Global Marketing News – 1st June 2016 Most popular social media sites in Japan revealed Line is the most popular social media platform in Japan, a recently released study has revealed. The results showed that just under 40% of internet … Read More
Global Marketing News – 26th May 2016 Google AdWords announces mobile-focused overhaul Google has outlined new plans for its AdWords product, to further prioritise mobile. Described as a ‘ground-up overhaul’, the announcements were made at Google’s Performance Summit where Sridhar Ramaswamy, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 23rd May 2016 Sogou partners with Microsoft to launch English-language search engine Microsoft has joined forces with Chinese search engine Sogou, to launch a new English language search portal. The move comes not long after Microsoft … Read More
Global Marketing News – 18th May 2016 Google set to face massive fine for breaking EU antitrust laws It is strongly believed that Google will face a massive 3 billion Euro fine from the European Commission for breaking antitrust laws. … Read More
Global Marketing News – 13th May 2016 Amazon launches online video service to rival YouTube YouTube has just got some new global competition, after Amazon has announced the launch of its own online video service. Whilst Amazon currently has its … Read More
Global Marketing News – 10th May 2016 Qihoo stops all medical advertising as Chinese search scandal rages on The Chinese internet company Qihoo 360 has suspended all medical marketing on its sites. The decision comes during an investigation into Baidu, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 5th May 2016 Baidu Investigated Over Teenager’s Death The Chinese government has begun an investigation into the search engine Baidu after the death of a student. 21 year-old Wei Zexi was diagnosed with a rare form … Read More
Global Marketing News – 29th April 2016 China overtakes Japan for Apple App Store revenues China has overtaken Japan concerning revenue taken from iPhone and iPad apps per year, to take second position behind the United States. Since January, China … Read More
Global Marketing News – 26th April 2016 China blocks two Apple services Apple’s online book and movie services have been shut down in China in a move that tightens internet security to prevent “online threats” such as terrorism or harmful … Read More
Global Marketing News – 21st April 2016 Report reveals world’s most innovative countries Switzerland has been named the most innovative country in the world, followed by the United Kingdom and Sweden. The Global Innovation Index also reported that whilst European … Read More
Global marketing news – 18 April 2016 E-commerce giant Rakuten rumoured to enter India soon The Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is rumoured to be about to enter the Indian market. The company opened a development centre in India in 2014, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 14th April 2016 Phenomenal internet growth predicted for the Middle East The number of Arab internet users is growing dramatically. A study by Orient Planet Research predicts that internet penetration in the Arab world will hit … Read More
Global Marketing News – 11th April 2016 Zimbabwe to implement China-style internet censorship regime Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe has expressed a desire to introduce Chinese-style internet censorship rules to the country. In a speech that praised the usefulness of the internet … Read More
Global Marketing News – 6th April 2016 China denies controversial draft law would block all foreign sites The Chinese government has denied that a controversial draft law to do with domain names would block all foreign websites in the country. … Read More
Global Marketing News – 1st April 2016 Periscope reveals its success as it turns one year old The Twitter-owned live video streaming app Periscope is now one year old. The social media company celebrated the milestone by sharing some new … Read More
