When you go shopping online, most retailers are ready to welcome your business provided that you have one thing: a credit card. Thanks to the wide availability of credit cards in the Western world, online retail has become a multi-billion dollar business. But how much business are online retailers missing out on from would-be customers...Read More

With two posts this morning, Gawker, the bête noir of American online reporting, articulated a new direction for their popular comment section. The first post described how the new commenting section would work. After starting a discussion, commenters are empowered to approve or deny replies to their original comment and each comment can be isolated...Read More

We’ve all heard of Google Goggles and self-driving cars, but will these futuristic inventions actually become part of our lives or are they just a nice idea like the jetpacks we were all promised? Blogger and startup enthusiast Robert Scoble passionately believes they will become part of our everyday lives, and what’s more he has...Read More

The EU ‘cookie law’ is clearly a threat to online business in the UK, whether through higher bounce rates caused by intrusive cookie opt-ins, or loss of income if customers opt out of third party cookies used for remarketing and ad targeting.  Some have estimated that it will cost the UK economy £10bn in a...Read More

One of the biggest drivers of Facebook’s success has arguably been the rise of social gaming. From Mafia Wars to Farmville, Facebook’s platform has become a virtual gaming console of sorts for millions upon millions of consumers, creating a multi-billion dollar virtual currency opportunity for Facebook that it’s exploiting with Facebook Credits. But as Facebook...Read More