News Stories from September 2007

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News Stories from September 2007

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Halifax upgrades website to make money: 28 September 2007; Halifax has announced that it is introducing a behavioural targeting feature to its website to increase sales and visito ...; Categories: Internet Marketing, E-commerce, Visitor Conversion
Porsche launches website cinema: 28 September 2007; Porsche has launched a new interactive application on its website that enables sports-car fans to view official Porsche ...; Categories: Web Design, Visitor Conversion
Yahoo! tops web rankings in Japan: 28 September 2007; Yahoo! remained the top-ranked web property in Japan for the month of August, according to recently released figures. ...; Categories: Search Engines
Microsoft updates search engine: 27 September 2007; In an effort to compete with Google, Microsoft has unveiled an update to Live Search that will improve search results an ...; Categories: Search Engines
Website advertises imaginary Cornish beach: 27 September 2007; A spoof website advertising a fictitious beach in Cornwall boasting warm seas, coral reef and dolphins, was receiving th ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
The Sun records record traffic to website: 27 September 2007; Sun Online has achieved a record website traffic figure for August, attracting more than ten million unique users, accor ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion
Online shopping grows in popularity: 26 September 2007; A new US study has revealed that online shopping has rocketed in popularity, with 39 per cent of internet-using adults n ...; Categories: E-commerce
MSN upgrades homepage: 26 September 2007; MSN UK has launched a new version of its homepage for its users, making a number of improvements to the original offerin ...; Categories: Web Design
Microsoft may buy Facebook stake: 26 September 2007; Microsoft is considering buying a stake in social networking site Facebook in a move which could see the see the site va ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Facebook and MySpace trends revealed: 25 September 2007; New research has shown that among US visitors aged 12 to 17, visitors to both MySpace and Facebook spend more time at ea ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion, Web 2.0
Web 2.0 boosts online shopping: 25 September 2007; New research has found that Web 2.0 technology is playing an increasingly larger role in online shopping and suggests th ...; Categories: E-commerce, Web 2.0
DoubleClick extends internet advertising service: 25 September 2007; Internet advertising firm DoubleClick has announced that it is expanding its ad services for mobile phones, as it awaits ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
New Wibiki tool to control ads: 24 September 2007; A social network called Wibiki has introduced a free server-based advert blocking tool that enables users to replace web ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Evening Standard launches first standalone website: 24 September 2007; The popular London newspaper the Evening Standard is launching its own website as part of continuing online market campa ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion, Web Design, Internet Marketing
Will Google launch its own Second Life?: 24 September 2007; It is believed that Google is gearing up to trial a new online virtual universe based on Google Earth to rival the popul ...; Categories: Web 2.0, Search Engines
NASA content on Google Moon website: 21 September 2007; NASA has announced that new higher-resolution lunar imagery and maps, including NASA content, are now available on the G ...; Categories: Search Engines
Internet entrepreneurs make US rich list top five: 21 September 2007; Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been ranked joint fifth in Forbes magazine's 400 wealthiest Americans ...; Categories: Search Engines
Online shopping grows in China: 21 September 2007; Online shopping communities in China are become increasingly popular as internet users switch to consumer-to-consumer pl ...; Categories: E-commerce
Moneysupermarket.com reports massive revenue growth: 20 September 2007; Moneysupermarket.com has reported a 63 per cent surge in revenues for the first half of this year. The company ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion
Eden Project turns to Web 2.0 for money: 20 September 2007; The Eden Project will employ Web 2.0 technology as part of its strategy to win £50 million of lottery funding for a ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion, Web Design, Web 2.0
Online advertising displaces traditional media: 20 September 2007; Online advertising is steadily displacing market share from traditional media platforms such as newspaper, according to ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Yahoo! acquires innovative email company: 19 September 2007; Yahoo! has announced that it has signed a deal to acquire next generation e-mail company Zimbra for $350 million. ...; Categories: Search Engines
Google to launch new advertising format: 19 September 2007; Google is set to announce a pioneering interactive online advertising format that allows marketers to post adverts that ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Web design companies can help 'avoid later costs': 19 September 2007; Dedicated web design companies are "advisable" for small businesses setting up their website, as they can save ...; Categories: Web Design
iPhone launch sees O2 website bombarded with 1,500 visits per second: 18 September 2007; In spite of the fact that the much-hyped Apple iPhone won't go on sale in the UK until November 9th, an estimated 1,500 ...; Categories: E-commerce, Internet Marketing
Amazon.com and play.com top online shopping sites: 18 September 2007; Amazon.com and play.com have outperformed other online shopping websites, according to a new study by eDigital Research. ...; Categories: E-commerce, Web Design
MG launches website for new TF: 18 September 2007; NAC MG has designed a consumer website ahead of the much-anticipated launch of the new TF sports car.mg-uk.co. ...; Categories: Web Design, Internet Marketing
Web 2.0 investors turn to Europe: 17 September 2007; The number of global Web 2.0 deals climbed by 14 per cent in the first half of 2007 and investors are showing increasing ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Yahoo! tries out new social networking offering: 17 September 2007; Yahoo! is testing out a new social networking site called Mash, which could see it making its mark in the Web 2.0 moveme ...; Categories: Web 2.0, Search Engines
Oxfam launches Britain's first online charity shop: 17 September 2007; Browsing through a random assortment of books, rare vinyls and bric-a-brac mixed up with potentially valuable antiques c ...; Categories: E-commerce
Prince v YouTube: 14 September 2007; Prince is considering taking on the internet in a legal battle, arguing that a number of websites, including YouTube, en ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Google offers $20 million prize for moon landing: 14 September 2007; Google has offered a prize $20 million to anyone that lands a robotic rover on the moon and beams images of its surface ...; Categories: Search Engines
Web 2.0 changing the face of recruitment: 14 September 2007; Web 2.0 and social networking have become a major part of how the younger generations advance their career, with young p ...; Categories: Web 2.0
E-commerce soars: 13 September 2007; A new report has revealed that the e-commerce market is expected to grow substantially this year.It is estimat ...; Categories: E-commerce
EMI announces new Web 2.0 music site: 13 September 2007; EMI has relaunched the website for its Angel Music label, which will take the form of a Web 2.0 social networking site t ...; Categories: Web Design, Web 2.0
Web giants make it into the top 20 of cool: 13 September 2007; No fewer than four websites have made it to the list of the top 20 coolest brands, demonstrating the pervasiveness of th ...; Categories: Web Design, Internet Marketing
Yahoo! signs deal with Bebo: 12 September 2007; Yahoo! has announced a deal that will see it selling display advertising on Web 2.0 social networking site Bebo. ...; Categories: Internet Marketing, Web 2.0, Search Engines
People respond better to behaviourally targeted ads: 12 September 2007; A study on consumer receptivity to online marketing has revealed that people are more receptive to behaviourally targete ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Gibson launches newly designed site: 12 September 2007; Leading guitar manufacturer Gibson has revamped its website in a move that is guaranteed to increase Gibson.com's visito ...; Categories: Web Design, Visitor Conversion
NME.com in iTunes video podcast deal: 11 September 2007; Award-winning music website NME.com has announced a deal with iTunes to offer music fans unique NME video footage. ...; Categories: Web Design
Online shopping and social networking - all in one website: 11 September 2007; The UK's first social online shopping site for women has launched an M&S meets Facebook Web 2.0 social shopping beta ...; Categories: E-commerce, Web 2.0
What are Britons searching for?: 11 September 2007; Google is now responsible for four in every five click-throughs in the UK, new web stats from internet media and market ...; Categories: Web 2.0, Search Engines
Telegraph Media Group relaunches website for even greater success: 10 September 2007; Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has relaunched Jobs.telegraph.co.uk as part of its ongoing investment in online activities. ...; Categories: Web 2.0, Web Design
MTV Networks launches new targeted sites: 10 September 2007; MTV Networks (MTVN) has announced the development of a raft of targeted websites aimed to allow users to access more con ...; Categories: Web Design
Local online marketing spend to hit $7.8 billion in 2011, says US study: 10 September 2007; As more consumers turn to the internet rather than a phone directory to locate local businesses, it is predicted that mi ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Google to sell e-books: 07 September 2007; Google will start charging for access to its digital books, the New York Times has reported.The newspaper says ...; Categories: Internet Marketing, Search Engines
Tories go pink: 07 September 2007; The Tories are advertising on gay website PinkNews.co.uk in a bit to attract the "pink vote".A serie ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Website turns business around for HMV: 07 September 2007; HMV really is top dog. It has announced that sales for the 18 weeks to September 1st were up by 12.2 per cent and has at ...; Categories: Web Design, Visitor Conversion
The rise of online shopping and banking: 06 September 2007; People are increasingly using the internet to carry out transactions that they formerly would have gone down to the high ...; Categories: E-commerce
Blogging becomes mainstream: 06 September 2007; The popularity of blogging is increasing dramatically to the extent that it is now considered "mainstream", ac ...; Categories: Web 2.0, Internet Marketing
Branson asks Google for help in Fossett search: 06 September 2007; Tycoon Richard Branson has turned to Google for help finding his missing friend, US adventurer Steve Fossett.T ...; Categories: Search Engines
Yahoo in BlueLithium deal: 05 September 2007; Yahoo has struck a deal to buy online advertising group BlueLithium for about £149 million, in a bid to compete wit ...; Categories: Internet Marketing, Search Engines
Rightmove.co.uk profits rocket: 05 September 2007; Property website Rightmove has reported soaring profits in its half-year results, in spite of speculations that the UK h ...; Categories: Internet Marketing, Visitor Conversion
New Wikia search engine to challenge Google: 05 September 2007; The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikepedia is set to launch a search engine that he firmly believes will rival Google ...; Categories: Search Engines
Web 2.0 leads to consumer revolution: 04 September 2007; Web 2.0 sites, such as Facebook and MySpace are providing a revolutionary platform for consumers to rally together in su ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion, Web 2.0
Smaller businesses use internet to 'steal market share': 04 September 2007; "Ordinary" businesses are successfully using the web to "steal market share" from the big companies, ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion
Websites must 'innovate to stay ahead': 04 September 2007; The top websites - including the likes of Google and Yahoo! - all enjoyed high month-over-month visitor retention rates ...; Categories: Web Design, Search Engines, Visitor Conversion
Google in news agencies deal: 03 September 2007; Google is now hosting news stories from four major news agencies, allowing it to generate extra advertising revenue from ...; Categories: Search Engines
Facebook forces HSBC U-turn: 03 September 2007; The power of the web has been confirmed with a student victory over HSBC in a Facebook campaign that has forced the bank ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Website to save debt-stricken football club: 03 September 2007; A website set up by football fans that received over £100,000 in its first six hours of collecting funds could be s ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion