Archive for April, 2011

Facebook Introduce Send Button

Today’s web news…
On the Flaw in iOS’ Notification System
Sony Playstation, Qriocity Music Unlimited Networks Still Down After 5 Days
Apple Set To Beat Google To Music Cloud
the social tv race
Apple sued over location tracking in iOS
Usefulness of inventing programming languages
Facebook Introduce the Send Button
Royal wedding mentioned every 10 seconds online
Sony takes on Apple in tablet war
Nintendo announces Wii 2 console
Nokia is one of the most active Android contributors
How and why did Amazon get into the cloud computing business?
Infographic: Who is the “social consumer?”
Now you see it, now you don’t: Chanel’s pop-up Facebook store is gone in a Flash
How JavaScript Timers Work
How to Get Started with Functional Programming in Python
Yammer Launches New API Sandbox, New Site for Developers
Google’s Panda Takes Big Bite Out Of Content Farms
Google Video to migrate all videos to YouTube
Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies
Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

iPhone tracks your movements

Today’s web news…
Designing a Web App Homepage: Examples, Tips and Peeves
From Check-Ins To Recommendations: A Glimpse Into The Future of Foursquare
Apple Earnings Wow Wall Street with 95% Profit Growth
iPhone Keeps Record Of Everywhere You Go
Boosting In-App Purchases: Best Practices for Android Developers
New Google Analytics Has Rolled Out to All Users
Volkswagen and American Express Tap LinkedIn API for Marketing Campaigns
5 Ways to Ensure Your Site Is Accessible to the Visually Impaired
Google Maps Courts GIS Developers With Google Earth Builder
Great jquery tutorial
Uniform APIs for the data web
5 Graph Databases to Consider
Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Web marketing spend still up in weak UK economy

Today’s web news…
Powerful New CSS Techniques and Tools
Hashify, store documents as URLs
As OpenTable Booms, Who Gets The Dough?
Some Milestones We Will See This Year in Mobile Statistics
How to use Google Analytics to find the best time to send emails
Introducing Google Analytics Multi-Channel Funnels
What do users want from iPhone apps?
How predictive analytics can increase revenue
App Store algorithm change said to be categorical
All you need to know about calling conventions in programming
72% of iPad users do not own an iPhone
Sunshine boosts searches for BBQs, mowers and garden furniture
EU Decides Against Stricter Net Neutrality Rules
Internet Gobbles More Marketing Money In Weak UK Economy
T-Mobile Launches Free Voice Calls Via Facebook
Facebook Expands Safety & Security Tools
25 New APIs: Beer Data, Social Sharing and eBook Search
Foursquare breaks 3 million checkins on #4sqDay

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

The biggest mistake from marketers on Facebook today? Ignorance!

Today’s web news…

The biggest mistake from marketers on Facebook today? Ignorance!
Microsoft struck by HTML5 commitment phobia
Opera embraces Google’s open source JPEG killer
Bar code scanning traffic increased 800pc in one year: Scanbuy
Prevalence of smartphones, tablets taking mcommerce to the next level
Allow your staff to Tweet about your company – four tips
UK Travel Options – Fast Mapping and realtime travel info for London
Facebook Admins Can Now Unban Commenters
Facebook: Our Comments Plugin Increases Publisher Traffic up to 45%
Radisson Edwardian customers to see chefs via QR codes
Google’s Algorithm Officially Integrates User Feedback
Facebook Upgrades Its Commenting System
Adobe finds another ‘critical’ flaw in Flash, Steve Jobs smiles smugly
Zoho Creator Gives Google Apps Users the Ability to Build Their Own Apps

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Google Clarifies URL Shortening’s Impact on SEO

Today’s web news…

Google Clarifies URL Shortening’s Impact on SEO
Facebook ‘signs’ independent social network deal with Baidu
AOL/HuffPo Shuts Down Download Squad
Goldman Sachs, Oppenheimer push financial services via mobile ads
ShopSavvy mobile shopping assistant app exceeds 16M installs
How corporate tweeters are having to get multilingual
Amazon Debuts Ad-Supported Kindle at Lower Price
350,000 Google Android Devices Being Activated Dail
80+ practical f-commerce tips from industry-pros

New on Google Places: Profiles, photo uploads and search tweaks
Bump: Moving Beyond People to Places & Things
Twitter Location Expands Trend Detection to 70 New Places
Once Again, Twitter Drops Ruby for Java
Google Releases “Hotel Ads” in Maps, Places, & Gmail
Microsoft Bing Controls 30% Of Search Market, Google Slowly Sinking [STATS]
Google’s Battle Against Content Farms Goes Global for English Users
Run iPhone Apps Directly From Your Browser With Pieceable Viewer

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Google Merges Hotpot with Places

Today’s web news…

Google Merges Hotpot with Places
Adobe speeds Creative Suite releases to catch tablets
Google Modifies HTTP, Makes Chrome 50% Faster
Google’s Social Strategy
HTML5 grid-drawing tool for UI designers
What increased competition among search engines means for mobile marketers
Android No. 1 but marketers must also target iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry
Expedia exec: 5pc of users prefer to book via mobile
Premier Inn app drives more than $1.6M in revenues
How to measure mobile advertising success
Cricket’s World Cup Was Huge For Mobile Media
LG adds ‘Tweet-TV’ enabled Android phone to its list of Mobile DTV prototypes
Groupon: your email marketing is failing your fans
Changing Twitter usernames painlessly: four top tips
List of F-Commerce Success Stories (and why 45 Likes = 1 sale)
Google Acquires PushLife for Music Synchronization
Google Research Shows How Online Ads Drive Offline Sales
How accurate is the Facebook Like count?
Use Foursquare to track local transit times

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Facebook ‘open sources’ custom server and data center designs

Today’s web news…

Facebook ‘open sources’ custom server and data center designs
Why do apps from the same company look worse on Android than on iPhone?
Facebook is new lookbook for luxury brands
Targeting prepaid customers on smartphones
UK retailers are unresponsive on social media: report
Guardly for iPhone: Your Personal Mobile Emergency Response System
What Will the Smartphone Market Look Like in 2015?
Google Rolls Out Checkin Deals for Latitude Nationwide
Who will profit from NFC, mobile payments?
Government To Issue Terror Alerts On Facebook
No BlackBerry PlayBook Yet? Blame Flash
Designing an SEO Friendly Website

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Twitter hits 155 million tweets per day as mobile use soars by 50%

Today’s web news…

Twitter hits 155 million tweets per day as mobile use soars by 50%
Pandora’s mobile app transmits ‘mass quantities’ of user data
Salt Lake City goes wallet-free with Isis
WebGL + Node.js + WebSockets = A Web Technology Perfect Storm
Google to Finance $100 Million Worth of Original Programs for YouTube
YouTube’s New Search Options Format
How is Facebook advertising performing against search?
Undo A Facebook Profile To Business Page Conversion
Facebook-Infused Job Search Site Finds Listings From Your Social Graph
TweePLayer: Time-Shifted Tweets for Time-Shifted Television
Beyond Quora: 9 Q&A Services for the Enterprise

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Twitter Announces Fire Hose Marketplace: Up to 10k Keyword Filters for 30 Cents

Today’s web news…

Twitter Announces Fire Hose Marketplace: Up to 10k Keyword Filters for 30 Cents
Facebook Ads: The Cheapest Traffic You’ll Ever Buy
Pizza Pizza streamlines ordering and delivery via mobile
Mobile vs. online ad campaigns: Leveraging differences
Fortune 500 brands going all in on mobile video advertising
Social media: why it’s good to lose control…
Twitter finally gets a legitimate search function, lets you filter tweets using smiley faces
f-commerce store roundup: 32 notable big brand facebook stores [screenshots]
Formspring Gets a Twitter-Inspired Makeover
Quora: The Stats Behind the Buzz [INFOGRAPHIC]
Facebook Event Check-Ins Go Live On IPhone
Foursquare Makes Discovering Brands Easier
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Facebook and Twitter Promotions
Google Maps for Android adds new location, check-in features
Google +1 Released: It’s Not a Social Network

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com

Samsung and Visa join forces to enable NFC mobile payment at 2012 Olympics

Today’s web news…

Samsung and Visa join forces to enable NFC mobile payment at 2012 Olympics
PhantomJS: The Power of WebKit but Without the Browser
Is Publicly Sharing Your Location Creepy? This App Thinks So
Google Inadvertently Classifies Google Places As A “Content Farm”
Facebook Profile Migrations: A Cautionary Tale
Using Tech to Document Haiti’s Rape Epidemic
Finally – Google Page Speed With No Plugin Required
50% of Shoppers Consult Mobile Phones for Purchases [STUDY]
Where are the calls to action in your online community?
Facebook Unifies Mobile Site For 250 Million Users
Google Needs More Than +1 to Get an Edge in Social
What Google’s +1 Means for Facebook
The X-Factor goes virtually mobile, expands voting
What are the hottest trends in mobile right now?
Mobile advertising post-click experience key to conversion: Google

Everyday at Vexed we round up the industry stories that we find interesting and insightful. These are sent round in an email digest, helping to inform the work we do for our clients and keep us at the forefront of digital. If you have questions about any of these stories or would like to talk to us about projects based on any of them, drop us a line at info@vexeddigital.com