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Marketing
11 March 2010
Bing Claims 11.5 Per Cent Share of The Market
Microsoft's Bing search continued to pick up ground on rivals, according to analyst reports.
Marketing
10 March 2010
Google Help Businesses With Apps
Google is bringing the app store concept to business cloud computing, giving software developers a storefront for Google Apps customers.
Marketing
09 March 2010
Social Media Strategy For Internet Giants
The Social Analyst is a weekly column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.
Marketing
08 March 2010
New advert launched for ipad
If Apple was in the business of making movies, the iPad would arguably be its biggest bet yet.
Marketing
04 March 2010
Facebook could do battle with other social networking sites
Facebook received a patent for streaming social network news feed technology, raising questions over how the company will wield this new power.
Marketing
04 March 2010
Conde Nast is to create Apple iPad versions of GQ
Conde Nast is to create Apple iPad versions of its Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Glamour magazines, the company is expected to announce later today.
Marketing
04 March 2010
Conversion rate research results
Many companies are failing to take basic steps which could help them improve their online conversion rates and boost business performance, according to new research from Econsultancy and RedEye.
Marketing
04 March 2010
Sales of HTC handsets could be blocked in the USA
Apple is taking legal action agaianst phone manufacturer HTC, the company behind Google's Nexus One handset and other Andriod-based smartphones, for allegedly using patents and technology seen in the iPhone.
Marketing
24 February 2010
Marketing balance to see a shift back to acquisition
Prospecting for new customers is returning to the marketing plan after a year-long focus on retention activity, according to a new survey by KDB.
Marketing
22 February 2010
PayPal payments to be accepted on Facebook
Social networkers and businesses looking to sell to them will soon be able to use the PayPal online payment network to purchase goods and services on Facebook.
Marketing
19 February 2010
Aardvark, social network bought by Google
Google Inc has acquired social networking search company Aardvark.
Marketing
16 February 2010
Google Buzz to see additional filtering improvements
The Wall Street Journal reports that more changes are planned for Buzz in response to user feedback, including the option to block conversations and other filtering features.
Marketing
10 February 2010
IT industry to see gloabal growth this year
The global IT industry is likely to come out of recession in 2010 with public sector and utility spending being the recovery's chief driver, according to a report from Pierre Audoin Consultants.
Marketing
01 February 2010
Apple iPad sparks complaints over marketing
Apple's iPad has already led to one complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission in which a consumer charged Apple with false advertising by showing Adobe Flash working on the device.
Marketing
28 January 2010
Twitter plan to stop censorship in China and elsewhere
Twitter has revealed that it is trying to stop its service being censored or blocked by foreign governments such as those of Iran and China, according to widespread reports.
Marketing
26 January 2010
Apple sees profi increase of 50% thanks to iPhone
Apple has announced a 50% increase in profits after seeing a bumper Christmas period, in which sales of iPhones doubled from a year ago.
Marketing
25 January 2010
100 jobs created in Dublin thanks to PayPal
Global online payments company PayPal is creating 100 jobs in Dublin, as the ebay-owned company expands its european operations.
Marketing
20 January 2010
Amazon stops payments to affilates using search ads
Amazon is to stop paying commission to UK affiliates using paid and natural search techniques to drive customers to the retailer's website.
Marketing
18 January 2010
Facebook gets its very own version of retweet
We've long speculated as to when Facebook might get its own version of Twitter's retweet, and it appears that the time is now.
Marketing
13 January 2010
Facebook and McAfee -protecting you from malware
In the past year, there was an alarmingly large number of Facebook-related scams, viruses, phishing attempts and malware attacks.
Marketing
12 January 2010
Online banking exceeds to 50% of internet users
With the continuing increase in the popularity of banking 'remotely' - either online or over the phone - Financial Fraud Action UK has published an updated security advice guide - Advice for phone and online banking users.
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