Global Marketing News – 4th July 2016 Facebook wins appeal in Belgium, can resume data collection Facebook has won an appeal against Belgium’s privacy watchdog, allowing it to resume collecting data from non-Facebook users in the country. A Belgian court … Read More
Global Marketing News – 1st July 2016 New data surveillance laws approved in Russia New data surveillance legislation has been approved by the Russian government. The new legislation states that online services, such as email and social network companies, need … Read More
Global Marketing News – 30th June 2016 Ecommerce sites brace for uncertainty following Brexit Ecommerce companies are bracing themselves for a period of uncertainty following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. The pound has plummeted in value following … Read More
Global Marketing News – 29th June 2016 New rules for Chinese search engines revealed The Chinese internet regulator has introduced new rules governing how search engines must operate in the country. The new rules state that search engines must provide … Read More
Global Marketing News – 28th June 2016 Instagram to embrace translation technology Instagram is due to implement translation technology into its service in the coming months. The feature will be available in the options tab under each image, and will … Read More
Global Marketing News – 27th June 2016 Roland-Garros shows how to do social media in sport This summer, France will enjoy its fair share of international sporting events, as it hosts the football European Championships in the country. However, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 24th June 2016 JD Buys Walmart’s Chinese Online Store Retail giant Walmart, has announced that it has sold its Chinese ecommerce branch to the country’s second largest online store, JD. Yihaodian, which Walmart had previously paid … Read More
Global Marketing News – 23rd June 2016 Amazon Invests 600 Million Dollars In Indonesia It has been reported that Amazon is due to invest 600 million US dollars in Indonesia, within one year. What had previously been a rumour was … Read More
Global Marketing News – 22nd June 2016 ICANN Expansion Of Domain Names Largest In History The non-profit internet organisation, ICANN, is looking to enable the largest expansion of the domain name system in history. The organisation is hoping to increase … Read More
Global Marketing News – 21st June 2016 Amazon Invests In Indian Ecommerce Amazon has significantly reduced the commission it takes from sellers in India, in order to undercut rivals Flipkart and Snapdeal. The move comes very soon after Flipkart came … Read More
Global Marketing News – 20th June 2016 Baidu Announces Cut In Quarterly Projection Baidu has announced a cut in its quarterly revenue projection, apparently due to the recent scrutiny it has come under regarding its paid search results. In the … Read More
Global Marketing News – 17th June 2016 Jack Ma Claims China’s Fakes Are As Good As Originals Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, has defended the company’s counterfeit problems, by claiming that fake goods in the country are now better than the … Read More
Global Marketing News – 16th June 2016 India Uses Translation To Boost Online Growth Growth in India’s ecommerce market is down to the translation of language. Because the internet in the country has almost exclusively been conducted in English, it … Read More
Global Marketing News – 15th June 2016 Yandex Makes Changes To Browser And Search Engine Yandex has announced a change to its browser that it claims makes it the first of its kind. The company’s Zen technology, which allows for … Read More
Global Marketing News – 14th June 2016 Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26.2 billion Microsoft has announced one of the largest tech deals in history, after paying 26.2 billion US dollars for LinkedIn. In a deal worth 60 dollars per user, … Read More
