Mozilla has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. More than 8 million people downloaded Firefox 3 within 24 hours of its official launch.
Firefox 3 additions boost security and allow users to run websites when they are not connected to the Internet.
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Ebookers revealed that Britons would go as far as incurring personal debt in order to go on holiday, despite the current economic climate.
Of the 1000 people interviewed 53% said that holidays were “absolutely necessary or important” while 12% considered it a luxury. 14% Said that they would increase overdrafts or use credit cards to pay for a holiday, and 18% said that they would go as far as taking out a loan to fund their holiday.
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An evaluation conducted by Adweek found that only 5 of the 56 agencies assessed have sponsored links on Google. This is concerning if one take into consideration that the use of paid search has become a fundamental part of brand marketing. Adweek also found that smaller speciality shops are piggybacking on the names of larger rivals.
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Teens are proving to be savvy online shoppers who compare and contrast endlessly before making a purchase, and a recent survey revealed that six out of ten U.S. teens have made a purchase online.
In response to the June 2008 study conducted by OTX and The Intelligence Group teens said they spent an average of $46 every month. The most popular online purchases were clothes and music, followed by books, electronics and DVDs.
The economic slowdown is however, affecting teens online buying, with total year-over-year spending being down 15% among men and 11% among women.
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EUclaim, a Dutch company specialising in helping passengers get compensation for delayed or cancelled flights says that aclose to a 1000 people are entitled to £430 every day in the UK.
Most people are unaware of the EC regulation 261/2004 introduced in 2005, which gives air passengers the right to compensation and help if boarding is denied, flights cancelled, delays suffered or downgrades made.
EU law however states that airlines don’t have to pay out if flights are cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances, and many carriers have used this law to their advantage, up until now.
Read the full story on Travelmole.
Search engines have been unable to extract content such as text and links from Flash (SWF) files, limiting searchers from seeing potentially great matches for their queries, and causing many web developers great frustration in trying to work around this obstacle.
This is about to change as Adobe and Google is working on what they call “a deep algorithmic change”, augmented by Flash reader technology supplied by Adobe, which will enable search engines to read Flash files and extract text and links for better indexing and ranking.
Visit Search Engine Land for more details.
Internet Broadcasting announced the official launch of Slantly, an online opinion tool, yesterday.
Web publishers can integrate Slantly into their site to create discussions and spark debate amongst their users. The Publisher Dashboard enables publishers to create, moderate and manage discussions, track activity and customise the look and functionality to match their site.
Meredith Publishing and NYCtv, are some of the major web publishers who have already partnered with Slantly to use the tool.
Visit TechCrunch for more details.
A poll conducted by RightNow and Loudhouse Research indicates that 79% of online users will use price to drive the purchase decision during economic uncertainty, and 72% revealed that price and good online user experience would be the second highest influencing factor on where to buy a product.
Brand pedigree, product uniqueness or reputation were listed as the three least influential factors, which counter recent drives in the travel industry to improve brand reputation through quality of service offline where companies are increasingly shifting products via the web.
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A survey commissioned by Foreign Currency Direct found that Britons are now investing in holiday homes overseas, and this is taking business away from the traditional package holiday.
The report also revealed that overseas homeowners visit their property on average five times per year, and that 20% allow friends and family to use their property free of charge, and 17% rent out their property for a fee.
The report suggest that holiday makers want a homely environment when going on holiday, hence the investment in property overseas.
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