British retail recovery buoyed by online
According to the second Paypal Online Retail report undertaken by Experian, online is set to emerge as the leading channel in an otherwise sluggish retail recovery. Online retail is expected to grow by over 36% over the next 18 months compared to only 1% for in store retail, driven by improved internet access and [...]
53% of new UK internet users are ‘Silver Surfers’
According to a new report from UKOM, the British online audience measurement service operated by Nielsen, almost a third of the online population is aged over 50, with 1m new people from that age group coming online in the year up to May 2010.
The UK gained 1.9 million new internet users over the [...]
Online shopping highest growth rate in two years with summer of sport
New results from the IMRG Cap Gemini e-Retail Sales Index have shown that total sales online have increased by 22% in May year on year. This is the highest growth since June 2008. Much of the credit has been attributed to the recent warm weather and bank holidays, with shoppers spending £4.5 billion on line [...]
Internet searches reveal boost to house hunting
Recent news of the the housing market reviving has been given a fresh boost from UK internet users search activity. The number of UK residents searching for the term ‘houses for sale’ jumped by a third in the first quarter of 2010.
The recent news, from Experian Hitwise also showed searches for rental properties had increased [...]
Spotify launches sharing features for social media
Spotify launched in October 2008 and now claims 7m users, though only 320,000 pay the ££9.99 annual monthly subscription to access the ad-free, premium version of the service.
This week the internet music service announced major new features that integrate with users Facebook and Twitter, and help synchronise the service with users’ music collections.
The improvements could [...]
Savoo appoints new UK Director of Retail Partnerships
Savoo.co.uk has appointed Simon Bird as UK Director of Retail Partnerships. Savoo.co.uk is one of the fastest growing voucher code sites. Bird is the second UK appointment by the company who’s goal is to become the leading voucher code site in the UK market, replicating the success of savings.com, its US parent company. Prior to [...]
Google maps take on satnav market
This week Google announced the release of a full satnav functionality of its mapping service through the android mobile platform. Complete with all current mapping features and with added voice directions, Google’s satnav will be available for free for any mobile phones that use the android technology. It even responds to verbal demands allowing users [...]
Affiliate marketing grows by 38% in 2009
Figures released recently by the IAB show that internet spend for 2009 grew by 4.2% to £3.5 billion in 2009. Affiliate marketing continues to play an important role in the overall online landscape with growth of 38.2% to £72.6 million. Paid search was up by 9.2%, with a staggering spend of £2.15 billion, representing over [...]
Twitter launches paid advertising model
This week saw the announcement from Twitter that they will be accepting ‘promoted tweets’ from paying advertisers. These promotional tweets will appear when users search the Twitter site. The move is intended to emulate the success Google has enjoyed serving paid advertising against user searches.
Clients already signed up include Sony Pictures, Starbucks, Bravo and US [...]
Google leaves China
Google has grabbed a few column inches this week, with the announcement that, after four years, they are pulling out of China rather than self censor. It was 2 months ago that Google announced they would no longer remove sensitive material from Google.cm search results. They will retain their research and adverising teams on the [...]
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