People are thinking to (dodge the credit crunch) take advantage of cheaper online prices and this may cause a huge rise in online shopping.

Figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) and Capgemini show that around £13.16billion to be spent online in the final quarter of 2008 and it would be 15 percent higher than the same period last year.

Though it may be a major rise, it would indicate a slow-down on online shopping growth.

It is expected that 8 December (a Monday) is going to be the UK’s most zealous shopping day when an estimated £320million to be spent online.

Almost 42 percent of the shopping will be made outside of usual shopping hours, before shops opening in the morning or after 6pm.

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According to the Pew Internet report, people are coming closer, as mobile phones and internet are helping them to maintain social ties.

A survey of 2,252 Americans shows that one of the keenest users of technology are families.

The survey noted that the use of Internet was often a social activity in families, as 51% parents told that they got online with their children.

Tracy Kennedy, who helped to write the Networked Families report, says: “Some analysts believe that new technologies are hurting family togetherness, but we have found in our survey that there is a new kind of connectedness among families because of cell phones and internet.”

In their survey the researchers examined the differences between families (with children and single adults) in technology use.

The researchers found that so-called ‘nuclear’ families had considerably increased hi-tech gadgetry in their homes than the other measured group.

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Now you can order your pizza via Facebook

Now you can order your pizza directly while using FaceBook as Pizza Hut has unveiled a new application knowing people are too lazy these days.

Now aside from checking out what your friends are doing and when you are in mid-way through a poking frenzy while ninja-pirate baiting, you can order food as well.

Using Pizza Hut Interface (hmm clever act), you can order your pasta, pizza and chicken wings.

The new application can even remember what you had ordered last time and it means you need not to waste your time in disgusting deciding for yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

On Wednesday, Google announced that the company is going to expand advertising kingdom by adding online computer games.

AdSense for Games software is being tested in the US and it will allow website operators to weave text, video, picture advertisements into online games.

Some industry statistics show that almost more than a quarter of Internet users (around 200 million people) like to play games online and there is a 17 percent annual growth in their number. Read the rest of this entry »

A survey suggests that almost 97 % British customers show concern about the caring and handling of their personal data by different companies. They think that these companies may leave the data open to identify fraud and theft.

The research from National Identity Fraud Prevention Week (NIFPW) shows that almost everyone is worried about the handling of their personal data.

The thing that is more worrying is that almost 92% people think that their own employers are not able enough to keep personal data of the customers safe.

In the online world, Identity fraud is considered one of the fastest growing dangers and NIFPW is a company that is working to raise awareness of the problem that can occur because of losing personal data. Read the rest of this entry »

Today is a welcome good news day for stressed Yahoo boss Jerry Wang, as he is going to launch the new APT advertising platform of the search engine.

This web-based system has been developed to make the process of buying, selling, displaying online ads simple. It has also got two of Silicon Valley newspapers on board including San Jose Mercury News and San Francisco Chronicle.

There is no word about Yahoo’s controversial advertising deal with Google in which Google ads will appear beside Yahoo!’ s search results with the help of new technology unveiled by the Mad Men star Jon Hamm. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook is considering taking a big leap into the bigger cyberspace as its Connect service will allow you to log in other websites and go live with your Facebook account.

If you have already logged on to Facebook, you can also log in to online celebrity rag of CBS just with a single click.

Now you can invite your friends to join you browsing stories about fabulous parenting skills of Jada Pinkett Smith or a real scary-looking Gary Colemans’ driving problems. The fun never ends here as you can also easily post any bitchy comments you make on other sites. Read the rest of this entry »