Leading search engine-based company Google continues to benefit from the lion’s share of web-based advertising spend and search activity, according to a new report from advertising agency, ZenithOptimedia.

The prospect of cattle being sprayed with Quick Response (QR) codes looks extremely likely following a recent brainstorming meeting on the potential used of apps held between T-Mobile and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).

A report from the University of Manchester has refuted claims made by some commentators, including MPs and government ministers, that social media were a factor in either inciting or encouraging the riots that took place in the UK last summer.

Guest Post By Isobel Brierley Unsurprisingly, QR codes have been around a lot longer in Japan than anywhere else, and it was Japan where I first saw them. I didn’t know what they were at the time, but everyone was using them. I was at a festival, and one of the tents there was offering… Continue reading

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