theEword copywriter Tom Mason explains why it is sometimes better to time your Twitter updates.
| Guardian of news | The team at Guardian.co.uk had something to celebrate this week as the website was named the UK's most popular online newspaper for the second consecutive month running. Recording more that 31 million unique users over October, the site claimed victory over the Mail Online and Telegraph.co.uk. The figures mean that the Guardian has achieved a 22 per cent year on year growth. "Our Trafigura story and Charlie Brooker's column on .. |
Display advertisers will tell you there's nothing quite like an image to convert browsers into buyers.| Twitter goes commercial | Twitter has hit the headlines with its plan to introduce paid-for accounts. The micro-blogging service, which has never made a profit, will continue to offer a free service for individuals and businesses alike. But co-founder Biz Stone let slip in a BBC interview that Twitter would introduce paid-for corporate accounts, offering additional features such as analytics and feedback. Meanwhile, Orange has thrown its weight .. |
Urbis, the creative art space renowned for its inspiring exhibitions and off-the-wall galleries, is no more. Yesterday, it was decided that the exhibition centre would be replaced by the National Football Museum, which will move from its home at Preston's Deepdale stadium.
| Bing's busy week | Microsoft search site Bing announced a raft of changes this week. Aside from revealing a potentially lucrative partnership with computational search engine Wolfram Alpha, the fledgling Microsoft venture also publicised a number of brand new features. The major Bing news of the week came as the search engine unveiled a new video portal. The obviously named Bing Video replaces the Microsoft Video site and features content from the .. |
Google Caffeine is on the verge of being rolled out for real searches.
Rupert Murdoch, owner of News International, has been known for his occasional outbursts. Murdoch, whose papers include The Sun, The Times and The Wall Street Journal, has said that, once his papers start charging for online news, he will stop content appearing on search engines like Google or Bing.| Demographic principals | New research has revealed the average age of social networking users. The 2009 Pew Internet report has discovered the median age of account holders on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Facebook. The study, conducted by Princeton Survey Research between August and September 2009, showed the average age of Facebook users has risen over the past 12 months from 26 to 33-years-old. The median age of Twitter users is 31. .. |
Yahoo to potentially invest in Tumblr Friday 17th of May, 2013by Lauren KnowlesIs Marissa Mayer set to make a possible game-changing acquisition to target a more mobile demographic?
Schmidt says Google supports tax reform Monday 20th of May, 2013by James RichesGoogle executive chairman Eric Schmidt has used a column in The Observer to suggest that the search engine is in favour of UK tax reforms.
Google launches AdWords Keyword Planner Tuesday 21st of May, 2013by Ben DudleyGoogle AdWords Keyword Planner has officially been released, with the tool expected to make the planning of PPC campaigns easier.
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