of-copyrighted-material http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5838/german-court-urges-youtube-to-tighten-policing-of-copyrighted-material Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:13:00 +0100 A German court ruling could land YouTube with a big bill, after finding it liable for policing the rights of people posting video content to the site to share that material. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5830/tumblr-founder-changes-tune-as-site-prepares-to-take-ads http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5830/tumblr-founder-changes-tune-as-site-prepares-to-take-ads Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:57:00 +0100 Blogging website Tumblr will start displaying advertising early next month.