Value of Google’s PPC Adwords is questioned by eBay
The value of advertising on Google’s AdWords PPC platform is questioned by eBay.The research- Consumer Heterogeneity and Paid Search Effectiveness: A Large Scale Field Experiment…
Average UK broadband speed finally crawls over 10 MPS rate
The average speed of home broadband in the UK is now 12Mbps (megabits per second), according to research from the regulator Ofcom.The rate has risen…
Martha Lane Fox to get peerage
My fellow Millennium Product award winner and ecommerce pioneer Martha Lane Fox is to join the House of Lords.The co-founder of travel website lastminute.com –…
Safe Internet Day- Connect with Respect
The theme for Safer Internet Day 2013 is Online Rights and Responsibilities with the slogan “Connect with Respect”.Safer Internet Day 2013 is taking place today…
How to record your phone calls
There is nothing new about voice recording per se – call centres and helplines have been recording customer conversations for years “for training purposes”, and…
Online shopping saved retaillers’ Christmas sales
Strong online shopping growth saved retail sales falling over Christmas- according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).Sales in December were up only 1.5% compared with…
UK digital sales break £1 billion barrier
More than £1 billion was spent on downloaded films, music and games in the UK in 2012- the highest annual total.Sales increased by 11.4% from…
Ecommerce retailers brought forward online sales promotions
The battle for the UK consumers’ money has moved online with retailers bringing forward the start of Christmas sales after reports of lacklustre spending on…
UK 4G moves closer with Ofcom auction
The universal roll out of 4G in the UK has progressed as seven bidders for the auction of bandwidths have been named by Ofcom.The telecoms…
Internet porn- snopper charter bill U turn
Ministers have done a U turn on plans to automatically block internet access to pornography on all computers.A public consultation found only 35% of parents…