2013 turned out to be a monumental year for ecommerce.
Twitter, Rocket Fuel and Criteo IPOed. Online sales closed at record highs, with more and more transactions taking place by consumers on smartphones and tablets.
Overstock.com committed to become one of...
The fast pace of business in the increasingly globalized world forces executives from all countries to react quickly to an ever-evolving set of challenges. Research shows that these business leaders feel less prepared to deal with wholesale transformation and...
Looks like the attempts of Bay Area protestors to stop the Google buses in San Francisco had some effect.
Google has kicked off a trial program this week, contracting with a private firm to ferry its employees from San Francisco to...
Yahoo has acquired Aviate, a company that provides "contextual" app search and organization for mobile phone users, Marissa Mayer announced at CES — the huge tech conference in Las Vegas — today.
"Contextual" search is becoming a huge deal at the...
Aereo, the company that streams live TV over the Internet, just raised $34 million to help support its nationwide expansion.
This is its Series C round of investment, bringing the total to $$97 million.
This is also a vote of confidence that Aereo...
The new New York Times online with its native advertising. Newsweek is back in the newsstands after its goodbye to print. Revolution is in the air for 2.0 information
The wait for the new online version of the New York...
Corning announced a new antimicrobial cover version of its popular Gorilla Glass, the sturdy glass used in many smartphone touchscreens.
According to Corning, this is the first EPA-registered product of its kind.
Corning's new glass will be infused with an ionic silver that...
Lately, the press hasn't been kind to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel.
He's been portrayed as a brute who screwed over a former friend to found Snapchat. There's a profile that paints him as a stuck-up brat. And people are angry he hasn't apologized...
Christmas Day has become a popular one for app downloads, which were up 91% on the day this year. This growth, along with three in 10 mobile device owners planning to download apps on December 25, highlights mobile’s increasing...
Thousands of Facebook users are giving a big thumbs-down to the idea that the social network may be reading their unpublished thoughts
An online petition on Care2, a social network for healthy living, boasts more than 27,000 "signatures" from people who want Facebook to...
TechCrunch has obtained never before published metrics showing Facebook’s international growth. Facebook sent some partners a playfully illustrated eMagazine called The Annual, but I’ve acquired a copy from a source and the stats inside are serious business. The report...
Star Wars and social media seem to be a natural fit, judging by the amount of Force-filled references you'll find on Twitter and the franchise's 10 million Likes on Facebook.. When Star Wars joined Instagram earlier this month, it...
Remember the April debut of Facebook Home, the generally underwhelming Android launcher? It’s still being worked on, based on this official video showing new features in the pipeline. Engadget found the short spot on Thursday, which explains what’s new...
More than 53% of Latin America’s population will use mobiles in 2013. This will hit 58.7% by 2017, or 374.3 million consumers. Colombia (95%) and Mexico (83%), however, have yet to reach full mobile connections penetration, while Chile leads...
Twitter added a couple new features to its emergency alert system on Thursday, and also announced the addition of a couple new countries that now host organizations participating in the service
Twitter's iOS and Android users can now subscribe to...
Digital commerce—and especially mobile—has been a bright spot for retailers this holiday season, even after brick-and-mortar sales during the Black Friday weekend came in as somewhat disappointing. eMarketer predicts a significant rise in spending via digital this season.
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With about 680,000 Twitter followers, 70,000 friends on Facebook and more than 4.2 million views of its YouTube videos, meet Spain's unlikely social-media star: the National Police.
Among law enforcement agencies, it has the second most Twitter followers after the...
Consumers in the UK are increasingly taking to streaming music. However, the vast majority of music streamed is to the home environment, with streaming on the go a minority activity.
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Source: eMarketer.com.
The seventh edition of the Italian version of X Factor was the most-watched and highest-rated edition ever. Apart from the judges, the host Alessandro Cattelan and the contestants, the popular talent show had another star: Enel.
The partnership enabled the...
Get ready to fire up the Mac App Store if you run OS X Mavericks: There’s a new software update waiting for you. Released on Monday, OS X 10.9.1 includes Safari 7.0.1 and improved support for Gmail in the...
