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Facebook faces witch-hunt over privacy

14 May 2010, 15:09

A recurring theme this week has been people queuing up to say Facebook doesn’t do enough to protect its users’ privacy.

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Facebook has most US display ads while Yahoo gains in search

13 May 2010, 18:33

Some interesting trends in the US online space from comScore, as Yahoo starts to recover its mojo.

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Facebook to launch location product

10 May 2010, 15:51

Soon you’ll be able to geo-tag your updates, but how will Facebook go about commercialising this new feature?

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Blizzard to integrate Facebook into Battle.net

6 May 2010, 15:24

Blizzard Entertainment will expand the social side of its online gaming platform, starting with Starcraft II.

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Google has a spring clean

6 May 2010, 09:57

New looks for the desktop and mobile sites as Google tries to add more value to its search results.

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Google to launch e-book service this summer

5 May 2010, 14:04

Google Editions looks set to differentiate itself by being cloud-based and platform agnostic.

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Hulu reportedly pulls-out of UK market

28 April 2010, 16:00

The US video streaming site has been unable to agree terms with the commercial terrestrial TV channels.

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we7 breaks-even on ad-funded music model

28 April 2010, 14:14

Free music streaming site demonstrates that the ad-funded model can work for the music business.

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Spotify adds social networking features

27 April 2010, 17:53

The music streaming service has unveiled a new version that allows you to share what you’re listening to.

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Has Facebook fever struck the Web?

26 April 2010, 11:22

Facebook plans to link itself to every web page, but how open is the open graph?

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Facebook announces plans for ambitious integration

23 April 2010, 15:49

Facebook plans to lead the way in the evolution of the new connections-based web model.

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Hitler is not happy about being parodied

21 April 2010, 11:45

Constantin Films, which distributes the WWII film Downfall, is getting its many parodies taken down from YouTube.

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Google matches Bing with Places

20 April 2010, 16:25

As search meets mobile, the race to add location-based value to search results is well underway.

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Clegg wins TV debate, but online engagement stutters

16 April 2010, 12:11

If this is going to be the first great online general election, fragile technology and voter apathy have to be overcome.

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Google Docs revamp targets real-time collaboration

13 April 2010, 13:26

Google has unveiled new document, spreadsheet and drawing editors as part of a major refresh to its Google Docs web applications.

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Introducing translation-as-a-service

8 April 2010, 15:36

A new, automated online translation service uses a crowdsourcing model for accuracy and fast turn-around.

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Times to charge for websites

26 March 2010, 09:59

Rupert Murdoch’s great experiment extends to The Times websites to compensate for declining ad revenue.

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Microsoft tweaks Bing

25 March 2010, 16:29

The drive to differentiate its offering from Google continues with layout changes and greater social media integration.

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China Internet crisis escalates

25 March 2010, 10:37

Google’s pull-out from China snowballs as GoDaddy stops registering .cn domains and China Unicom drops Google.

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Gordon Brown wants 100% super-fast broadband access by 2020

22 March 2010, 12:26

In a speech today, the PM said the UK’s future prosperity depends on the success of Digital Britain.

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Are you addicted to technology?

19 March 2010, 17:10

A London mental health hospital is offering treatment for young people considered to be over-dependent on their PCs.

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Facebook overtakes Google in the US

17 March 2010, 10:14

Last week was the first week the social networking site has been America’s most visited website.

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Google Street View covers almost all of Britain's roads

12 March 2010, 17:08

Controversial mapping service expanded to encompass more than 95 per cent of the nation's roads.

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Microsoft's Bing sponsors The Simpsons as part of multi-million-pound ad campaign

12 March 2010, 15:46

Microsoft has kicked off a major UK advertising campaign in an attempt to drive users to its Bing search engine.

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Google takes on StumbleUpon with Reader Play

11 March 2010, 16:40

A new experiment offers to make it easy to discover interesting stuff on the web.

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Facebook comments on online safety concerns

11 March 2010, 15:51

Recent high-profile events have raised alarm bells about the safety of users of social networking sites.

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Microsoft launches free video on demand player

11 March 2010, 10:22

MSN Video Player is officially launched, with a wide range of UK TV content available through an ad-funded model.

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Facebook and Twitter ramp-up commercial activity

5 March 2010, 12:04

Facebook should top $1 billion in revenue this year, while Twitter reportedly readies a search ad model.

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The EC welcomes Microsoft browser ballot screen

2 March 2010, 12:36

The new screen for PCs with Internet Explorer as the default browser features a lot of options you might not have heard of.

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Google takes on Flickr with Picnik acquisition

2 March 2010, 10:56

The search giant has acquired an online image editing service that is the default tool for Flickr.

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Demand for BBC iPlayer continues to soar

23 February 2010, 15:49

The BBC's TV and Radio catch up service records another record-breaking month, receiving over 120 million requests.

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PleaseRobMe.com highlights the pitfalls of location-based social networking

18 February 2010, 10:38

Think twice before you tweet: a seemingly light-hearted website exposes the risks associated with geolocational social networking services.

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Facebook Zero to offer text-only mobile social networking

17 February 2010, 16:32

Facebook has announced that it will introduce a text-only version of the popular social networking website exclusively for mobile users.

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