Google apologises for ‘inadvertently’ de-indexing Digg.com
Google has this morning apologised after an accident meant that it de-indexed Digg, a website which helps users to find and share the best content on the web. Google told State of Search: “We’re sorry...
View ArticleViral Video Chart: Racing driver Jeff Gordon takes car salesman for a...
An unsuspecting car salesman gets the test drive of his life in this week's top viral video from Pepsi Max. The soft drinks brand speeds to the top of this week's Viral Chart with its hugely-popular...
View ArticleAmelia Lily joins ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign
Amelia Lily has been announced as the latest star of the ‘Make Mine Milk’ campaign, which shows celebrities with milk moustaches. The appearance of the singer in the campaign, run by the Milk...
View ArticleBeyoncé to star in H&M's global summer campaign
High street retailer H&M has revealed Beyoncé will be the face of the Swedish chain’s global summer campaign. It was rumoured that Beyoncé would be starring in H&M’s summer campaign as far...
View ArticleWhy retailers will be forced to reinvent themselves in the mobile age - eBay...
Increasingly fragmented, complex shopper journeys are forcing retailers to reinvent themselves, ushering in a new era in which the traditional purchase funnel model is no longer relevant. eBay is keen...
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army claims responsibility for @BBCWeather Twitter hack
The Syrian Electronic Army has in the last ten minutes claimed responsibility for hacking the BBC Weather Twitter feed. At about 1pm, the feed began to tweet some unusual messages, such as: ‘Hazardous...
View ArticleChannel 4 works with Wonder Stuff Studio as part of Secret Millions show
Channel 4 has worked with Wonder Stuff Studio as part of its new show ‘The Secret Millions’ which sees £10 million of Lottery funding being used to back radical ideas tackling some of Britain’s Big...
View ArticleMedichem appoints TCS Media and The Living Room to develop new campaign
Medichem, the hair and beauty product manufacturer, has appointed TCS Media and The Living Room to develop a campaign for its new antibacterial face wash, FaceB4. TCS Media will handle to TV planning...
View ArticleWorld's second largest search engine Baidu targets UK brands
The world's second largest search engine Baidu, which runs on average five billion search queries a day, is seeking European brands to use it as an advertising platform targeting its Chinese users....
View ArticleMurdoch tweets David Cameron is ‘showing true colours’ with press regulations
Rupert Murdoch has described the press regulation plans as a ‘holy mess’ in a tweet today. Murdoch's News International is one of the newspaper companies threatening to boycott the plans, along with...
View ArticleIan Poulter announced as Nikon Laser Rangefinders ambassador
The Ryder Cup star and world number 10, Ian Poulter, has been announced as the new Nikon ambassador for its COOLSHOT and COOLSHOT AS Laser Rangefinders. As part of the deal, Poulter and his caddie,...
View ArticleTyrells and Virgin Atlantic partner for bespoke on-board snack 'Plane Crisps'
Premium English crisp brand Tyrrells has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to take to the skies with its new arrival ‘Plane Crisps’. Unique to Virgin, Plane Crisps are bespoke ‘Little Red’ packs for...
View ArticleTesco hops into spring marketing with online Easter egg hunt
Tesco has today launched an online Easter egg hunt which uses Google Street View technology to allow players to explore their streets to find virtual Easter eggs. The game asks users to use their GPS...
View ArticleJustice secretary warns probation officers there will be consequences for...
Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, has issued a warning to probation officers that they will face disciplinary action if they criticise plans to outsource 70 per cent of their work. He has...
View ArticleThe Online Media Awards 2013 launches with seven new categories
The Online Media Awards, supported by the NUJ and Society of Editors, has launched, aiming to find the best application of talent and technology online. Now in their third year, seven new categories...
View ArticleNote-taking app Google Keep launched one week after Google Reader axe
Google has launched Android and web app Google Keep to much dismay, just one week after Google Reader was axed. The note-taking app has allowed users to keep checklists and voice notes and annotate...
View ArticleAsda withdraws Smart Price corned beef after 50% horse meat discovery
It has been revealed that Asda has withdrawn thousands of its own-brand tins of corned beef from shelves, after Leicestershire County Council said it found one batch containing 50 per cent horse meat....
View ArticleThe Drum daily jobs round-up: Expedia, PH Media Group, The Drum, Tangerine...
A technical account manager job is available at Expedia in London. Applicants should have a proven track record of growing client accounts through effective marketing strategies and an ability to...
View ArticleNissan joins forces with YouTube to launch NISMO.TV motorsport channel
Nissan has outlines a new collaboration with YouTube which sees the automotive brand hosting a new channel that will curate, aggregate and commission global Nissan motorsport and performance product...
View ArticleInternational media rounds on cross-party press regulation agreement
Leading international newspapers have rounded on a cross-party agreement in Britain to introduce a new beefed up press regulator in Britain with the Wall Street Journal, El Pais, Le Monde and Die Welt...
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