Hunger Games code-breaking social stunt lets fans unlock unseen footage
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Hunger Games code-breaking social stunt lets fans unlock unseen footage

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Hunger Games code-breaking social stunt lets fans ...

Sizmek has created a social media code-breaking scheme to allow fans to unlock deleted scenes and additional footage from the Hunger Games: Mockingjay...

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UK first country to cross 50% digital ad spend threshold, says study
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UK first country to cross 50% digital ad spend threshold, says study

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UK first country to cross 50% digital ad spend thr...

The year 2015 will mark a major milestone in British advertising, with digital spend tipped to account for more than half of the £8bn market. The firs...

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ANA Airlines deploy digital “Take Off Mode” to ease anxiety
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ANA Airlines deploy digital “Take Off Mode” to ease anxiety

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ANA Airlines deploy digital “Take Off Mode” to eas...

As the aviation industry continues its foray into digital consumer engagement, ANA Airlines has created an app called “Take Off Mode” intended to dist...

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‘Right to be forgotten’ purge kills over 260,000 links
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‘Right to be forgotten’ purge kills over 260,000 links

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‘Right to be forgotten’ purge kills over 260,000 l...

Google admitted that since the ruling it had purged a significant number of links after receiving a deluge of requests from people wishing to have ‘in...

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Durex is launching the world's first visible radio ad
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Durex is launching the world's first visible radio ad

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Durex is launching the world's first visible radio...

Have you been told you've got a face for radio? Thanks to Durex's new app 'Durex Explore', this may no longer be a bad thing. Read More...

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Facebook rolls out relevance score for ads
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Facebook rolls out relevance score for ads

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Facebook rolls out relevance score for ads

In a blog post, Facebook has introduced a new feature: relevance scores for ads, in another effort to refine ads that users see in their Facebook News...

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New Facebook feature plans ahead for users' deaths
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New Facebook feature plans ahead for users' deaths

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New Facebook feature plans ahead for users' deaths

Good news! Sort of... Facebook has rolled out a new feature in the US - legacy contact - which gives users control over what happens to their accounts...

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The alphabet: According to Google (Infographic)
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The alphabet: According to Google (Infographic)

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The alphabet: According to Google (Infographic)

Take note how giants like Amazon, Google, Facebook and YouTube tend to dominate local searches, in particular Facebook, YouTube and Google who come up...

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79% of big UK brands will implement proximity marketing within 6 months
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79% of big UK brands will implement proximity marketing within 6 months

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79% of big UK brands will implement proximity mark...

Major brands are shifting significant marketing resources to proximity marketing, marking a signalled nod towards the explosion of beacon-led consumer...

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UK 'green lights' driverless cars
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UK 'green lights' driverless cars

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UK 'green lights' driverless cars

The UK government has given the 'green-light' to public trials of AI-led vehicles, in a bid to become a world leader in driverless tech. Read More...

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Facebook launches 'Place Tips'
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Facebook launches 'Place Tips'

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Facebook launches 'Place Tips'

Facebook has launched a new feature which highlights local sights, places of interest and restaurant recommendations based the location of its users, ...

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Facebook's new privacy policy tracks users off-site
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Facebook's new privacy policy tracks users off-site

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Facebook's new privacy policy tracks users off-sit...

Facebook's revised privacy policy, which all users are automatically signed up to, allows the social networking site to track users' activity even aft...

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Promoted Tweets expanded outside platform
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Promoted Tweets expanded outside platform

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Promoted Tweets expanded outside platform

Twitter has flown its nest, offering its paid-for Tweets service outside its own platform through partnerships with the mobile app Flipboard and Yahoo...

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Google's war against bad ads (Infographic)
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Google's war against bad ads (Infographic)

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Google's war against bad ads (Infographic)

Google has published a new report which explores its efforts to keep the advertising ecosystem clean and safe for users, advertisers, and publishers. ...

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'Tinder Plus' premium feature to unlock cities and reclaim accidental lefties
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'Tinder Plus' premium feature to unlock cities and reclaim accidental lefti...

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'Tinder Plus' premium feature to unlock cities and...

App-based matchmaker – Tinder – continues to monetise its offerings with the launch of a paid-for version, allowing users to ‘undo’ the dreaded accide...

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Microsoft shakes off sluggish performance with positive search ad results
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Microsoft shakes off sluggish performance with positive search ad results

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Microsoft shakes off sluggish performance with pos...

In a market dominated by the colossal G-word, Microsoft has managed to make impressive strides – reporting a 23% rise in search advertising – bumping ...

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Booming app downloads set “new reality” for marketers
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Booming app downloads set “new reality” for marketers

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Booming app downloads set “new reality” for market...

“Consumer demand across iOS and Android is rising, which draws significant attention from major brands who are putting cost pressure on the games and ...

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Why do 81% of people abandon online booking? (Infographic)
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Why do 81% of people abandon online booking? (Infographic)

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Why do 81% of people abandon online booking? (Info...

This infographic from SaleCycle reveals that a staggering amount of people abandon their online travel booking - but why? How can marketers recapture ...

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Tool to gather and share digital insights for busy marketers
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Tool to gather and share digital insights for busy marketers

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Tool to gather and share digital insights for busy...

TheEditorEye platform allows executives to curate key insights from global news and easily share them across their entire senior teams without jumping...

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Project HoloLens: Has Microsoft unveiled a digital revolution?
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Project HoloLens: Has Microsoft unveiled a digital revolution?

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Project HoloLens: Has Microsoft unveiled a digital...

Microsoft has become the latest tech giant to join the headset-clad gang, unveiling what it's calling "the next generation of computing", even going s...

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WhatsApp you say? Messaging service now available on desktop
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WhatsApp you say? Messaging service now available on desktop

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WhatsApp you say? Messaging service now available ...

Following a crackdown on third-party desktop apps, WhatsApp has launched its own computer-based messaging alternative. Read More...

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Buzz off: Most overused marketing jargon revealed
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Buzz off: Most overused marketing jargon revealed

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Buzz off: Most overused marketing jargon revealed

Unfortunately marketing is splattered with a vast array of industry-related buzzwords, and the worst offender has been named and shamed. Read More...

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Shazam a $1bn global success
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Shazam a $1bn global success

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Shazam a $1bn global success

Congratulations to Shazam, the UK tech firm that has been valued at $1bn, confirming its position as a global success story. Read More...

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Guardian most popular UK newspaper site on Twitter
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Guardian most popular UK newspaper site on Twitter

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Guardian most popular UK newspaper site on Twitter

The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have nabbed the top three spots in a new study to find the most popular UK newspaper websites on Twitter....

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Airbnb release interactive map to celebrate NYE success
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Airbnb release interactive map to celebrate NYE success

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Airbnb release interactive map to celebrate NYE su...

Five years ago on New Year's Eve, Airbnb served little more than 2,000 people. On NYE 2014, the brand accommodated 550,000 guests - with 91,000 of the...

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Will you invest your marketing budget in Instagram?
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Will you invest your marketing budget in Instagram?

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Will you invest your marketing budget in Instagram...

Instagram is hoping to cement its platform into the ink of media contract schedules in 2015, as its advertising function takes off. Read More...

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Ryanair trials in-flight films streamed to mobiles
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Ryanair trials in-flight films streamed to mobiles

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Ryanair trials in-flight films streamed to mobiles

Ryanair has announced that it is testing a new in-flight and ad-funded digital service that will allow the airline to send films direct to users, tabl...

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