Home » Digital
Sky Set to Host IP&TV World Forum’s Media Leadership Summit
Tweet
London: The organisers of IP&TV World Forum have today announced that entertainment giant Sky, which reaches more than 10.4 million homes across the UK & Ireland, is set to host its Media Leadership Summit, focussing on the future of the converged and connected entertainment experience.
The Summit, which takes place at London’s...
Facebook Commerce Holds Promise for Retailers
Tweet
Social media and ecommerce have evolved since 1-800-FLOWERS launched the first Facebook storefront in July 2009. Internet users have become more comfortable with online buying on Facebook as they spend more time on the site.
“It is not surprising that shopping and socializing—activities that complement each other in the real...
Social Media Accounts and Conversations on the Rise:eMarketer
Tweet
Companies often have several different accounts or pages on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. As these accounts and the interactions with customers on social media increase, program managers must learn to balance the influx and continue to interact with fans.
The Altimeter Group surveyed social media program managers in Q2 2011...
Yahoo! to be the First Online Broadcast Partner for Hanks’ Groundbreaking Futuristic Series
Tweet
Las Vegas : International CES — Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), the premier digital media company, today announced that they have joined forces with Playtone and Reliance Entertainment to bring Tom Hanks' multi-dimensional animated series "Electric City" to Yahoo! in 2012.
As the exclusive online broadcast home for "Electric...
USA Today app now available for Kindle Fire
Tweet
McLean:USA TODAY, a multi-platform news and information company, announced today that the USA TODAY App for Kindle Fire is now available. The app makes its debut today with Volkswagen as the launch partner.
The USA TODAY App for Kindle Fire features a custom look and design specifically for the tablet with the signature content readers...
Online Privacy to Heat Up in Europe in 2012
Tweet
Tweet Historically, many internet users in Western Europe have had concerns about online privacy and data protection. Google memorably encountered legal battles in several European countries, including Germany and Switzerland, when it undertook comprehensive photography of streets and buildings for its Street View offering. In Germany, the...
Twitter crashes after 16,000 New Year tweets per second
Tweet
London: Social networking site Twitter was out of action for over an hour in Britain after it was overloaded with New Year messages.
The site crashed around 3 p.m. Saturday. It coincided with midnight celebrations in Japan when revellers were sending a record 16,197 tweets per second, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.
The overload meant no...
Google Plus may have 400 mn users by 2012-end
Tweet
London: Google's social networking site Google Plus will have more than 400 million users by the end of 2012, a researcher has said.
The website that went public in September has passed the 62 million mark, the Daily Mail said.
American analyst Paul Allen has said 625,000 members were signing up every day, and the number would rapidly...
Yahoo! launches Notifications feature alerting people to social conversations and activity across Yahoo!
Tweet
Sunnyvale: Yahoo! Inc, the premier digital media company, today announced it has extended the Facebook integration launched at f8 in September, the news activity feature, to 26 additional Yahoo! sites worldwide, including U.S.-based entertainment experiences omg!, Yahoo! TV, Yahoo! Movies, and Yahoo! Games.
A new social feature, Notifications,...
Marketers Look to Integrate Email, Social, Mobile
Tweet
Social media and mobile are quickly establishing themselves as more than marketing channels simply worthy of a test budget. And, as marketers continue to understand how to leverage both social and mobile to meet their overall marketing objectives, they are looking to better integrate them into their overarching marketing strategy, tying them...