AirMiles ditched in Avios rebrand
AirMiles, one of the UK’s best-known reward schemes, is to be scrapped and rebranded Avios in November, backed by a…
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Data360 boosted for digital clients
Data360, the online data-management tool created and operated by The Purple Agency, has added two new services to its portfolio…
Apple hires iOS ‘jailbreak’ hacker
Apple has turned to the dark side and hired the hacker responsible for cracking recent versions of its iOS mobile…
FT scraps app after data bust-up
The Financial Times has pulled its iPhone and iPad app after a bust-up with Apple over who owns the customer…
Royal Mail targets mailing virgins
Royal Mail is hoping to lure new users to direct mail – on both the client and agency side –…
Sex site flayed for ‘phantom ads’
Sex site UKQuickies.com has run into trouble with the Advertising Standards Authority after running an ad to lure budding photographers…
ICO wants kids to learn data laws
Children as young as 4 years old could soon be taught the principles of data privacy and how to access…
Digital rates fall as clients ‘wise up’
The days when digital agencies could blind clients with science and charge a premium for doing so appear to be…
PFA site pays price for data gaffe
The company which hosts the Professional Footballers’ Association website, Givemefootball.com, has been forced to cough up nearly £400,000 – including…
Facebook bugs lure bounty hunters
Facebook has shelled out more than $40,000 (£24,487) in bounties to sharp-eyed tech-savvy users, just three weeks after offering cash…