24 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Ecommerce trails behind traditional retail in India Research by PwC has revealed that ecommerce levels in India are extremely low compared to traditional retail methods. Online shopping accounted for only 0.4% of all retail shopping in India in 2014, and is expected to
23 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Google launches Chinese version of its YouTube developer channel Google has announced the launch of a Chinese language version of its YouTube developers’ channel. The new channel, which is aimed at helping Chinese developers understand Google’s technology, contains original content in Mandarin Chinese
20 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Russia accuses Twitter of ignoring user information requests Twitter has been accused by the Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor of refusing to comply with information requests from the Russian government. Roskomnadzor said that Twitter had not released any account holders’ details in response to
19 February 2015 – Global marketing news Korean e-commerce giant 11 Street to target Malaysia The South Korean e-commerce giant 11 Street has announced that it will launch a Malaysian version of its site in April. 11 Street is to pour 35 million Malaysian Ringgits, equivalent to 10 million US
18 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Microsoft invests in Android-rival Cyanogen Microsoft has just invested 70 million US dollars into the tech start-up Cyanogen, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Cyanogen has developed an operating system to rival Google’s Android, with the company’s CEO being quoted as saying:
17 February 2015 – Global marketing news Image leaked of Chinese worker manipulating app rankings An image has appeared online apparently showing a Chinese worker deliberately manipulating Apple app rankings. The image, which was originally posted on the Chinese social network Weibo, shows a woman sat in front of around
16 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Qihoo fined 51 million yuan for unfair competition A Beijing court has ordered Chinese technology company Qihoo to pay rival Sogou 51 million yuan, equivalent to 8.2 million US dollars, according to the Chinese website Tech Web. Sogou launched legal action against Qihoo
15 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Baidu reorganising into 3 groups Baidu has announced that it will be reorganising its business into three groups. The existing businesses will be restructured to create a mobile services group, a search group, and an emerging businesses group. The mobile services group will
14 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Facebook growing in Asia but struggling with monetisation Facebook is growing in popularity in Asia faster than anywhere else in the world, with a 51% increase in user numbers in the last 2 years alone, compared to a mere 8% increase in North
13 February 2015 – Global Marketing News Online search overtakes print media as most trusted news source Research company Edelman has announced that online search engines have surpassed traditional printed media as the most trusted news source. The research revealed that 64% of internet users worldwide trust search engines to