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Facebook to File for $5b IPO Today

In Today’s Web News…Facebook’s long-anticipated IPO is due to be released today. Watch this space on how much it goes for…The Internet is still a buzz with post SOPA legislation apposition, now it is the turn of ACTA. Instapaper talks the App Economy, Angry Birds talks Piracy and Blackberry hopes for a comeback.

Facebook to File for $5b IPO Today

Internet Drowns in Inaccurate Anti-ACTA Arguements

Ocado’s Mobile Sales Growth

Instapaper Founder Marco Arment on the App Economy

Marketing Budgets 2012

Digital Storytelling

“Agile” Digital Music 2012

Angry Birds Boss: Piracy Gets Us More Business

The Platform Graveyard: Lessons Learnt

RIM Restyles Next Generation Blackberry

PhoneGap Build Support Comes to Version 1.4.0

Making an iOS App is Not Cheap

A House Designed Like Web Application

76 Storage APIs

Design Apps: Beauty & Functionality

Heineken’s Valentine’s Day ‘The Serenade’ Facebook App

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.

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 01/02/12 at 12:38 No Comments »

Obama Hangs Out on Google Plus

Today’s web news…

In today’s news Obama keeps up his reputation as the most savvy Social Media user ever to hold office in the White House with a ‘Hang Out’ session on Google Plus scheduled today. He will be answering questions via the new White House Google Plus page that have been submitted through YouTube, and will be streamed live on whitehouse.gov. Multichannel expertise!

In other news, Anonymous is threatening a Hack on Facebook this weekend in a bid to excerpt their power after hacking several major sites following the Megaupload sting at the weekend.

Scroll down also to see one prediction in our newsletter this month for Augmented Reality, which has just been employed by Absolut Vodka in a new app and check out how QR codes can be used to measure conversion rates…

Obama Hangs Out on Google Plus

Anonymous Threatens Facebook Attack This Saturday

Absolut Vodka Launches Augmented Reality App

QR Code Stickers Turns Real World Objects into Digital Conversions

What the Decline of Print Means for Digital

Tumblr Hits 15 Billiong Monthly Pageviews

Google+ Finally Allows Pseudonyms

Amnesty Uses Shazam to Boost e-Petition Response

Android to Replace iOS for Developers

Mobile, the Future of Discounts?

Orange to Provide Wikipedia Free in Middle East & Africa

American Ruling Forcing Decryption of Laptops

Java Anti-Patterns

Whac-A-Banker

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 24/01/12 at 11:48 No Comments »

Nokia Lumia Sales Seen Topping 1m

In Today’s Web News…news that Megaupload has been taken down and will be prosecuted is sparking speculation of legal repercussions in light of SOPA and Protect IP legislation opposition. In other news the Nokia Lumia is seeing healthy sales, in the region of a million and Google+ continues to cause debate, over its user number claims, social search and relevance.

Nokia Lumia Sales Seen Topping 1m

The Death of Megaupload to Spark a ‘Spotify for Movies’

Work in Progress: Kirin Pipeline

Lazyweb: Git on Android

Why Google+ Matters to E-Commerce

Apple’s iBook Lockdown

Facebook’s New Open Graph Features Impact on f-Commerce

Nielson U.S Smartphone Numbers

How Bounce Rate Optimization Improves Search Rankings

Google+ Misleading Statistics

Google+ is Not a Social Network

Twitter Too Busy Growing to Worry About Google+

64% Would Pay-To-Stream Film in UK

London 2012 to be ‘Biggest Media Event in History’

Snicker’s Stupid Jordan Twitter Stunt

Domino’s Pizza Tracker

Search Plus Your World’s Impact on PPC

StumbleUpon for Power Users

BlueTrain Mobile Publishes “Mobile Marketing Map”

Facebook Timeline Apps: Should You Use Them?

iPhone Over Takes the Camera and Kodak Goes Bust

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 23/01/12 at 15:39 No Comments »

Congratulations Nokia Lumia 900

Today’s web news…

In today’s news the Nokia Lumia 900 won a best of CES Award in a marked success for the WP7 device while Google continued to come under fire from both its announcement to include social in its search and a Kenyan startup scandal awash on Twitter. In other news apps are everywhere, from opposing SOPA, educating youngsters about UN issues or just adorning the humble car.

Congratulations Nokia Lumia 900

Is Too Much Plus a Minus for Google?

The Boycott SOPA App

Cars Connect with Apps

Android Devs Get Schooled on Style

9 Digital Campaigns to Learn From

2011: A Bad Year for The PC

Facebook Serves Up Plugin for Comments on Mobile Websites

Huge Queues For Chinese iPhone 4S Launch

Foursquare Explore Threatens Gogle & Facebook’s Place Recommendations

Unites Nations – Score The Goals App

A Theory of Online Jihadist Sites

Use Fluid to Create Gmail App on Your Mac

The Trouble with Social Search

Steampunk GPS App

Social Commerce Site Jewelmint

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 13/01/12 at 15:50 No Comments »

Google’s Mobile Year in Review

Today’s web news…

In today’s news Steve Jobs has been honored posthumously with a Grammy for his contribution to how music is distributed and played. We look back at the Apps that rocked this year, look forward to innovations predicted to rock next year and list some last minute email-friendly presents for instant festive gifting!

Google’s Mobile Year in Review

Twitter Users Follow Journalists Rather than News Organizations

Twitter’s Early Growth Relied On Geographic Proximity

Vevo Branching Out into Mobile

Java EE 7 in The Clouds

Last Minute Gifts You Can Send by Email

Apps 2011 Review

Apps for Kids

Best iPad App for Kids

Heineken to Ramp up Social Media

Steve Jobs to Recieve a Grammy

Zucchini iOS Testing Framework

How Dropbox Became The Startup Steve Jobs Wished to Own

Controversial Megaload to Launch Topspin, Bandcamp Direct-To-Fan Competitor

Innovative Ideas to Watch in 2012

How to Manage a Google+ Page as a Team

Interactive App Combines Photography & Poetry

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 22/12/11 at 12:49 No Comments »

Facebook Bug Reveals Zuckerberg’s Private Photos

Today’s web news…

Facebook Bug Reveals Zuckerberg’s Private Photos

Broadcastr: The Crowdsourced Travel App

Internet Access and the American Divide

Engaging Children via an iPad Book

Time Out Targets London Underground

Global BBC iPlayer App Launching for iPhone & iPhone Touch on Thursday

Android App Download Hits 10 Billion

The Future of Search is Social: Q&A with Google

Future of Apps: Mindshape’s CEO David Begg

Persuasive Checkout Best Practice from ASOS

HTC Highlights How Fickle The Mobile Market Can Be

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 07/12/11 at 13:48 No Comments »

Financial Times Backs Android with New App

Today’s web news…

Financial Times Backs Android with New App

Lonely Planet’s Mobile Travel Startup Launches

e-Reader or Tablet for Christmas?

One in Four Transactions Completed via Mobile says Starbucks

Disguise Your iPad as an Apple II

Foursquare Tops 15m Users

Graphing Comes to Google

Spotify, Android, Apple TV & The New App-athy

How to: Pagination in Cassandra

EasyJest Enters Mobile Arena with ‘Speedy Booking’ App

POV: The End of Social

StumbleUpon Launches Major Redesign & Success

Auto-Save in Your Forms with HTML5 and Sisyphus.js

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 06/12/11 at 12:26 No Comments »

iPhone 4S Launched by Apple: Its What’s Inside That Counts

Today’s web news…

Its feeling Autumnal again after an unusual October heatwave…and its raining Apple!

As you might have noticed a certain company made an announcement yesterday evening British-time that the much-anticipated and hyped new technological handset to covert is the iPhone 4S. Some were disappointed that the exterior is exactly the same as the previous 4 model, however the changes have happened on the inside in software and unseen hardware changes.

Read the roundup of links below to be in the know on the Apple announcement and what it means for consumers and industry alike.

iPhone 4S Launched by Apple: Its What’s Inside That Counts

New iPods, Classic Discontinued, Siri & iTunes Cloud Coing to UK

Apple iOS 5 Out on 12th October: Challenge to Existing Apps?

Apple: 250m iOS Devices Sold

Google+ API Released for Search and +1s

Dunkin’ Donut’s Mobile Gaming Promotion

How to Create Custom Post Meta Boxes in Word Press

Twitter’s 1600 Brands Now Advertising

Pseudonyms and Anonymity Will Increasingly Disappear Online

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 05/10/11 at 10:37 No Comments »

Why Facebook Timeline Will Be Huge for Brands

Today’s web news…

Facebook’s new timeline and ‘frictionless sharing’ continue to hit the headlines this week with a storm of controversy building around Facebook’s announced plans. Read all the top stories below.

Zynga’s David Ko told the Guardian that they believe mobile to represent a “a new social gaming frontier” and that they aim to be “the best content creators in the world” with their successful gaming platforms and will focus on the rapidly expanding market for gaming on mobile.

On the topic of Mobile a study by Flurry in the US showed mobile apps to mirror TV usage, in that apps are used most around peak TV watching times in the evening. Another study in the US showed that 20 million people use mobile apps every hour.

Why Facebook Timeline Will Be Huge For Brands

Groups Ask For Ban on Facebook’s ‘Frictionless Sharing’

Zynga’s David Ko Talks Smartphone & Tablet Gaming

Web & Mobile App Use Peaks At Night

Google Analytics Adds Real-Time Traffic Data

Groupon Rewards: Groupon Customers Rewarded for Merchant Loyalty

Flurry data Shows Mobile Apps Used Hourly by 20m in US

Cognitive Psychologists to Gather Data from Smartphones

3G Turns 10

Halo Networks Get £1.6m First Round to Offload Mobile Data to Wifi

Michael Jackson Tribute to Stream Live on Facebook

Profile of a Social Strategy