Lakestar Media Latest Industry News RSS feed http://www.lakestarmedia.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:20:29 +0000 http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5087/eu-regulators-call-on-google-to-stall-new-privacy-measures http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5087/eu-regulators-call-on-google-to-stall-new-privacy-measures Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000 Investigators from the European Union want Google to postpone the introduction of a new privacy policy, so that they can first investigate whether it sufficiently protects users' personal information. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5076/kellogg-s-facebook-rail-stunt-item-pulled-after-outcry http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5076/kellogg-s-facebook-rail-stunt-item-pulled-after-outcry Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:42:00 +0000 Cereal giant Kellogg's has been forced to pull an item from the Facebook page for its Krave brand, after it appeared to endorse a dangerous railway line stunt. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5065/study-reveals-the-secrets-of-a-good-tweet http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5065/study-reveals-the-secrets-of-a-good-tweet Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +0000 A study of thousands of tweets has pinned down what people love – and hate – about Twitter content. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5059/facebook-announces-3bn-share-sale http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5059/facebook-announces-3bn-share-sale Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:28:00 +0000 Social media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg stands to make a personal fortune of nearly £14.5billion as a result of plans just announced to offer shares in part of his Facebook company. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5057/yahoo-launches-search-tool-for-iphone-and-android-apps http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5057/yahoo-launches-search-tool-for-iphone-and-android-apps Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:48:00 +0000 Yahoo has today announced the launch of a customised search facility focusing on iPhone and Android smartphone apps. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5045/we-don-t-actively-censor-tweets-says-twitter-chief http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5045/we-don-t-actively-censor-tweets-says-twitter-chief Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:14:00 +0000 Twitter's boss has defended the company's recent announcement that it can, and does, censor tweets in certain countries when asked to do so. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5040/uk-forges-ahead-as-european-centre-of-m-commerce http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5040/uk-forges-ahead-as-european-centre-of-m-commerce Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:33:00 +0000 M-commerce purchases are forecast to reach £4.5billion in the UK alone this year, more than 50 per cent higher than the total spent in 2011. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5035/lancashire-makes-pledge-over-superfast-broadband http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5035/lancashire-makes-pledge-over-superfast-broadband Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:54:00 +0000 Lancashire County Council has promised that 97 per cent of its residents will benefit from a high-speed broadband connection within two years. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5034/news-international-launches-facebook-version-of-fabulous-magazine http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5034/news-international-launches-facebook-version-of-fabulous-magazine Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:07:00 +0000 A social media version of the former News of the World's colour glossy supplement, Fabulous, is being launched today. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5020/twitter-set-to-roll-out-enhanced-brand-pages http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5020/twitter-set-to-roll-out-enhanced-brand-pages Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:19:00 +0000 Rumours are widespread that Twitter will make an announcement this week on improving the services it offers to companies. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5019/emergency-crews-tweet-their-working-days http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5019/emergency-crews-tweet-their-working-days Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:43:00 +0000 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5010/b2b-targeted-paid-search-costs-rise-30pc-in-a-year http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5010/b2b-targeted-paid-search-costs-rise-30pc-in-a-year Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:45:00 +0000 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5000/sales-of-android-tablets-closing-gap-on-ipad http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/5000/sales-of-android-tablets-closing-gap-on-ipad Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:15:00 +0000 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4994/facebook-benefits-uk-economy-to-tune-of-2-2bn http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4994/facebook-benefits-uk-economy-to-tune-of-2-2bn Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:14:00 +0000 Facebook is worth £2.2billion to the British economy, and directly supports more than 35,000 jobs, according to recent figures. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4993/online-ordering-services-entice-people-to-visit-stores-more-research-claims http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4993/online-ordering-services-entice-people-to-visit-stores-more-research-claims Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:11:00 +0000 UK shoppers are increasingly using retailers' 'click and collect' facilities, which, in turn, are helping struggling store chains attract more people through their doors. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4973/apple-earnings-exceed-expectations http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4973/apple-earnings-exceed-expectations Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4960/facebook-myspace-and-twitter-target-google-with-don-t-be-evil-add-on http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4960/facebook-myspace-and-twitter-target-google-with-don-t-be-evil-add-on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:32:00 +0000 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. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4945/obama-to-appear-in-live-chat-room-hangout http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4945/obama-to-appear-in-live-chat-room-hangout Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:11:00 +0000 On January 30, US president Barack Obama will appear in a live Q&A session concerning his State of the Union address on Google’s social networking site, Google Plus. The ‘Hangout’ will last for around 45 minutes and is the next step in the White House’s attempts to incorporate social networking into politics. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4936/mercedes-benz-targets-youth-market-through-social-media http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4936/mercedes-benz-targets-youth-market-through-social-media Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000 Prestige car-maker Mercedes-Benz will aim to give itself more youth appeal with a revamped social media strategy. http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4928/facebook-malware-threat-halted http://www.lakestarmedia.com/news/4928/facebook-malware-threat-halted Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000 Releasing the names of five suspects believed to have been behind one of the most widespread malware attacks seen appears to have halted their activities, investigators say.