Almost a quarter of teenagers in the US now hold a Twitter account, significantly more than the 16 per cent figure for the wider population - according to a new Pew Research Centre report.
... Read more
North America - 22/05/2013
The website Gawker has launched an appeal to raise $200,000 to purchase a video alleged to show Rob Ford ,the mayor of Toronto, smoking crack cocaine.
... Read more
North America - 18/05/2013
Facebook Home is looking like a high-profile disappointment for the social network so far. The volume of consumers downloading the smartphone app called "Home" has fallen dramatically in recent weeks, says Siliconvalley.com.
... Read more
North America - 14/05/2013
Jaguar is certainly pulling out all the stops when it comes to pushing the new F-type in the US. Jaguar and "Playboy" have struck a deal to have the Playmate of the Year pose in front of an F-Type for a cover wrap on the June issue.
... Read more
North America - 13/05/2013
A 14-year-old girl has conducted a study which found that Apple's iPad2 can, in some cases, interfere with life-saving heart devices because of the magnets inside.
... Read more
North America - 11/05/2013
Mark Zuckerberg may have bitten off more than he expected when he launched his political action committee Forward.US last month. Progressive groups like The Sierra Club, MoveOn.org and other are pulling ads from Facebook in protest at what... Read more
North America - 07/05/2013
Dating website CougarLife.com has unveiled a new billboard campaign, ahead of Mother’s Day in America, featuring a woman breastfeeding a baby, with the word ‘jealous?’ appearing in a thought bubble coming from the baby.
... Read more
North America - 21/05/2013
A six-month partnership between Brand USA and the Guardian will see US reporter Adam Gabbatt embark on a number of crowdsourced 'TwiTrips' across America for the paper's summer travel series.
... Read more
North America - 06/05/2013
A very odd campaign by True&Co, an online bra firm , is reported by the ad website Adrants.
... Read more
North America - 06/05/2013
One of America's more famous Scottish imports, Harvard professor Niall Ferguson, has made “an unqualified apology” for comments he made on Thursday , suggesting that shortcomings in the economic philosophy of John Maynard Keynes’ philosophy... Read more
North America - 05/05/2013
Walmart has announced the launch of a national television and digital advertising campaign and dedicated website, which aims to demonstrate how people count on Walmart to save money and how the company works directly with manufacturers to help... Read more
North America - 05/05/2013
Johnson & Johnson is set to launch a 'For All You Love' campaign, starting with a US airing on 6 May.
... Read more
North America - 26/04/2013
Sales of the new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone could be hit by supply problems after the company cited 'overwhelming' global demand being the cause of a delay in the new model going on sale in some US stores.
... Read more
North America - 25/04/2013
Yahoo has taken over the old New York Times building in Manhattan as it forges ahead with its expansion plans.
... Read more
North America - 21/05/2013
Google has clamped down on any attempts to sell or allow others to use the first round of its Google Glass product released to buyers as the rollout of the gadget reached the next stage on Thursday.
... Read more
North America - 25/04/2013
Global superstar Beyoncé has reportedly banned press photographers from her Mrs Carter Show world tour in a bid to stop unflattering pictures of the singer emerging.
... Read more
North America - 25/04/2013
CBS has been forced to shut down two Twitter accounts after a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army managed to hack them to send messages supporting “terrorist” rebels in Syria and accusing President Obama of trying to “take away your... Read more
North America - 21/04/2013
An episode of the “Family Guy” animated comedy has been pulled from the Fox.com and Hulu websites by Fox after scenes which appeared to predict the Boston Marathon bombings were posted on YouTube.
... Read more
North America - 17/04/2013
Social media became a key part of the emergency response to the bombing at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon.
... Read more
North America - 16/04/2013
Scotch Whisky brand Label 5 will kick off a marketing campaign this week with the help of five winners from an Instagram photo competition in which users were invited to submit pictures representing the number five.
... Read more
North America - 15/04/2013
The Drum editor Gordon Young recently took a look at the Public Relations Society of America's plans to redefine the meaning of PR. Here,...
Read more
Pages