May 28, 2015

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‘Buy button’ to be added to Google search results –
Google has confirmed that it is to introduce a “buy button” to its search results imminently. The button would give Google Search users the option to purchase without needing to visit a separate website. The company’s chief business officer, Omid Kordestani, said he wanted to reduce “friction” for users so they buy more things online. Google faces significant competition from Amazon, where many people now begin their search to buy products. [BBC]

Hashtag is ‘children’s word of year’ –
Hashtag has been declared “children’s word of the year” by the Oxford University Press. OUP analysed more than 120,421 short stories by children aged between five and 13 years old, submitted to the BBC’s 500 Words competition. According to the OUP, new technology is increasingly at the centre of the children’s lives but how they are writing about it is changing fast. Words including email, mobile and Facebook are in decline, it said.
They are being replaced by the likes of Instagram, Snapchat and emoji. And the word television has now been superseded by phone. The report also notes a sudden new arrival in children’s sentences. The use of the hashtag symbol # to add an extra meaning or comment at the end of a sentence has become commonplace. #IblameTwitter #AndInstagram. [BBC]
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The A-Z of YouTube: Celebrating 10 Years | #HappyBirthdayYouTube

Top Twitter Trends –

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1 EU TE AMO LOUIS #NationalBurgerDay #WorkingClassTories
2 #FelizJueves Justin and Selena #ClickBaitAMovie
3 FIFA 16 Kung Fury Derek Hatton
4 #TeenChoice #io15 FIFA 16
5 #GeziyiUnutma #AskPOTUS #jamesyouareperfect
6 #ParaSiempre Cheryl Lynn Sevilla
7 Riley Curry FIFA 16 #NationalBurgerDay
8 Justin and Selena George Pataki #TeenChoice
9 #اكتب_مقوله_مق�… #ClickBaitAMovie #HappyBirthdayRyan
10 #ClickBaitAMovie Riley Curry #bressure

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