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Facebook, A Daily Ritual For Half Of U.K. Users
19th September 2011
It has been revealed that half of U.K.’s Facebook users log in to the popular social network on a daily basis. More »
Google Chrome And Google+ Hot In India?
6th September 2011
Recently released data shows that Google software and services are becoming very popular in one of the World’s largest consumer markets, India. Both Google Chrome and the Google Plus network are seeing rapid adoption in the sub-continent. More »
Mobile Internet Use In U.K. Approaches 50%
2nd September 2011
According 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 »
UK About To Hit Piracy Sites Hard
28th July 2011
The 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 »
YouTube Trends For Agencies
28th March 2011
YouTube Trends was launched last year to allow users to find out what the topics of focus have been on YouTube. A new service, YouTube Trends Dashboard has now launched to seemingly help agencies promote brands on the online video platform.
Microsoft And Yahoo! Search Allies In UK
5th November 2010
The Microsoft and Yahoo! Search alliance which has taken off in the U.S. and Canada is now preparing to make its way over to Europe. More »
Glasgow Subway Gets Wi-Fi, Could Bump Mobile Internet Use
29th October 2010
Wi-fi services have just been made available, starting this week, on the Glasgow subway. This is the first sector of the British underground railway network to be equipped with mobile Internet connectivity. More »
Size Of Social Media In U.K.
11th August 2010
An Ireland based social media and online PR company, Simply Zesty, has released some interesting details about the use of the social media in the U.K. More »
Facebook Changing U.K. Government Policy-Making
25th June 2010
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s, European trip began in London, where he met David Cameron, the new Prime Minister. There talks included a discussion on improving digital engagement in the UK government’s policy making process. More »
Black Eyed Peas First To Reach 1 Million Downloads
24th June 2010
Over the last year, the song “I Gotta Feeling” by the R&B group, The Black Eyed Peas has been immensely popular. The song has now created a new milestone by being the first ever single to be downloaded over 1 million times in the U.K. More »
Nexus One – Now Available On Vodafone UK
30th April 2010
Google has just announced that their mobile phone, the Nexus One will now be available in the U.K. Contrary to expectations, it will be sold through Vodafone and not directly through Google. More »
Labour MP Urges Voters To Commit Click Fraud
12th April 2010
With the general elections in the U.K. to be held shortly, all the major political parties are making all efforts to reach out to online audiences. Some (perhaps all) politicians, though, don’t seem to mind playing dirty in an attempt to thwart their opponents’ efforts. More »
U.K. Elections To Be Fought Online
7th April 2010
Following the success of Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. elections, all the major political parties in the U.K. are set to follow his example and take the fight for votes online in the run up to the upcoming general elections of May 2010. More »
Facebook Dominates UK Mobile Web
12th February 2010
A recent survey by the GSMA shows that Facebook now dominates the mobile internet traffic in the U.K. More »
British Consumers Hooked To The Internet
8th October 2009
The image the world has about the stiff upper lip of the British is changing. They have now become very interactive and sociable. According to a report released by uSwitch.com, the average Britisher is now spending almost 30 hours a week online. More »
Twitter To The Defense Of NHS
14th August 2009
Whatever the Americans (Republicans in particular) may think of the UK’s National Health Service, the Brits obviously love it – so much that when someone criticised it, they tweeted enough in defense of the NHS to bring Twitter down. More »
Did Twitter Really Destroy Bruno?
16th July 2009
The success or failure of a movie is traditionally judged by its box office collections over the very first weekend of its release. However in the case of the movie Bruno, some believe its success is determined by the nature of tweets about the movie. More »
Phorm Whips Up Privacy Storm
5th May 2009
The new online technology used by Phorm has created quite a stir and has upset advocates of user privacy. All the negative publicity has the company up in arms and representative for Phorm (who has requested not to be named!) has replied to our original post. His feedback has been shared here. More »
UK Government Plans To Monitor All Internet Use
1st May 2009
U.K. police forces have asked all communications firms, including internet service providers and mobile phone companies, to keep records of all Internet contact between people. More »
UK Housewives Spending More Leisure Time Online
5th January 2009
The results of a recent survey conducted by global market information group TNS reveals an interesting pattern, about free time spent online, by users across different countries. More »
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