If you are not surrounded by piers who want to discuss the issues that you hold close to your heart, but they do not, then blogs are the answer. Blog sites such as Liberal Conspiracy enable people who cannot normally engage in left-wing debate with their friends to do so via the internet. In the same way, online music blogs, fashion blogs and blogs related to most subjects offer this sanctuary of dialogue.
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According to a recent survey published in the Guardian, 90% of internet shoppers find a lack of a defined time slot for the delivery of their products as a major issue.
With responses from over 3,000 shoppers, the survey showed that people are unhappy with having to take time off to make sure they can receive their shopping, or for having to ask friends to take their products in for them.
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A recent report from ComScore, the digital analysts, shows 13.5 million consumers in the top five European markets accessed retail sites via mobile phones from February – April this year. The report also showed that the number of smartphone users who engage with retail sites grew 80 per cent year-on-year.
The UK represented the largest growth with a 163% increase when compared to the same period in 2010.
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August 16th saw the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab announce the opening of a space dedicated to producing mobile applications and technology that can enable people to "learn anywhere anytime with anyone.”
The MIT Mobile Centre for Learning follows in the footsteps of the school’s OpenCourseWare, which made MIT courses available to anyone with access to the internet, and it’s goals are:
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New figures from StatCounter last week showed that StumbleUpon now delivers over half of all social media referral traffic in the U.S.
StumbleUpon is a great concept, a search engine and recommendation engine that learns your preferences the more you use it, delivering content that you’re more likely to enjoy consuming.
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Last week, Conde Nast, the publishing house behind Vogue, GQ and Wired amongst others, announced that it’s New Yorker iPad has reached 100,000 readers of which a fifth pay the $59.99 annual subscription.
The app demonstrates the potential success, and value, of the iPad magazine format when some other publishers are seeing interest in their apps on the decline.
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Following John Lewis’ announcement that it will be trialling a new small-format department store, and Debenhams committing to rolling-out website-linked kiosk operations in all it’s 150 stores, high-street chain House of Fraser is the latest to open a small format outlet as part of it’s multichannel roll-out.
The store in Aberdeen is likely to offer a click and collect style service that will give shoppers access to its full range.
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A federal auditor has told the agency that it needs to develop a stronger long-term plan for online customer self-service.
While most people are still doing business with the Social Security Administration (SSA) through office visits and telephone calls, their use of the agency's internet services are steadily increasing, according to a report by the agency's Inspector General (IG).
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A report conducted by Yahoo! Philippines and Nielsen Media has revealed that, although the majority of Filipinos still access the internet through internet cafes, the trend is slowly shifting toward more private and intimate usage at home.
The report titled 2011 Net Index showed that between 2009 and 2011 the 1,500 respondents from across the country, who accessed the web from internet cafes, decreased from 71% to only 66%.
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National Police Improvement Agency (NIPA) says online training will help police and councils deliver services during 2012 Games
The NIPA revealed that more than 16,000 police officers and staff have already completed the training.
In September another e-training package will be released to police only, with more detail on operational planning for the Games, command and control structures, operating procedures and logistical arrangements.
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ComScore, the audience measurement and tracking firm, released its estimates for US retail e-commerce, which puts online retail spending at £22.5bn ($37.5bn) for the second quarter of 2011, up 14% compared to a year earlier.
The growth in online spending is due in part to the 16% increase of internet buyers.
E-commerce's benefits of convenience and lower prices continue to be the drivers of the shift, even as broader consumer demand remained weak.
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The betting company William Hill has recently reported large growth in its online and mobile channels.
Their interim results saw a 23% increase in online net revenue in June compared to the same period last year.
William Hill moved its entire online operations to Gibraltar in 2009 in a move designed to save millions of pounds in tax. The shift was part of an online integration programme aimed at increasing web efficiency.
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Fox is restricting free online access to shows like "Glee" and "The Simpsons" which makes it the first broadcast network to impose limits on watching new television episodes on websites.
Viewers who don't subscribe to participating cable or satellite services will have to wait eight days from an episode's initial broadcast to watch a current Fox TV show online.
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Sports retailer Reebok launching a multi-channel marketing campaign for its new shoe line inspired by 80s-era footwear.
The campaign will use both broadcast television and online advertising. The television campaign marks the first time the shoe brand is leveraging the channel to promote its products.
In addition to the national broadcast effort, Reebok is also launching banner ads on several major web destinations, such as Pandora, Facebook, VEVO, YouTube, and Hulu.
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UK games retailer, Game, has rolled out its digital games range in all stores across the group as it continues its transformation into a fully multi-channel business.
The retailer is aiming to take share in an increasingly digital games market through a series of initiatives that aim to triple its digital revenues in the next three years.
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The Leichtman Research Group has released research results which show that those who go broadband-only have done so to cut cost, not because online video is a preferred replacement.
The new research suggests that people who have cut the cord aren’t doing so because they think Netflix provides a good alternative to their local cable TV company. In fact, those that go broadband-only are only slightly more likely to watch online video than those with pay-TV subscriptions.
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