31 Dec 2010
| by Staff
Martin Sorrell's WPP has acquired the full service digital agency Blue State Digital, best known for leading Barack Obama's digital campaign in the last US presidential elections.
27 Dec 2010
| by Staff
Online retailers enjoyed a welcome boost following a December blighted by weather-related disruption with Christmas Day achieving record figures and Boxing Day proving to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.
Nikon, the camera manufacturer, will sponsor Channel 4 soap 'Hollyoaks' as part of its wider TV advertising campaign for 2011 to target "a young, trendy audience".
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Locog) has awarded its official London 2012 programme business to Haymarket Media Group, ending a 15-month competitive pitch process.
23 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Facebook now drives more online traffic to video than search engine Yahoo!, according to new research from online video resource Brightcove and TubeMogul.
Current social media buzz surrounding Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable is largely negative, according to analysis from social media monitoring agency Brandwatch.
Shazam, the mobile music library, has appointed Yahoo!'s Jason Titus to the newly created role of chief technology officer, as it looks to reposition itself as a mobile discovery company.
Penguin UK has launched the iClarkson iPad app featuring exclusive opinions from the BBC 'Top Gear' presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
Manchester City is set to roll out an iPhone app, co-created by fans, that offers exclusive content from the football club in the New Year.
17 Dec 2010
| by Staff
Independent record label Infectious Music is launching its new e-commerce site with a social media push offering VIP membership in return for recommendations via Twitter and Facebook.