Google’s new social network, Google+ was launched last month, and the new addition to the Google portfolio is already proving to be a massive hit with the site receiving more than ten million members in its first two weeks.
The still-in-beta Google+ has been largely attracting Internet users thanks to its many wonderful features like Circles, Sparks and Hangouts. Named Google Plus because it is described as 'an extension of Google itself', the social network allows you to have a...
The launch of Google+
Posted August 1st, 2011
Google’s new social network, Google+ was launched last month, and the new addition to the Google portfolio is already proving to be a massive hit with the site receiving more than ten million members in its first two weeks.
The still-in-beta Google+ has been largely attracting Internet users thanks to its many wonderful features like Circles, Sparks and Hangouts. Named Google Plus because it is described as 'an extension of Google itself', the social network allows you to have a...
mCommerce searches on the up
Posted July 26th, 2011
A fast increase in the number of people using their mobile phones to search for products and shop online has been detected this week following research conducted by the British Retail Consortium.
In the last three months, the number of UK consumers picking up their handsets when they want to get details about an item they are thinking about buying, increased by 216%, based on the figures delivered by search giant Google. The total number of searches relating to retail made across all...
eCommerce sales boosted in 2011
Posted July 21st, 2011
It has been reported this week that eCommerce sales over the first half of 2011 grew much faster than first expected, with an expansion of 19% compared tot he same period in 2010.
It is likely that this increase in growth is down to a number of factors, such as economic pressures forcing customers to shop online for cheaper items, change in weather and special events like the Royal Wedding helping to boost sales online.
It has been reported by Capegemini and IMRG that sales reached...
Consumers embrace mCommerce around the world
Posted July 19th, 2011
A recent study conducted by MEF has reported that 
as many as 91% of UK consumers have used their mobile devices to either purchase a product or conduct research into a product before buying, which is the highest rate in the world.
The survey considered both product research and actual safe shopping online via phone to be within the same m-commerce category, which perhaps explains why the figure in the UK was so significant. Second on the list of mobile commerce enthusiasts was Brazil,...
as many as 91% of UK consumers have used their mobile devices to either purchase a product or conduct research into a product before buying, which is the highest rate in the world.
The survey considered both product research and actual safe shopping online via phone to be within the same m-commerce category, which perhaps explains why the figure in the UK was so significant. Second on the list of mobile commerce enthusiasts was Brazil,...
£300bn spent online in the UK since 2000
Posted July 18th, 2011
The UK’s online retail market passed the £300bn milestone last month, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
The sales index uses real sales data from retailers in the UK, making it an accurate report. When the index was first introduced in 2000, it was estimated that the UK's e-retail market was worth approximately £0.8bn per year, however in 2010 is was reported to be worth a staggering £58.8bn - an astonishing growth of 6,600% in 11 years. IMRG also forecasts that...
