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Institution of Engineering and Technology Seeks Out World’s Brightest Ideas in Information Technology, Start ups and Intelligent Systems

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a worldwide search for the best innovations in Information Technology and Intelligent Systems for one of the industry’s most prestigious awards programmes – the Innovation Awards. By Nina Doehmel.

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Performance of social networking sites – Index from Keynote Systems for May 2013

Keynote Systems, the expert in internet and mobile cloud monitoring, monitors the top 11 UK social networking sites on a monthly basis and analyses how these sites perform compared to their competitors. By Robert Castley.

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Data challenges have created significant gaps in marketers' understanding of consumers

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals lack of data skills have left 70% of consumers jaded by “Personalised” Marketing Campaigns. By Sharmee Mavadia.

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• Apple’s iOS 7 wows global online community – social media users brand it “amazing”
• Performance of social networking sites – Index from Keynote Systems for April 2013
• Online consumers call for real-time control of marketing communications
• Friendly retail staff draw 40 per cent more from customer’s wallets
• Customers “shun” social media for financial service contact
• Mobile operators should offer more digital services and deliver high-performing networks to keep customers
• Apple's new operating system, iOS7

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