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Ministers waste no time in co-opting Leveson to protect Government interests
A prominent government minister has been accused of unseemly haste in co-opting the Leveson report into press standards to protect their own interests before the ink on the weighty tome has even...
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Google releases native Maps app for iPhone
iPhone owners can today come in from the wilderness after Google published its native Maps app on the Apple store, meaning owners of the smartphone can now navigate their way around the world with a...
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Facebook accused of fostering a generation of gamblers
Facebook is accused of many ills, from inadequately protecting personal data to increasing commercialisation, but now a new complaint has entered that list – the growing proliferation of gambling...
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China’s state run news agency promotes itself on Twitter – despite ban
Xinhua, China’s state run news agency has ticked off local bloggers after utilising Twitter to promote its stories… even though the social networking site has been banned by the government in China....
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Google boasts that £1.2bn tax evasion is ‘good capitalism’
Google chief Eric Schmidt has shrugged off criticism of the firm’s tax evasion policies, which have seen it shirk a £1.2bn liability in the UK alone, by saying that he is ‘very proud’ of the...
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Rich Media Text agreement set to ‘revolutionise’ texting
It has been twenty years since the humble text was first transmitted across the airwaves, swiftly mushrooming over the intervening years to become the ubiquitous communication tool it is today. Now...
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Marks & Spencer thanks millionth Facebook fan with charity donation
Marks & Spencer is celebrating reaching one million fans on Facebook yesterday evening by giving all fans a penny to donate to charity. Over the next three weeks a be-spoke Facebook app on the...
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Sunday Times merger on the cards following departure of The Times editor
Yesterday’s departure of The Times editor James Harding is being widely interpreted as a bid by News International to clear the way toward a formal merger of The Times and Sunday Times, according to...
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Ericsson ConsumerLabs reveal the 10 hot consumer trends for 2013
Ericsson ConsumerLab, which gains its knowledge through global consumer research, has identified some of the most important consumer trends for the coming year. The lab conducted research into...
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Debenhams puts big data at heart of multichannel strategy
Debenhams has unleashed its first big data initiative as it looks to drive a more personalised multichannel content marketing strategy. The department store is aiming to unify its 40 different...
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Viral Video Chart: It's Lionel Messi vs Kobe Bryant as sporting worlds collide
After three weeks at the top, Dumb Ways to Die is finally dislodged at the Viral Video Chart summit this week by a face off between sporting stars Kobe Bryant and Lionel Messi. The ad for Turkish...
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46% do majority of Christmas shopping online, with convenience and prices...
Almost half (46 per cent) of Christmas shoppers are doing the majority of their Christmas shopping online, research from YouGov has found. It was discovered that of these, 81 per cent shop online...
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Lord McAlpine to face Sally Bercow in court as she refuses to apologise for...
Lord McAlpine will face Sally Bercow, wife of the House of Commons speaker, in the high court after she refused to apologise for a tweet linking McAlpine to allegations of child abuse. According to...
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Find out how to get your agency written about in 2013
Are you continually baffled as to why your agency stories, opinion pieces and feature ideas never see the light of day in the marketing and digital trade press, business magazines and websites? The...
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IAS b2b release Home Alone style Christmas video card
IAS b2b has unveiled its annual Christmas card production, this year starring trusty Rusty (Russell) in a comedic take on the festive classic ‘Home Alone’. The seasonal video card features Rusty...
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VK set to give 1p per bottle to charity following rival WKD’s dog blunder
Ready to drink alcohol brand VK has announced that it will give a donation to charity, as it looks to capitalise on the PR blunder by rival brand WK, who suggested that consumers should buy WKD...
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The Drum Design Awards judges' favourite design work for 2012: White...
To mark the launch of Drum Design Awards its inaugural jury have been invited to select one piece of work produced over 2012 which they have found most inspiring. Over the next few days we will...
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No more Blackberry crumble as US government plans new RIM job
Putting the boot into a company is far easier than saying something nice, so today I am going to buck the PR trend and actually take the hard slog and be nice. Blackberry Research in Motion (RIM), I...
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Ad of the Day: Children In Need - Do Your Thing
Oh wow. What a wonderful way to celebrate Britain's Olympians and raise the curtain for this year's Children In Need fund raiser. An absolutely joyous compilation that strikes one perfect note after...
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Only 11% use smartphone or tablet while shopping online
Over four in five consumers in the UK will use their desktop or laptop to shop online (86 per cent), although only seven per cent will do so on a tablet, and only four per cent on a smartphone. The...
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