Google shares suspended after PPC sales plummet
Trading in Google’s shares were suspended yesterday after the company released bad sales and profits figures early by mistake.The search company’s stocks crashed by as much as 11pc and wiped more than...
View ArticleGeeks and Nerds- are they now positive nouns like Boffins?
Are the names “geek” or “nerd” now becoming socially acceptable- even admired?It used to be implied that the person was socially awkward, even socially inferior. Now a “nerd”, or a “geek” can be a...
View ArticleCyber Monday sales- record ecommerce shopping day
The US is projected to have had a record ecommerce shopping day- according to analysts.Research firm Comscore said consumers would have spent $1.5 billion (nearly a billion Pounds) on the so-called...
View ArticleUK digital sales break £1 billion barrier
More than £1 billion was spent on downloaded films, music and games in the UK in 2012- the highest annual total.Sales increased by 11.4% from 2011, meaning that a quarter of the entertainment market is...
View ArticleU.S. online winter spending grows 14pc to $42.3 billion
$42.3 billion was spent online during the entire November-December holiday shopping season, marking a 14 percent increase from 2011.The latter portion of the season saw several days with particularly...
View ArticleElectronic betting machines- the crack cocaine of the gambling industry
Gamblers in Wales alone have spent more than £1.5 billion on electronic betting machines found in bookmakers and casinos last year according to new research.It is the equivalent of £650 a year for...
View ArticleMobile internet usage growth also rockets in the USA
Further to the Dyenamic Solutions post last week: Huge rise in UK internet usage reported which reported on the growing usage of mobiles to browse the internet- more research from the USA has...
View ArticleApple global tax avoiders- Senate committee
A US Senate committee said Apple had used “a complex web of offshore entities” to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. The US Senate had said that Apple paid little or nothing on billions of...
View ArticleOnline sales in UK now £1 in every £8 spent
According to the Financial Times the UK leads the world in our takeup of online sales as roughly £1 in every £8 spent is now spent online.That roughly equates to the total sales of all Tescos stores in...
View ArticleWhen is the best time to buy online?
Knowing when the best time to buy something online could save you a lot of money. It used to be, as the saying goes, that timing was more an art than a science. But sveral new websites are using big...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....