Global Marketing News – 9th December 2015 Top Chinese messaging app WeChat accused of censorship… again The Chinese social messaging app WeChat has been accused yet again of censoring the car app company Uber. WeChat has admitted to blocking all … Read More
Global Marketing News – 4th December 2015 Alibaba opens offices in France and Germany The Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is to open offices in France and Germany. It aims to encourage more French and German businesses of all sizes to … Read More
Global Marketing News – 1st December 2015 German court gives website blocking powers to ISPs A German court has ruled that the blocking of websites is permissible in certain circumstances. The ruling said that internet providers are obliged to block … Read More
Global Marketing News – 26th November 2015 UK named as world’s third biggest online exporter Research by PayPal has revealed that the UK is the third biggest online exporter in the world, behind only the US and China. Around 86 … Read More
Global Marketing News – 23rd November 2015 India to surpass US for internet penetration The internet population of India is set to hit 402 million next month, overtaking the internet population of the US for the first time ever. It … Read More
Global Marketing News – 18th November 2015 Alibaba buys Youku Tudou The Chinese internet giant Alibaba has bought the video platform Youku Tudou. Youku Tudou is the most popular online video platform in China, with around 500 million monthly active users. … Read More
Global Marketing News – 10th November 2015 Russia orders Twitter to store data within its borders The Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has ordered Twitter to store details of its Russian users in data centres located in Russia. If Twitter does … Read More
Global Marketing News – 10th November 2015 Sogou sues rival Baidu for patent infringement The Chinese internet company Sogou has sued its rival Baidu for patent infringement after accusing the latter of lifting elements from its input method editor (IME) … Read More
Global Marketing News – 5th November 2015 German internet users dislike mobile ads Mobile internet users in Germany do not like mobile ads, according to research by Nordlight Research. The majority, 65%, said they had a negative attitude towards mobile … Read More
Global Marketing News – 2nd November 2015 Global growth slows for leading social platforms Both Twitter and Line have seen big slowdowns in their user numbers. The micro-blogging site Twitter now has 307 million monthly active users, an increase of … Read More
Global Marketing News – 28th October 2015 Yandex gives official response to Iran entry rumours A Yandex spokesperson has confirmed with Webcertain TV that the search engine is not planning to enter Iran. The Yandex Press Office commented on speculation … Read More
Global Marketing News – 23rd October 2015 Instagram to overtake Twitter for marketing in the US Research by Emarketer predicts that the number of US companies using Instagram for marketing purposes will overtake the number using Twitter within 2 years. … Read More
Global Marketing News – 20th October 2015 Harnessing ecommerce boosts small business success Small businesses in Europe that engage in ecommerce are much more successful than similar businesses that don’t sell online, according to research by eBay. Around 130,000 small … Read More
Global Marketing News – 15th October 2015 What online shoppers care about in Asia Pacific Research by Visa has revealed differing ecommerce concerns across the Asia Pacific region. The study found that in more developed ecommerce markets, such as Japan, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 12th October 2015 Ted Baker fuels global growth through ecommerce The clothing retailer Ted Baker has seen a staggering 64% increase in its ecommerce sales since it launched sites targeting Australia and Canada. This equated to … Read More
