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MySpace gains 1m more users since acquisition

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Independent producers launch first British movie crowd-funding initiative

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Q&A: Lee Jury, VP studio marketing, The Walt Disney Company EMEA

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Kraft poaches PepsiCo’s global digital chief

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By Sebastian Joseph
Zeebox launches click-to-buy TV ad service

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By Jessica Davies
ITV launches multiplatform strategy for Emmerdale

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Groupon cuts marketing spend in shift to retention

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By Rosie Baker
Reckitt Benckiser moves into social commerce

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 | By Rosie Baker
Vice launches YouTube channel for music site Noisey

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Facebook hires Levi’s and Apple alumni as first global marketing head

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By Sebastian Joseph
Facebook to launch first mobile ads within weeks

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Starwood Hotels links Facebook pages and websites with reviews partnership

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Twitter's Enhanced Profiles are a precursor to major platform changes

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Unilever sets up customer-insight panel to weather 'difficult' 2012

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By Rosie Baker
We Are Social appoints Skive’s Ollerton as marketing head

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Twitter opens enhanced profile page beta trial to UK brands

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Facebook reveals financial details as IPO is confirmed

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
Heineken readies Facebook Valentine's push

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By Sebastian Joseph
ASA censures TripAdvisor over 'honesty' claims

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Microsoft launches global advertising contest

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Channel 4 Education launches online drama using The Sims as the studio

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Facebook IPO imminent

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Twitter embroiled in censorship row

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Security fears lead O2 to exceed tweet limit

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
Facebook urges clearer understanding of social commerce

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
McDonald’s admits Twitter campaign failure

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 | By Rosie Baker
Google to consolidate privacy data to bolster ad targeting

Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Time Out first UK brand to launch Red Bee’s social TV guide

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Brands and agencies greet Google personalised search service with caution

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Twitter continues acquisition spree

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
British Airways joins Google+

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Q&A: Emma Lloyd, director of emerging products, Sky

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Lynx turns to F-commerce

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By Rosie Baker
Twitter confirms start-up acquisition

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 | Updated: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Google results fall short as advertising rates drop

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
Channel 4 commissions second series of The Bank Job

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Cancer Research campaign achieves 50% mobile sharing rate

Fri, 20 Jan 2012
Q&A: Paul LaFontaine, CEO, Sulake/Habbo Hotel

Thu, 19 Jan 2012
Multichannel retailers prioritise mobile over social commerce

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Facebook unveils 60 Timeline apps

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
BBC TV programming wins in festive Twitter war

Thu, 19 Jan 2012
Facebook recruits Channel 4’s Ed Couchman

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Facebook offers huge incentives to bolster dwell time and revenue

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Channel 4 launches latest Skins series with social media push

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 | By Sebastian Joseph
nma explains: Facebook EdgeRank

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Industry view: Facebook Featured ads in the news feed

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Evian launches interactive event to promote its purity

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Q&A: Ed Vaizey, minister for culture, communications and creative industries

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
YouTube gains on Facebook in Experian Hitwise rankings

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Google's latest social media move is a wake up call, say agencies

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
OK launches Facebook games site

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By Lucy Tesseras
Facebook rolls out ads to news feeds, naming them Featured Stories

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Diet Coke launches fashion and beauty Facebook app

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By Suzanne Bearne
Google rolls out social search service

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
MySpace and Panasonic partner to launch social TV service

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
Alfa Romeo Facebook stunt attracts over Facebook 300,000 views

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Sky takes 10% stake in social TV start-up Zeebox

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Google’s SEO blunder could impact whole market , say experts

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
BBC Worldwide and Stardoll create subscription-based community for Strictly Come Dancing

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Autoglass crowdsources new TV ad star from Facebook

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Yell ramps up digital repositioning strategy

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
eHarmony launches first ever UK-produced campaign

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 | By Lara O'Reilly
Facebook completes three-month privacy audit

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Social networking accounts for one in every five minutes spent online globally

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Facebook places ads in news feed, paving the way for mobile ads

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Waitrose tops social media index in pre-Christmas sales drive

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
ASOS Marketplace sales grow 690% in a year

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
MySpace opens UK recording studio ahead of relaunch

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Lucy Tesseras
Strada owner banks on user-generated content to drive consumers in-store

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Sebastian Joseph
Decca Records signs deal with community platform Ning

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Gaydar plots location-based ads on mobile

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Volvo uses Facebook for charity campaign

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By Lucy Tesseras
Moves – 16.12.11: Vibrant Media, YouGov, Acquisio

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By Lucy Tesseras
Mercedes-Benz promotes Smart Car personalisation with app for new Facebook Timeline

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
All Saints reaches out to UK bloggers to drive high street sales

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By Sebastian Joseph
BrandAlley predicts 5% of revenue to come from F-commerce in 2012

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Facebook rolls out enhanced Timeline

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Channel 4 launches multiplatform content ideas drive

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Converse asks Facebook fans to be online salesmen

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By Sebastian Joseph
Google extends UK market share lead as MySpace loses popularity

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Channel 4’s Bank Job hits 1.7m plays in one week

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Yahoo extends news integration with Facebook to UK and Europe

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
ICO releases guidance for site owners to step up cookie compliance

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Industry opinion: Twitter relaunch

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Reed launches online vote for TV ad

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 | By Lucy Tesseras
O2 aims to counter consumer gloom with virtual Santa's grotto

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Smartphone ownership doubles in a year

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 | By Lucy Tesseras
Twitter relaunches, giving brands more creative control

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Government launches plan to be ‘digital by default’

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Yelp gains over 5m visits a month via mobile

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Buddy Media and ComScore forge measurement partnership

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Wonderbra encourages women to 'take the plunge'

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Music service Deezer expands into 200 territories

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
HBO uses Facebook data to personalise recommendations

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Digital activity influences 40% of all purchases, says eBay retail head

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
WPP-backed Fabric Worldwide launches to bridge IT/marketing gap

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Nokia’s Amazing Everyday – the social media campaign so far

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 | By Ronan Shields
T-Mobile Royal Wedding ad is most watched ad on YouTube in 2011

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Channel 4 to source all TV contestants online for new dual-screen gameshow

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Vevo UK kicks off branded content strategy following Sony tie up

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies

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