Now that Facebook is a public company, it will have to redouble its efforts to make profits and keep its shareholders happy. The best way for them to generate revenue is obviously through advertising, and so Facebook will have to make all efforts to attract advertisers to their site. (more…)
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PC Used Less As Internet Is Used More
Wednesday, 2nd May 2012While the Internet continues to grow in usage, the number of desktop computers in use is not growing at the same rate.
Tags: desktop, internet, mobile
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Google v Microsoft – Battle Over Cloud Storage
Monday, 30th April 2012Cloud storage is the latest “big thing” on the Internet, especially now that both internet giants, Google and Microsoft are battling with each other to get the largest share of this emerging market. (more…)
Tags: cloud, drive, gdrive, google, google drive, microsoft, sky drive
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ACTA Likely To Be Rejected By European Union
Tuesday, 17th April 2012If the anti-counterfeiting and copyright-bolstering treaty ACTA is passed by the European Union it could have major negative effects on the Internet. However, it now seems unlikely that the European Union will pass this treaty. (more…)
Tags: acta, copyright, european-union, Eurpean Commission, internet, piracy
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U.K. Best At Monetising The Internet
Tuesday, 20th March 2012
The Internet has become an integral part of the lives of many, and in turn it has started generating large revenues. It has been found that the U.K. is the Most prolific generator of revenue through the Internet. (more…)
Tags: internet, u.k.
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Google Accused Of Tracking By Microsoft
Tuesday, 21st February 2012Google has recently been accused by Microsoft of circumventing their privacy settings and tracking users of Internet Explorer. (more…)
Tags: google, internet explorer, microsoft, tracking
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Consumers Willing To Pay For Streaming Inspite Of Piracy
Monday, 23rd January 2012It has come to light that a large percentage of consumers in the U.K. are now willing to pay for the facility of streaming movies online, but at the same time, online piracy continues unabated in most parts of the world. (more…)
Tags: megaupload, piracy, streaming
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Internet Usage In South East Asia Surges
Tuesday, 15th November 2011A recent report from Nielsen has indicated that Internet use in South East Asia is on the rise. The study finds that not only is the internet growing in popularity but it is even out-shining the use of other traditional media channels such as TV radio and the print media. (more…)
Tags: asia, china, indonesia, internet, malaysia, mobile web, philippines, singapore, thailand, Vietnam
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When Is iPad Time?
Tuesday, 27th September 2011Research recently carried out by Google has found that different computing devices are commonly used at varying times of the day. (more…)
Tags: desktop, smartphones, tablet
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Mobile Internet Use In U.K. Approaches 50%
Friday, 2nd September 2011According to a survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of people using mobile internet connections in the U.K. has doubled in the last two years. (more…)
Tags: mobile web, uk, wifi
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Indians Stop Wasting Time Online
Tuesday, 9th August 2011It has been found that unlike in the past, Indians are now spending less time surfing the net in a meaningless or aimless manner. Instead, most of their online activities are now well thought out or pre-planned. (more…)
Tags: advertising, chat, india, internet, microsoft, search, video
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UK About To Hit Piracy Sites Hard
Thursday, 28th July 2011The Motion Pictures Association (MPA), which had filed a case to block Newzbin 2 from providing their members with pirated content, has been successful in their objective. (more…)
Tags: internet, piracy, uk
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Spelling Mistakes Affect Online Sales
Wednesday, 20th July 2011Spelling mistakes in shopping websites are proving to be very costly for the marketers, according to an article recently published on the BBC. (more…)
Tags: advertising, internet, seo
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Yahoo! Is Huge, Yet, Very Few Love It
Tuesday, 14th June 2011A lot of press coverage and online buzz is continuously generated surrounding the growth of sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google. In the resulting melee, Yahoo! seems to have been forgotten. (more…)
Tags: google finance, microsoft, news search, yahoo
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400 Million To View YouTube Royal Live Broadcast
Thursday, 28th April 2011As the wedding day approaches, interest in the royal wedding has been growing rapidly and the royal family has decided to let the public get a live view of the grand event not only on TV but also through the internet. (more…)
Tags: bbc, cnn, facebook, google, Royal wedding, twitter, youtube
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Amazon To Launch Ad Market For Kindle
Friday, 15th April 2011Amazon has announced that they will shortly be launching a new version of their e-book reader, the Kindle, in the U.S. market, and this version will be cheaper than the earlier one. They will be able to do this by introducing on-screen ads. (more…)
Tags: ad, advertising, amazon, kindle
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