7 April 2015 – Global Marketing News Digital ad spend rockets to new global heights Digital advertising spending is set to exceed a quarter of all advertising spending for the first time ever in 2016, according to research by Carat. … Read More
2 April 2015 – Global Marketing News EU launches investigation into ecommerce sector The EU has announced that it plans to launch a competition investigation into the ecommerce sector in the next few months. The investigation will look at whether … Read More
Nicknames and made-up names are becoming a thing of the past in China: No more fake Putins, Obamas or Financial Times columnists. No more anonymous bloggers. From pop-stars to politicians, and everyone in between, from 1st March 2015 Chinese users … Read More
1 April 2015 – Global Marketing News Congo leads global internet speed increase Research by Akamai has revealed how internet speeds vary across the world. The research shows that average global internet speeds increased by 20% last year, reaching an … Read More
31 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Facial recognition may replace passwords online The Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is developing facial recognition technology that could eventually be used as an alternative to written passwords. The technology, which is currently in … Read More
30 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Facebook investigated for illegally sharing EU citizens’ data The European court has opened a case investigating whether Facebook has been illegally sharing EU citizens’ data with US security authorities on a massive scale. … Read More
27 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Mozilla drops Google for search in Turkey The internet browser Mozilla Firefox has announced that it will now be changing its default browser in Turkey from Google to Yandex. The decision comes just … Read More
26 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Jumia sales up 900% Sales on the ecommerce site Jumia went up by a staggering 900% in Kenya last year. Jumia, which was originally launched in Nigeria and has since spread across several … Read More
25 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Is Google abusing its market dominance? A leaked report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that commissioners had serious concerns over whether Google was abusing its dominance in the search … Read More
24 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Qihoo a threat to Baidu with mobile OS Qihoo is developing its own mobile operating system. The operating system, called 360 OS, is based on Android and will be launched later this year … Read More
23 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Dailymotion to challenge YouTube on global stage The French telecom company Orange has announced it is looking for a foreign partner for the French video sharing website Dailymotion. Dailymotion, which is owned by … Read More
20 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Yandex heads to China as Yahoo leaves The Russian search engine Yandex has announced that it plans to open an office in Shanghai in an effort to enter the Chinese market. It doesn’t … Read More
19 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Are mobile payments the future of ecommerce? Mobile payment systems are gaining popularity across the globe, according to studies that have investigated trends in China and Mexico. iResearch China has released data showing … Read More
18 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Korean search company Naver enters Brazil The South Korean search company Naver has entered the Brazilian market with the launch of its Whoscall app in the country. Whoscall is a caller ID app … Read More
17 March 2015 – Global Marketing News Turkey to give free internet access to poor citizens The Turkish government has announced plans to provide free internet access to poor citizens. People on low incomes would be eligible for the scheme, … Read More
