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Jan 20th 2012
Online brands among most respected, Facebook PPC discount and Google targets ad scams

Google, Amazon and M&S top UK’s most respected brands list According to YouGov’s 2011 BrandIndex league table, Google, followed by Amazon and Marks & Spencer w ...

TAGS: Facebook | Google | Pay per click
Dec 23rd 2011
£550 million spent on Christmas & Boxing day, Sponsored ads enter the Facebook news feed & 1 in every 5 minutes social networking

 UK consumers will spend £550 million online on Christmas Day and Boxing Day According to the latest forecasts from IMRG, consumers will spend more than £550milli ...

TAGS: Christmas | Facebook | Social networks
Dec 16th 2011
The new Facebook timeline is here, online sales up 11% and Google still the most visited site

Facebook launches new timeline Facebook has launched its new Timeline profile worldwide with an added boost of increased privacy options and greater user control. Users will now b ...

TAGS: Facebook | Google
Nov 29th 2011
Facebook tipped for floatation, 21% of consumers would agree to offers via mobile & social networks and online video revenue to triple

Facebook tipped for floatation early next year The rumour mill has been going into overdrive concerning Facebook’s potentially imminent flotation. According to US law, a com ...

TAGS: Deals | Facebook | Mobile | Social media | Video
Nov 14th 2011
Google searches more timely, fears cookie law could make ads less effective and brands finally get Google+

 Google searches more timely Google has updated its search-ranking algorithm to prioritise the most recent results. The change will affect around 35% of all of its searches. ...

TAGS: Affiliate marketing | Facebook | Google | Google+ | Spotify
Oct 24th 2011
Google earnings at over £6bn, Ebay joins forces with Facebook & YouTube launches merch store

Google’s year-on-year earnings jump 33% to £6.16 billion Google’s total earnings for Q3 reached £6.16 billion, representing 33% year-on-year growth. Its mo ...

TAGS: eCommerce | Facebook | Google | YouTube
Oct 14th 2011
Facebook ad click throughs increase, Foursquare launch Radar and LinkedIn allow company status updates

 Facebook’s ad click-through rate increased 18.5%  According to research from TBG Digital, Facebook’s click-through rate jumped by 18.5% from July to Septemb ...

TAGS: Facebook | Foursquare | LinkedIn | Pay per click
Oct 10th 2011
Social sharing and successful blogging

Blogging is a great way to improve search rankings and improve inbound links but many bloggers forget that social sharing is a key factor in achieving better statistics and interac ...

TAGS: Affiliate marketing | Blogging | Facebook | Twitter
Online ad spend up, mobile visits at 10%, Yahoo launches social targeting and Facebook improve page metrics

Online ad spend jumps by 13.5%  The latest IAB advertising figures show a huge jump in search and display advertising, boosting online’s share in the advertising sphere ...

TAGS: Ad spend | Conversion rate | Facebook | Mobile | Yahoo
Sep 30th 2011
Google launches AdWords for video and standout content, Facebook fix another privacy 'glitch'

Google launches Standout feature allowing publishers to promote feature content Google hopes to provide more quality content in its search results with its new Standout feature. E ...

TAGS: Facebook | Google | Google AdWords | YouTube

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