Apple breaks two billion barrier for downloaded apps
GLOBAL - Apple's App Store is experiencing unprecedented demand, with half a billon apps being downloaded in the current quarter, taking the total amount through the two billion barrier.
Choose Campaign site
Murdoch to charge people for accessing WSJ on mobiles
GLOBAL - Rupert Murdoch has edged closer towards introducing paywalls on his websites with the announcement that he will soon begin charging people to read the Wall Street Journal on mobile phones.
Twitter's revenue plans lie in mobile charging says key investor
GLOBAL - Twitter should charge for the use of its service via mobile phones if it is to convert its huge popularity into cash, one of its venture capital investors has said.
Yahoo unveils US$100 million brand campaign
GLOBAL - Yahoo has revealed the creative and campaign details behind its first major marketing blitz for seven years on the same day its redesigned homepage goes live.
Twitter in talks with Google and Microsoft
GLOBAL - Twitter is reportedly in talks with Google and Microsoft about integrating its real-time search results into their respective search engines.
Facebook fatigue sets in as growth slows
GLOBAL - Facebook's growth slowed this summer, according to one report, suggesting that despite reaching the 300 million members milestone in September, the site's growth may have hit a saturation point in some markets for the time being.
Lowe picks up US$149m Knorr business
LONDON - Unilever is to shift four regional advertising accounts, including South East Asia and Greater China, worth £100m (US$149m) for the Knorr brand from WPP's JWT to Interpublic-owned Lowe.
Tesco in slave labour and union row
LONDON - Tesco is facing a PR backlash on two fronts after it was accused of using slave labour and received a letter from Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, urging the company to engage with trade unions in the US.
Heart attack of the mind: breaking the silence on suicide and mental health
After Darren Turner, founder and creative director at The Table, lost a close friend to suicide, therapy provided the 'essential medicine for the mind'.