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Murdoch vs. Google on Twitter

Today’s web news…

In Today’s News Rupert Murdoch’s foray into ‘Tweeting’ has already made waves, with a Twitter tirade against Google and the White House hitting headlines over the weekend and Google responding by branding the media mogul’s rant as ‘Nonsense.’ In other news Mobile Shopping has increased almost threefold when comparing 2010 to 2011, and Domino’s unveils a new Blogging Sponsorship programme…

Murdoch vs. Google on Twitter

Domino’s Blogger Sponsorship

Nokia & EA’s Major WP Game Push

CodeMash 2012 Report

Top 10 Tech: CES Edition

Foursquare Becomes Social Search Engine with New Explore Feature

FTC to Probe Google+

Mobile Shopping Increases Nearly Threefold

PR Resolutions for 2012

Four Seasons Unveils $18m Website

How Commercial Plugin Developers Are Using The WordPress Repository

The Future of Social TV is Now

Groupon CEO Interview

AT&T, Social Analytics and Online Learning

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 16/01/12 at 13:17 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 »

Brands Missing Out on 33m-Strong UK Gaming Market

Today’s web news…

In today’s news Google’s Christian Oestlien announced that Google+ will be open for businesses very soon and that Ford Motors is among the first brands to be tested as a business page. It follows on the news that the social networking site now has an estimated to have 44m users and that celebrity endorsements are being trialed in Google+ search results.

In other news the Internet Advertising Bureau has released a new report on gaming in the UK, the conclusion? That there is a 33m user-strong gaming market that is being under-marketed.

Over in the US libraries have truly entered the modern age with e-books now available for loan from 11, 000 libraries across the country.

Google+: Estimated 44m Users & Business Pages Near

Brands Missing Out on 33m-Strong UK Gaming Market

Can Augmented Reality Redraw the Media Landscape?

App Guide: TV Network Apps

Google Improves iOS App for Google+

How to Create a Facebook Media Room for Publicity

VIM Plugins for C/C++ Developers

Groupon’s IPO Delayed as Revenues Drop

Realtime Social Sharing with Jamcloud

The iPhone’s Winning 89% Retention Rate

e-Libraries in the US

Facebook’s Open Graph Opens New Opportunties

Anonymous Fears: Joe Menn in the FT

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Read the rest of this entry Posted on 26/09/11 at 14:03 No Comments »

G-Wallet Launches & Twitter Trumps The Frontrow

Today’s web news…

Twitter was in the spotlight again yesterday as Burberry utilised the platform’s ability to deliver real time coverage of events. The fashion house’s ‘Tweetwalk’ saw followers of their Twitter page gaining a first look at the new 2012 collection before catwalk spectators with snaps of models before they walked the catwalk posted to Twitter. It follows a growing trend for high-end fashion houses using social media and new technology to showcase new collections.

Google has launched its first platform for Google Wallet and has announced it is partnering up with Visa too. The move will see NFC payments made possible with users able to link their credit card to their smart phone.

G-Wallet Launches

Visa Officially Joins Google Wallet

Google+: ‘Worse Than a Ghost Town’

Project Magazine is a Defining Advertising Experience on The iPad

Bloomberg Delivers Real-Time Financial News to iPhone & iPod Touch

Google Targets Pagination

First App for Google Plus API Sorts Your Stream

Twitter Views Ahead of Front Row for Burberry at LFW

Mobile App Developers Now Have Easy Access to Cloud Services

60% of Back to School PCs are Macs

Daily Mac App: InPaint

40 New APIs: Google Plus, Social Trip Planning, Foodspotting

Intel Experiments with Mini Solar Powered PC

Xbox to Run First Live TV Ads for Gaming Industry

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 20/09/11 at 11:30 No Comments »

Google+ API Launches

Today’s web news…

Google+ released its long awaited API to developers yesterday. Google’s official statement on the release stated: “Google+ gives users full control over their information, supporting everything from intimate conversations with family to public showcases and debates,” the company said. “This initial API release is focused on public data only–it lets you read information that people have shared publicly on Google+.”

A new documentary charting the breadth of Twitter’s impact on society released a teaser trailer which shows people from a stock broker to a homeless person commenting on Twitter’s influence in their life. The film is being entered to several film festivals and is due for release through special screenings later this year, however it has been made in the spirit of the open web and will streamed on the internet for free too.

Google+ Releases API to Developers

360iDev: Getting Ready For Apps on the Apple TV

MasterCard’s Vision for a Sensory m-Commerce Future

Google As Online Movie Rental Superstore?

Thoughts on Metro Style Apps

Twittamentary: Twitter Documentary Explores Social Media

Klouts Topic Pages: Measuring Online Inflluence

Google’s First Social News Magazine App

Foursquare Global Hackathon in 100+ Cities

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 16/09/11 at 11:01 No Comments »

Immersive Virtual & Augmented Reality in Retail

Today’s web news…

In today’s news there is a feature on why Virtual and Augmented Reality are the way of the future for shopping. Today Twitter releases a Web Analytics tool while its reported that 3 million sites now sport a Tweet button. Despite this Facebook is still massively in front of all other competition in terms of internet use and visits, just see the graph below and it puts into perspective just how dominant that blue and white site really is.

British Airway’s releases a Facebook application ‘Perfect Days’ which enables users to create and share itineraries of their travels and Wetherspoons and Becks both launch social campaigns in different markets.

How Men and Women Use Android Apps

Immersive Virtual & Augmented Reality in Retail

Twitter: Web Analytics & 3m Sites Now Use Tweet Button

Real Time Social Data for Companies

Facebook Dominates All Other Websites in Third Quarter

British Airway’s Perfect Days

Wetherspoon in Push for Special Offers Mobile App

Beck’s Art Project

What’s Next for the Check-in

Will Facebook Users Tune in To Ooyala Social TV?

Case Study: Fav.tv: Social, Interactive TV Guide for an On Demand Era

Is 3D TV Doomed?

SimpleGeo Places Upgrades to Factual Data

Top 20 Android Apps in the US Now

Creative Re-Uses For Computer Hard Drives

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 14/09/11 at 12:45 No Comments »

Mobile Web vs Mobile Apps

Today’s web news…

In today’s news a recent surveys confirms that mobile is going to overtake PC use, Facebook emerges the app heavyweight and Microsoft prepares to battle the mighty Apple with Windows 8.

Survey: Mobile Web vs Mobile Apps

More People To Use Mobile Web Access Than PC by 2015

Facebook is Champion Cross-Platform Mobile App Leader

Cycling By Ear: Musical GPS

Mightybell App For Metrics & Behaviours

LG Facebook App Creates Infographic Of Your Likes

CTRL+C For Instant Search & Social Sharing

Link Building Strategies For Busy Businesses

PostgreSQL 9.1 Released

New Python Data Analysis Library

Microsoft Prepares Windows 8 to Battle iPad

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 13/09/11 at 12:08 No Comments »

Yahoo Fires CEO & Dell Partners With Baidu

Today’s web news…

Yahoo! hit the headlines today after firing their CEO Carol Bartz after she failed to breath new life into the company. The company have announced an interim placement with a view to look for a permanent replacement CEO in the future.

In other news Dell and Baidu are reported to be partnering up on mobile and Nestle have dipped a toe into social commerce by piloting a branded marketplace, Nestle Marketplatz, where customers can browse, shop and share over a wide range of Nestle products.

Yahoo Fires CEO

Dell Devices & Baidu

Nestle’s Social Commerce Experiement

Flickr’s New Location & Privacy Feature

iMedia Digital’s Pick of Branded Facebook Apps

CSS3 Rainbow Dividers

Facebook iPhone App’s Big Update

Multiplayer Gaming Goes Full Screen

Foursquareopoly: Foursquare & Monopoly App

Kinetik Brings Social to App Store

Ebay Booms As e-Commerce Takes Off in China

Tips for Finding SEO Problems

Introducing Play 2.0

Read the rest of this entry Posted on 07/09/11 at 14:10 No Comments »