Category Archives: Web News

Facebook more important than flushing toilets for Brits?

Sep
12

A recent study from London Science Museum has highlighted the true importance of Facebook to Brits, with the social network ranking above flushing toilets in a list of ‘things Brits couldn’t live without’.

Posted on September 12, 2011 | Posted in Web News | Comments Off

World Wide Web celebrates 20th Birthday

Aug
10

The World Wide Web celebrated its 20th birthday this week. The first website was published by Tim Berners-Lee and the British scientist has completely transformed the way in which we search for information and socially interact.

Posted on August 10, 2011 | Posted in Web News | Comments Off

Google Teams with British Retail Consortium on E-Commerce Web Traffic Report

Mar
30

Google and the British Retail Consortium have recently joined forces to track E-commerce traffic, trends and multi channel measurability. On Thursday, John Gillan, the Senior Industry Retail Head of Google, announced during the BRC’s Multi-Channel Retail Conference. The joint effort … Continue reading →

Posted on March 30, 2011 | Posted in Web News | Leave a comment

Google, Mastercard & Citigroup Join Forces for Smartphone Payments

Mar
30

Google is teaming up with Mastercard and Citigroup, in order to facilitate the internet giants’ mobile payment ambitions using near field technology on Android smartphones. From this deal, Google aims to further its local advertising business and, according to the … Continue reading →

Posted on March 30, 2011 | Posted in Web News | Leave a comment

£10bn Spent Online in January and February

Mar
18

Shoppers in the UK spent £4.9 billion online last month in February, which has been a massive increase of twenty per cent more than in the same period of time last year in 2010: the total spend for this year … Continue reading →

Posted on March 18, 2011 | Posted in Web News | Leave a comment