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Continued growth in web conferencing
MegaMeeting, a web conferencing company, reports continual 100 percent growth every quarter since its establishment in June 2008.
Barratts Priceless rolls out customer reviews
Barratts Priceless is rolling out customer reviews across its portfolio of six specialist shoe websites, and has appointed social commerce technology company Bazaarvoice to implement, host and moderate its Ratings & Reviews platform.
Demand Media announces Pluck 4
Demand Media, the leader in distributed social media, have announced availability of the company's next generation Pluck social media platform.
Online ticket scam crackdown
The OFT has launched its 'Just Tick It' campaign warning consumers about fraudulent ticket websites. Supported by a host of musical and sporting celebrities, the OFT campaign coincides with new research which reveals that 20 per cent of people know someone who has been scammed by bogus ticket sites.
Password promiscuity puts Brits at risk
Over 1.7 million people are in danger of falling victim of internet fraud as they use exactly the same password every time they go online, according to a report issued from life assistance company CPP.
Pensioners miss out in a nation digitally divided
New research shows there is a digital divide in Britain between pensioners and non-pensioners when it comes to bagging bargains online, and pensioners are missing out financially as a result.
Orange launches Social Life
Orange launches Social Life, a mobile social networking aggregator which brings together activity on Facebook, MySpace and Bebo in one central place.
Buying a used car online: the new Facebook?
Autoquake.com, UK online used car retailer, has discovered that most of its customers buy cars during the working day. Like social networking site Facebook, it seems Autoquake.com is guilty of distracting Britain’s office workers from the daily grind.
Customer reviews increase sales on eSpares.co.uk
eSpares.co.uk, the UK’s largest electrical appliance spare parts retailer, has revealed that customer product reviews have increased conversion rates by up to 14.2%.
Manchester Airport provides flight data via Twitter
Manchester Airport has joined the world of micro-blogging website, Twitter, to use social media as part of its marketing activity for its Summer retail campaign, giving followers a chance to save hundreds of pounds.
New fashion show format announced for the web
Social media network Bebo, independent television production company, Twenty Twenty Television and O2 Money today announced their collaboration on the latest Bebo Original, 'The Closet' sponsored by Load & Go.
NCL builds customer engagement with social commerce apps
Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, have announced that Norwegian Cruise Line has launched the Bazaarvoice social commerce platform with Ask & Answer, Ratings & Reviews, and Stories as part of its initiative to make ncl.com a one-stop shop for booking a cruise and learning about the Freestyle Cruising experience.
IFA Life launches directory of financial advisers' websites
Since the launch of the IFA social networking site in July 2008, IFA Life has seen increasing numbers of visits from consumers who are looking for financial advisers and IFAs.
Demand Media and CoverItLive announce strategic partnership
Demand MediaTM, the leader in distributed social media, and CoveritLive, a live social event software company, have announced a strategic partnership to offer the tools that enable new original programming for the web to the hundreds of leading brands and publishers that currently make up Demand Media's customer base.
Twitter spammers posting racy pics online, warns Sophos
IT Security and data protection firm Sophos is warning Twitter users to be wary of new followers posting sleazy images and inviting them to connect on MSN.