Hardly anyone outside Columbia knew what the word zumba meant a few years ago. Now it’s a fitness phenomenon, with a marketing budget that exceeds $50m. Chief marketer Jeffrey Perlman explains the meteoric rise at AdAge...
A mind-blowing new algorithm created by a team from the University of Birmingham is said to be able to pinpoint your exact location – 24 hours from now. By analysing your location history and that of your contacts, it can apparently predict where you’ll be...
Following sustained pressure from the RIAA and MPAA, Google have announced that its search engine will begin filtering out sites that have been subject to DMCA takedown notices. However, the speed at which new sites can replace old ones means the tactic may simply be...
Superclub Ministry Of Sound have teamed up with augmented reality provider Aurasma to produce a series of printed flyers which will feature a raft of interactive content. Click here for full story...
Apple appear to be abandoning RSS feeds, with its RSS reader booted from iOS 6 for iPhone and OS X Mountain Lion for desktops. It also appears to be unavailable on iOS 5… Click here for full story...
With the social network’s original backers due to be alowed to sell their shares from Thursday, meaning some 238m shares could be released onto the market. Will more sales see Facebook’s share price tumble once more? Click here for full story...
Ground-breaking promoters All Tomorrow’s Parties caused concern amongst music fans after going into liquidation. Though the group has now re-launched as a new company, confusion about their accounts reigns. This exhaustive report aims to clear that confusion up…...
Rihanna may be number one in the UK album chart but she’s got there selling fewer records than anyone since 1994, when modern chart compiling statistics were introduced. It’s the first time since then a chart-topping album has sold less than 10’000 copies, beating previous...
David Bowie and Kate Bush reportedly turned down the chance to appear in the Olympics closing ceremony, with other big stars also avoiding the event. Both Bowie and Bush are notoriously camera-shy these days, with some worrying the former’s lack of public appearances result from...
It’s pretty exhausting trying to keep up with the exploits of Wayne Coyne and co, with record-breaking attempts, Twitter-spats with Erykah Badu and a blinding new album all occuring just in the last few weeks. Now, a musical based on the band’s album “Yoshimi Battles...