Internet
Female Christmas shoppers face higher online fraud risk
In the lead-up to Christmas, The UK Cards Association is running its successful Be Card Smart Online campaign again.
Half of online Christmas shoppers will leave purchases to the last minute
Nearly half (46%) of UK shoppers will be doing last minute online shopping in the week leading up to 25 December this year, but over two thirds (67.3%) don’t trust retailers to deliver gifts before the big day according to new research. 27% simply expect deliveries to be late.
7 night holiday in Devon sold on Bidango for £5 per person per night
Bidango, the world’s first dedicated holiday rental auction site, sold an amazing last minute holiday to Devon last week for just £5 per person per night. In auction, the holiday was sold at a stunning 60% cheaper than the advertised rate.
Aviva launches ‘magic money' social media campaign
Aviva is using ‘magic' in a newly launched social media campaign to raise awareness among younger workers about the importance of making the most of their hard-earned cash.
ebookers to sell European and North American rail tickets
ebookers, one of Europe's largest online travel agents, has announced its partnership with SilverRail Technologies to offer domestic and international rail journeys on its websites.
Top 10 online shopping tips for Christmas
Shoppers looking for ways to ensure a money-saving Christmas can benefit from the Top 10 ‘no-hell’ shopping tips revealed by money-saving site ILoveCashback.com.
Aston Martin to celebrate 1,000,000 Facebook fans
Aston Martin has launched a commemorative campaign to celebrate hitting the company’s one millionth ‘fan’ on social networking site, Facebook.
'Black Friday Deals Week' returns to amazon.co.uk
'Black Friday Deals Week' returns to Amazon.co.uk with five days of high discount, limited time, limited quantity deals on over 500 great products from Monday 21st to Friday 25th November.
Log on for the first time during National Get Online Week
This week is National Get Online Week 2011, and whilst more and more Brits are now switched on to the benefits of a life lived online, there are still millions more who have yet to take their first step into the world wide web.
5th December - the busiest online shopping day of the year
Amazon.co.uk's Christmas Store has opened and Amazon.co.uk is predicting that 'Cyber Monday' – the UK's busiest online shopping day – will be Monday 5th December. The highest volume of customer orders are expected to be placed at 9pm.
Tweet, search and go with the TomTom GO LIVE 1005 World
TomTom has launched the GO LIVE 1005 WORLD featuring driver-friendly versions of popular social networking and online travel services. Marking an industry first in navigation, TomTom is making it safe for drivers to tweet their estimated time of arrival on the move.
New Yell App enables consumers to read and write reviews of businesses
Yell has announced that its new free Yell App – now available on the App store - enables users for the first time to view current consumer reviews and create new reviews of local businesses directly within the App itself.
FreshStart Living blasts into the digital age
A Salford-based property development firm have seen their online audience figures almost triple thanks to some remarkable advertising and social media intergration.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts launches online ratings and reviews
Starwood Hotels & Resorts announces a new place for travelers to get unbiased hotel ratings and reviews – its own websites. Recognizing that in the digital information age travelers research hotels differently, Starwood is one of the first major hotel companies to invite guests to contribute ratings and reviews directly on its hotel websites.
Global eBay sales via mobile on track to reach $5billion in 2011
eBay, the online marketplace and shopping site, has revised its global m-commerce forecast, predicting that it will generate almost $5bn in sales volume in 2011 – $1bn more than the $4bn prediction made earlier this year.