Internet

20% of those who will tune in to sport this summer will do so online

Interxion has released the findings of a survey of over 2,000 UK citizens aged 18 and over, conducted by YouGov, looking at how consumers intend to use technology to keep up to date with sport and their preferences towards media consumption.

Food - fastest growing sector for mobile searches

Total retail search volumes grew 9% in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

Internet grows to more than 233 million domain names

More than seven million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 233 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc.

TopCashBack brings double savings with daily deals sites

TopCashBack has capitalised on the growing popularity of daily deals websites by adding Groupon, KGB Deals and Living Social to its own money-saving site.

Seedrs offers more people the chance to invest in startups

Seedrs is now open for business! It is a revolutionary online platform that makes investing in startups simple and rewarding.

eBay sees huge acceleration in vehicle sales via smartphones

Vehicle purchases on eBay via a smartphone are booming with tech savvy shoppers spending upwards of £40,000 on exclusive cars such as Porsches and Land Rovers by a simple tap of a screen.

Avis Budget EMEA selects Maxymiser to optimise booking process

Avis Budget EMEA has appointed Maxymiser, the global expert in multivariate testing, personalisation and optimisation solutions, as the online customer experience optimisation partner for Avis, the leading rental car company serving the premium commercial and leisure travel market.

BBC brings Summer of Sport to Facebook with “social viewing” app

BBC Sport has launched a Facebook application offering audiences live streams of major sports events, including Wimbledon and up to 24 streams of Olympics coverage. This is the first time the BBC has live streamed events on Facebook.

Network Compliance - Ensuring advertisers receive only the highest quality traffic

Online fraud has consistently been reported as one of the greatest threats to an advertiser’s business.

Yahoo! to integrate Spotify’s on demand music service

Yahoo! and Spotify have announced a global content distribution and promotion agreement that will enable Yahoo! to integrate and promote Spotify’s on demand music service on Yahoo!’s Media Network, which reaches nearly 700 million unique users monthly – over 47 percent of the total worldwide Internet audience (comScore World Metrix, May 2012).

Put the Acer Ultrabook to the test and win 5,000 Euros

Designed for modern explorers, Acer Ultrabooks based on 3rd generation Intel Core processors incorporate all the features that help users to stay mobile: slim and light, responsive and connected.

Bling loses its shine to 'lingerie'

Consumer online searches for fashion accessories took a turn in April, with the number of queries using the term ‘Jewellery’ dropping 18 per cent on January levels, reveals the latest fashion retail-related data from digital marketing agency, Greenlight. Meanwhile searches for ‘Lingerie’ dominated and maintained the lead.