News Stories from May 2008

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News Stories from May 2008

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Ofcom checks 'grid' charges: 30 May 2008; Regulator, Ofcom, is checking the amount charged by BT to companies using its telecoms grid.BT owns the majori ...; Categories: E-commerce
Yang: Yahoo! not under siege: 30 May 2008; Jerry Yang, chief executive officer of Yahoo!, has insisted the company is not under siege.It was reported he ...; Categories: E-commerce
Zuckerberg's book opens: 29 May 2008; Mark Zuckerberg's social networking site, Facebook, has said it will announce an open-source project for its developer p ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Dell found guilty of fraud: 28 May 2008; Computer manufacturer, Dell, has been found guilty of fraud by a court in the US, it has been reported.The Alb ...; Categories: E-commerce
'Woolies' gets web revamp: 28 May 2008; Retailer Woolworths has redesigned its online download store and withdrawn from selling CDs in shops.Its new i ...; Categories: E-commerce
EU targets IPv6: 27 May 2008; The European Union (EU) has set its members targets to adopt new internet protocols.It announced by 2012, 25 p ...; Categories: Web Design
Virtual worlds: Kids powerful alternative to TV: 27 May 2008; For children, online virtual worlds are an interactive alternative to TV, new research has shown.A study condu ...; Categories: Web 2.0
No escaping virtualisation charges: 27 May 2008; There is no way to escape Microsoft's virtualisation software charges, a leading analyst has said.According to ...; Categories: E-commerce
Online pic searches now automated: 27 May 2008; New image recognition software has been developed, which can identify online pictures.An international team ha ...; Categories: Search Engines
Google worries UK entrepreneurs: 27 May 2008; Google's dominance is worrying UK's web entrepreneurs, new research has revealed.When polled at the Founders F ...; Categories: Search Engines
Google takes a third: 27 May 2008; Google's internet properties sent more than one-third of all traffic to UK websites, new research has found.Th ...; Categories: E-commerce
BT back on Phorm: 27 May 2008; BT is set to conduct its next tests of controversial advertising software, it has been reported.The company ho ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Developers: Facebook redesign is "risky": 27 May 2008; Developers have said the planned Facebook redesign is necessary but "risky", Computer Week has reported. ...; Categories: Web Design
Silver surf's up: 23 May 2008; Ten million people aged over 50 are being encouraged to get online today as part of 'Silver Surfers' Day (SSD) 2008. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Healthy outlook for Web 2.0: 23 May 2008; Web 2.0 developments are influencing the healthcare sector, new research by E-Health Insider has found.Its rep ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Vid ad boom on its way: 23 May 2008; An online video advertising boom is on its way, executives have said.Speaking at the Reuters Global Technology ...; Categories: E-commerce
Firms need more brains: 23 May 2008; Companies need to invest more money in experts that help them understand web analysis results, research has claimed. ...; Categories: Visitor Conversion
Ofcom: Country less divided by digital: 22 May 2008; The rise in rural broadband uptake has seen the countryside overtake urban areas in terms of high-speed connections, Ofc ...; Categories: Web 2.0
YouTube tops UK site poll: 21 May 2008; YouTube is the UK's most popular social media site, attracting 11.6 million people in April, it was reported.T ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Microsoft goes ad mobile: 21 May 2008; Microsoft has launched banner ads to mobile users of its Windows LiveMessenger Service and Windows Live Hotmail. ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
NHS gets NISE new site: 21 May 2008; The National Health Service (NHS) has launched a new website following its NHS Innovations South East (NISE) project. ...; Categories: Web Design
Napster takes over: 20 May 2008; Internet music store, Napster has taken over as the web's largest online music store.It claims to now offer si ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Coders have cleaned up their act: 20 May 2008; Coders of open source software have cleaned up their act, it has been reported.Analysts, Coverity, assessed mo ...; Categories: Web Design
IT will see us through: 20 May 2008; Information Technology is expected to help firms succeed through the current period of financial instability, a new poll ...; Categories: E-commerce
Zuckerberg wants 'face-to-face': 19 May 2008; Mark Zuckerberg, founder of social networking site, Facebook, wants to have a face-to-face with search engine, Google an ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Microsoft wants a piece of Yahoo!: 19 May 2008; Microsoft has made a new bid for Yahoo!, but this time only for a part of the search company.The company said ...; Categories: E-commerce
Yang tells staff of takeover traumas: 19 May 2008; Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo!, has emailed company employees readying them for a fight with Carl Icahn, the shar ...; Categories: E-commerce
Yang tells staff of takeover traumas: 16 May 2008; Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo!, has emailed all employees, readying them for a fight with Carl Icahn, who propose ...; Categories: E-commerce
Joint web stats idea gets 'warm reception': 16 May 2008; An invitation for analysts to create a new internet measurement system has been keenly accepted.The Joint Indu ...; Categories: E-commerce
EU: Google street images are a problem: 15 May 2008; The European Union (EU) has warned any move to provide street-level pictures for Google Maps could cause problems, Reute ...; Categories: Web 2.0
eMarketer: Don't believe ad hype: 15 May 2008; Analyst, eMarketer, has said social networking sites will attract less ad spending than previously estimated.I ...; Categories: E-commerce
Keyword tools help brainstorming sessions: 15 May 2008; A range of tools can help website designers decide on relevant keywords for their creations, Search Engine Journal has a ...; Categories: E-commerce
Yahoo! now target of new takeover: 15 May 2008; Yahoo! is under attack from a sole shareholder, keen to oust its board, it has been reported.Carl Icahn, billi ...; Categories: Search Engines
Bloggers are blagging it: 14 May 2008; Bloggers and online commentators have little knowledge of libel law and could be putting themselves at risk, it has been ...; Categories: E-commerce
MySpace targets spam: 14 May 2008; MySpace has been awarded $230 million (£118 million) after it tracked internet spammers and reported their activiti ...; Categories: Search Engines
IBM India leads talking website initiative: 13 May 2008; IBM India is working on the technology to create a talking website, Business Standard has reported.The work is ...; Categories: Web Design
Facebook's ads worry charity: 13 May 2008; Adverts on Facebook have angered a UK debt charity, which has since complained to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), it h ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Google joins portability party: 13 May 2008; Search company, Google, has become the latest internet firm to introduce new portability technology.Its new ra ...; Categories: Search Engines
Facebook borrows Â£50m: 12 May 2008; Popular social networking site, Facebook, has borrowed $100 million (£50 million) to expand its infrastructure, it ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Yahoo! faces next battle: 12 May 2008; Social site, Yahoo! is under attack from an investor looking to dispose its chief executive, Jerry Yang, it has been rep ...; Categories: E-commerce
UK gets socially mobile: 09 May 2008; The UK is leading Europe in the move towards mobile social networking, new research has shown.Analysts, Nielse ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Business SNS sells user knowledge: 09 May 2008; A new business social networking site (SNS) will credit its users each time they answer questions from fellow members. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Viewzi offers search challenge: 08 May 2008; Viewzi, a new search application, could challenge competitors in the field with its visual led results.The app ...; Categories: Search Engines
Microsoft looks to Facebook: 08 May 2008; Microsoft is believed to have quizzed Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to see if he would sell the social networking s ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
MySpace will not make the grade: 08 May 2008; Social networking site, MySpace, will fail to reach its revenue targets for this year, its owner News Corporation has wa ...; Categories: E-commerce
Gates goes green: 08 May 2008; Microsoft has launched its MSN Environment site, which it hopes will educate people on eco issues.The site fea ...; Categories: Web Design
Fibre by the sea: 08 May 2008; Bournemouth will be the first UK town to benefit from new fibre-based broadband delivered through its sewers, the BBC ha ...; Categories: Web 2.0
UK web users hide their presence: 07 May 2008; Brits regularly use separate identities online and multiple email accounts, new research by the Post Office has found. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
UK SNS use will top 27 million: 06 May 2008; UK social networking sites (SNS) will attract 27 million users by 2012, new research has found.According to st ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Microsoft pulls out: 06 May 2008; Microsoft has backed down from its takeover attempt of social internet site, Yahoo! it has been reported.The t ...; Categories: E-commerce
Blinkx and you won't miss it: 06 May 2008; Video search company, blinkx, has decided to sell parts of its categorisation and optimisation software.Packag ...; Categories: Search Engines
IT industry needs to deliver: 02 May 2008; The IT industry needs to deliver on its flexible working policies to encourage more female workers.Jan Peters ...; Categories: Web Design
IBM Googles the cloud: 02 May 2008; Computing behemoth, IBM is working with search company, Google on new cloud-based computing research, it has been report ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Phorm: It could be good: 02 May 2008; Controversial ad serving software, Phorm, could be good for consumers, an industry journalist has said.Benn Ca ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Google ready to challenge 'porn' site: 01 May 2008; Google will challenge Dutch site Pornogoogle.com, which archives 'educational movies' from separate adult companies, the ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Scots get broadband funding: 01 May 2008; The European Commission has agreed funding to help more Scots get online.It will release £3.4 million, au ...; Categories: E-commerce
Big sites face new contenders: 01 May 2008; Established sites, such as eBay, will face a new generation of start-up enterprises, keen to take their business, the Gu ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Business takes websites to its heart: 01 May 2008; Companies are increasingly using their websites as recruitment tools, although their effectiveness can vary, digital rec ...; Categories: Web Design
Ads get dirty and provoke complaints: 01 May 2008; Advertisements have provoked a record number of complaints about their handling of race, sex and violence, the Advertisi ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
MP claims: Thousands of underage web users: 01 May 2008; A Conservative MP has claimed social networking sites have thousands of underage users, it has been reportedMr ...; Categories: Web 2.0