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Mobile phone websites see visitor numbers soar

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:53

Mobile phone websites are the fastest growing sector for UK visitors from PCs and laptops, according to the latest research from the Nielsen Company.com

Mobile phone websites saw a 58% increase in unique…more

Tories plan alcohol tax hikes

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:31

The Conservative Party plans to increase taxes on some high-strength lagers, cider and Ready To Drink brands as part of a plan to tackle the UK’s binge-drinking culture.

David Cameron, the Party’s leader, says a Tory Government would look closely…more

WWF condemns advert

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:34

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has denied any link to an advert depicting the 9/11 attacks posted on several internet sites.

The advert, which bears the charity’s logo, shows an image of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York with the caption…more

Twitter gets more visitors than MySpace for the first time

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:36

Twitter received more UK visits than MySpace for the first time last week, according to Hitwise UK.

The figures revealed the micro-blogging site was the 27th most visited website in the week ending 29 August, one place higher than rival social media site MySpace…more

BT offers Google AdWords to SMBs

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:37

BT Business and Google have teamed up to offer a digital marketing solution to small and medium sized businesses.

The division of BT will now become an official reseller for Google’s AdWords…more

GSMA on track to launch Mobile Media Metrics next year

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:39

Worldwide mobile communications body the GSMA has partnered with ComScore and all five UK mobile operators to launch its Mobile Media Metrics.

The first set of data will be available in the fourth quarter of 2009…more

Banks need to return to basics to rebuild trust

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:34

At a speech in London yesterday (23 September), Lord Adair Turner says the financial services industry needs to “recommit to a focus on their essential social and economic functions, if they are to regain public trust”.…more

Broadband penetration now at 63% of UK homes

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:36

The 2009 National Statistics Opinions (Omnibus) Survey revealed 16.5m households now have broadband access, up from 6.6m in 2006. The penetration of broadband is now at 90% of all households with internet access.…more

Online ad spend outstrips TV

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:59

The figures, from the annual online advertising expenditure report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC), are a milestone for the UK online industry…more

Music industry supports three-strikes online piracy rules

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15

A group of nearly 100 music artists, including members of lobby group the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), voted last night to call on Lord Mandelson to slow down the connections of persistent law breakers…more

Absolute Radio signs deal with EMI

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:11

The deal will see the radio station offer advertisers a way to create a “stronger audio identity” with which to promote their marketing messages. It also gives Absolute Radio a potential new revenue stream…more

Orange to sell iPhone

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:08

The iPhone 3G and 3GS models will be available through several channels including Orange shops and the mobile phone company’s website as O2’s exclusive contract to sell the phones nears an end…more

Kenco launches reduced packaging initiative

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54

The new Kenco Eco Refill pack format, which the company claims is a UK first, has 97% less packaging weight than the Kenco glass jars and has been developed to encourage consumers to switch to the more environmentally friendly pack…more

Google launches AdSense for smartphones

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:07

Publishers will now be able to display much larger ads on their mobile sites to visitors using smartphones such as the iPhone. Previously only small text and image ads could be displayed…more