Unique visitors is usually seen as key metric in web analytics. Visitors are tracked via a cookie or a IP number. The IP number method is seen as less reliable as some providers allow users to change their IP number. The safer cookie method has flaws...

There has been recent news that Amex wants to follow the Tesco Clubcard (dunnhumby) model and start selling aggregated data to whoever is willing to pay for it. Amex' global customer base of 90m makes Clubcard's 14m look small. However, it will be...

I emailed my own Google wave account and received this error message. So does that mean wavers cannot communicate with others? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon@googlemail.com> Date:...

In the UK, the generic restaurant guide seems to be in decline, Michelin is a famous brand and has peaks in autumn, toptable (reviews and booking) has become more prevalent. In Germany there is a similar picture. The restaurant guide is in decline,...

LONDON - The latest survey of consumers' attitudes to paying for online content shows that 48% of people in the UK would pay for news online and on mobile devices. Boston Consulting Group surveyed 5,000 people in the UK, the US, Australia, France,...