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Smartphone Users Spend 2 Years On Mobile Web
Silicon Republic
A survey finds that the average UK smartphone user spends five hours a week online on their mobile phones -- 260 hours and more than 10 days over the space of a year. Of the 2,000 people polled, 40% said they update their social media accounts, such as Facebook and Twitter, 24% check email, and 22% shop. All that Internet usage via smartphone has 22% of respondents watching less TV, but there are other effects, too. Eleven percent say they exercise less.
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UK Online Advertising Up 14.4% To Record Levels
The Finance Pages
Internet advertising jumped by 14.4% in 2011 to reach GBP4.8 billion, notes the report from the Internet Advertising Bureau, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Online and mobile advertising recorded the biggest increase in internet advertising in five years - a GBP687 million rise on the previous year. Banner ads on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn registered a 75% increase and reached GBP240 million last year, fueled by increasing popularity of social media networks, which account for 27% of all the time spent online in the UK in 2011.
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Bouncers Checking Facebook Accounts Against IDs
BBC
Young people heading into the clubs in England and Northern Ireland are being asked to show their Facebook accounts on their smartphones to verify who they are. Nick Pickles, from the campaign group Big Brother Watch, said he was against the idea of checking Facebook accounts. Some door staff have contacted Newsbeat to defend the idea of checking Facebook profiles. They say the consequences of letting someone in who's underage are serious, with the potential for a large fine.
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Abusive Tweets Aimed At MP Mensch May Be 'Illegal'
The Independent
Conservative MP Louise Mensch has condemned 'immoral and misogynistic' Twitter users after she was subjected to abuse following the findings of the Commons media committee report into phone hacking. Stuart Hyde, Cumbria Police chief constable, who has national responsibility with the Association of Chief Police Officers for e-crime, said today, "I have read the comments made about Louise and it is sexist bigotry at its worst." Speaking today on BBC Radio 4, Mensch, who as well as being an MP is a successful author, said the "abuse directed at women is always sexual or violent."
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Rdio Launches In UK, France -- Minus Announcement
TechCrunch
The cost is GBP4.99 a month in the UK for web-only streaming, and GBP9.99 a month for unlimited streaming and mobile access. This is comparable with Spotify's pricing. The weird thing about this "launch" is that usually a company would trumpet a launch in these significant, major European markets. The digital music service is offering a seven-day free trial of unlimited listening.
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Brits Use Social To Research Beauty Products Pre-Purchase
Deadline News
Consumer group Mintel finds that four in 10 Britons have interacted with beauty and personal care brands online. Thirty-four percent go to Facebook and Twitter to get information on beauty products. Just over 67% who engage with beauty brands have visited the website of a beauty or personal care product. Facebook is the preferred vehicle to express thoughts or opinions on beauty brands when online. Almost three quarters (74%) of people who have used the internet to contact a brand or discuss one have used Facebook to do so.
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