News Stories from January 2008

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News Stories from January 2008

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Internet stops: 31 January 2008; Damage to undersea cables has cut off internet access for millions across the Middle East and India.The 'outag ...; Categories: E-commerce
Amazon's profits grow: 31 January 2008; Internet retailer Amazon has seen its operating cash flow double to $1.41 billion (£0.7 billion) in 2007. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Advertising - it's in the game: 30 January 2008; A new range of brands will appear in the latest incarnation of Burnout Paradise.The developers of the popular ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Guinness goes social: 29 January 2008; Guinness World Records has launched on online social community to increase interactivity with its website.The ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Virgin speeds up: 29 January 2008; Virgin Media has boosted the speed of some of its customers' internet connections to 10 Mbps.The company has s ...; Categories: E-commerce
Google stops 'taster' sessions: 28 January 2008; Google will apply changes to its advertising programme to stop new domains taking profits when they are 'ad tasting', Ma ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Surprises for Google explorers: 28 January 2008; Google's Google Earth software has integrated a flight simulator and guided tours into its programming, the Times has re ...; Categories: Search Engines
BBC goes ultra-local: 28 January 2008; The BBC plans to launch a series of local websites that feature online localisation and mapping technology, according to ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Failing to connect: 25 January 2008; A quarter of people in the UK are unhappy with the customer service they receive from their Internet Service Provider (I ...; Categories: Web 2.0
China's turning Japanese: 25 January 2008; China's leading search engine has launched a Japanese language version.Baidu, which dominates the Chinese mark ...; Categories: Search Engines
The widgets get watched: 25 January 2008; Researchers have revealed which web widgets ranked on the worldwide widget matrix.Widgets from MySpace.com wer ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
ISPs have to take control: 24 January 2008; The International Federation for the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has called on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to do ...; Categories: E-commerce
eBay president steps down: 24 January 2008; The president and chief executive officer of eBay will step down and be replaced on March 22nd.Meg Whitman joi ...; Categories: Web 2.0
MySpace goes Beeb: 24 January 2008; MySpace has made its first global deal with a network, and signed up the BBC.Visitors to the social network wi ...; Categories: Web 2.0
MP criticises virtual worlds: 23 January 2008; Madeline Moon, the MP for Bridgend, has urged troubled teenagers to seek professional help rather than visit social netw ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Badoo gets Â£15m: 23 January 2008; Russian financial group Finam has financed the social network Badoo with £15 million and now owns a 15 per cent sha ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Record Apple sales: 23 January 2008; Apple has posted profits of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profits of $1.58 billion, its best ever performance. ...; Categories: Rich Media
Post your space: 22 January 2008; The Post Office has begun an advertising campaign using MySpace, it has been reported.Using a fictional postal ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Ofcom reviews access for kids: 22 January 2008; Ofcom is to review a plan to keep children safe from inappropriate web sites.The Children's Charities' Coaliti ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Asking for trouble?: 21 January 2008; Ask.com, which led a recent privacy initiative, has appointed a former top exec at Google to be its European managing di ...; Categories: Search Engines
Journo's tech landing: 21 January 2008; The internet changed how journalists reported the Heathrow crash, a BBC reporter has revealed.Rory Cellan-Jone ...; Categories: Web 2.0
UK govt calls web to war: 18 January 2008; The UK government has asked the internet industry to join its fight against Islamic extremism.Home Secretary, ...; Categories: Web 2.0
The web doubles up: 18 January 2008; Online sales have increased by 54 per cent and left high street shop owners out of pocket, new research has found. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Students' rip-off work: 18 January 2008; Sixth formers in UK schools are repeatedly handing in work full of plagiarism, it has been revealed.The Associ ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Praise the download: 17 January 2008; The first online digital hymn book has been launched which allows the faithful to download its tunes, the Times has repo ...; Categories: Rich Media
Niche is the new network: 17 January 2008; A new social network for volunteering and mentoring has launched and added to the increasing list of niche sites. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
China fights pirates: 17 January 2008; China is fighting a battle with online pirates and is struggling to contain a growing surge of illegal downloading, Reut ...; Categories: E-commerce
Social networks go mobile: 16 January 2008; A new social networking site designed for mobile users has been launched in the UK and India.'Snockles' enable ...; Categories: Web 2.0
MySpace and US officials' safety pact: 16 January 2008; US state attorneys and MySpace have negotiated an agreement to make the social network safer for minors.As par ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Microsoft under EU scrutiny once more: 15 January 2008; US computer giant Microsoft has again come under the gaze of European Commission (EC) anti-trust legislators, who have a ...; Categories: E-commerce
Wi-Max steps back: 15 January 2008; Wi-Max will never be the answer to the UK's broadband needs, according to one industry analyst.A spokesperson ...; Categories: E-commerce
Google banned in Brighton uni: 15 January 2008; A university lecturer in Brighton has banned her students from using Google, the Evening Argus has reported.Pr ...; Categories: Search Engines
Getting a move on!: 15 January 2008; The Marvellous Media Company has moved offices to accommodate additional staff and support an exiting period of success. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Apple's core plans for '08: 14 January 2008; Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple, will announce the company's strategy at the 2008 MacWorld Conference in La ...; Categories: E-commerce
Chat threats on the rise: 14 January 2008; Chat platforms are coming under attack from cyber threats carrying viruses and malware, new research has claimed. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Search for a getaway: 14 January 2008; In the first quarter of 2007, 20 million people used search engines to get travel information, a study by Google and com ...; Categories: E-commerce
Radio-heads charts: 11 January 2008; Radiohead have topped the UK charts with their In Rainbows album having first sold it online.Not a new adverti ...; Categories: E-commerce
Google takes a bigger slice of US searches: 11 January 2008; Google is getting bigger and handles nearly seven in ten search requests, according to website analysts compete. ...; Categories: Search Engines
Sun needs internet to shine: 11 January 2008; The Sun newspaper's website is now the world's most popular and will be generating huge amounts from its online presence ...; Categories: E-commerce
No rush for Facebook: 11 January 2008; Social networking giant Facebook has been described as slow and inaccessible by a new report. The site is syno ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Websites urged to be transparent: 10 January 2008; Websites which collect data on their visitors should make a clear statement so web users know about the practice, a US c ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Meet the neighbours: 10 January 2008; A new social networking site has launched to help new residents meet up with their neighbours, Webuser has reported. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
BT reaches 100: 10 January 2008; BT has announced its latest deployment of fibre-optic cables will allow for speeds of 100Mbps.From August this ...; Categories: E-commerce
Best of the web in 2007: 09 January 2008; Last year's best websites have been celebrated in the .net 2007 awards.Social network, Google Earth won the be ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Sarkozy wants web tax: 09 January 2008; French president Nicholas Sarkozy has proposed web taxes and a duty on mobile phones.By collecting revenue fro ...; Categories: E-commerce
Chinese market to 'shake-out' YouTube competitors: 09 January 2008; YouTube's Chinese counterpart has warned that the authorities may force major changes in the country's internet market, ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Hey, good looking!: 09 January 2008; Owners of Apple's new iPhone are happy to accept a lack of features, because the handset looks and feels so good. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Playing catch-up: 09 January 2008; The internet security industry is always struggling to keep pace with online criminals, according to an industry figure. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Thomson's G-Button: 09 January 2008; Electronics company Thomson will introduce a 'G' button on its telephone handsets, giving users a one-touch connection t ...; Categories: Rich Media
Share the news: 07 January 2008; The New York Times and CNBC will share material between their web pages, it has been announced.Beginning on Mo ...; Categories: E-commerce
Yahoo! has a winner: 07 January 2008; Yahoo! Search has announced the winners of its Finds of the Year campaign and revealed eight top websites from last year ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Gates opens Electronics expo: 07 January 2008; Microsoft founder Bill Gates has given the main keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in L ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Parents to help close the gap: 04 January 2008; Parents will be asked to embrace new technology and get more involved in their children's education, the Guardian has re ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Xmas Wi-Fi drama: 04 January 2008; Christmas 2007 was a time for problems with wireless networks, WebUser has reported.According to BT nearly a t ...; Categories: Rich Media
Wiki searches soon: 03 January 2008; Wikipedia will launch its search engine, Wiki Search next week, it has been reported.The move, according to fo ...; Categories: Web 2.0
New Year's change: 03 January 2008; Almost 70 per cent of people said they would change broadband supplier for a cheaper package, a study has found. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Online sales strong after Christmas: 03 January 2008; Internet spending remained high even after Christmas day, according to analysts comScore.From November 1st unt ...; Categories: E-commerce
Small firms 'need help' with online payments: 02 January 2008; Small businesses keen to offer integrated payment systems on their websites should get advice from a third party. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Content 'is king' for successful SEO: 02 January 2008; A successful search engine optimisation (SEO) strategy requires content written by specialists who understand how the pr ...; Categories: Search Engines