Internet

Digital home index reveals a nation that can't switch off

Over 22 million of us (45%) now use technology devices to communicate with friends and family even when they're in the same house, with one in five (22%) preferring to speak on the phone or via social media rather than face to face, a new study has revealed.

An end to suffering buffering? Researchers to speed up Internet

Slow and jerky online video could become a thing of the past as Europe’s best Internet researchers come together to make the web faster.

YouTube launches for first time on British free-to-air TV

Freesat has announced it has sold its 3 millionth product, taking gross retail sales to well over £1bn; four years after the service first launched in 2008.

Jacques Vert dress to impress with exclusive Affiliate Window partnership

Womenswear company Jacques Vert Group is exclusively joining global performance network, Affiliate Window.

Savvy shoppers pocket £5.8m each month with cashback site

It’s no secret that cashback websites have increasingly become one of the best resources for online shoppers across the globe. Internet consumers are searching for the best deals and money saving opportunities, placing cashback sites at the forefront of capturing these value conscious customers.

Brits made £3.5 billion selling second-hand last year

People in the UK raised more than £3.5 billion in the last 12 months by selling their unwanted items, research by budgeting account provider thinkmoney has found.

Performance marketing continues to soar in the travel and toursim sector

The US online travel market has grown exponentially in the last 12-24 months, with the WTCC reporting that it reached $313billion in 2012.

JustGiving selects WorldPay to support global payment processing

JustGiving, the UK’s most popular online giving platform and WorldPay, the global leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments have today announced an agreement which will see WorldPay process online giving transactions from donors all over the world.

Win travel’s Biggest, Baddest Bucket List

My Destination, the global travel resource powered by a community of local experts, is set to unleash travel’s Biggest, Baddest, Bucket List and offer one lucky person the prize of a lifetime – a six month, all inclusive, blogging trip around the world to a minimum of 25 international destinations and $50,000 (USD) prize money on their return.

Record-breaking year for BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer, the BBC’s popular on-demand service, hit record-breaking numbers in 2012, with 2.32 billion TV and radio programme requests and 36.5 billion minutes of BBC programmes enjoyed across all platforms in iPlayer.

Anonymous Hyper-local social platform with global reach launches

Spraffl is a geo-social app that elegantly takes the “self” out of the social media equation. It introduces instant networks where people can share ideas, gossip and connect without the ‘baggage of identity’.

Reevoo’s platform “Ready for IBM Retail Industry Framework”

Reevoo, the cloud-based social commerce solution provider, has announced a series of new integrations with IBM Smarter Commerce, making Reevoo’s social engagement platform “Ready for IBM Retail Industry Framework”, IBM enterprise software architecture designed to facilitate the adoption of new customer-focused initiatives in the retail supply chain.