News Stories from April 2008

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News Stories from April 2008

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Mobile Web 2.0 set to hit $412m by 2012: 28 April 2008; Mobile phones are seeing the next phase of Web 2.0 development as handsets and PCs continue to converge.A new ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Microsoft set for hostilities as Yahoo! deadline expires: 28 April 2008; The deadline for Yahoo!'s response to an offer by software giant Microsoft has expired this morning, suggesting a hostil ...; Categories: Search Engines
Govt: Courts will Phorm their own opinion: 25 April 2008; The Home Office has backed off its claim that Phorm's advert tracking software is illegal and left it for the courts to ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Murdoch says iPlayer stops competition: 25 April 2008; James Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation, has claimed iPlayer stops competition.He revealed his opin ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Microsoft sticks to its bid: 25 April 2008; Microsoft has stuck to its bid for Yahoo! and is pushing for a decision from the search company ahead of tomorrow's dead ...; Categories: E-commerce
'Speed up or lose out' warn ISP monitors: 24 April 2008; Internet Service Providers (ISPs) need to quicken their service or lose customers, consumer site Top 10 Broadband has wa ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Yahoo!-Google alliance 'under investigation': 24 April 2008; The two-week alliance between Yahoo! and rival Google is under investigation by authorities in the US, it has been repor ...; Categories: E-commerce
Apple reports record profits: 24 April 2008; US computer manufacturer, Apple, has reported record second quarter results.It sold 2.2 million computers, 10. ...; Categories: E-commerce
Govt to check on Euro ad laws: 24 April 2008; The government will launch a consultation into Euro advertising laws, which could allow product placement on television. ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
SNS launched for older music fans: 23 April 2008; GetBack, a new social networking site (SNS), has been launched for older music fans, the Hollywood Reporter revealed. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Yahoo!'s case strengthened by profits: 23 April 2008; Yahoo!'s positive first quarter profits have proved its success and bolstered the search company against a possible host ...; Categories: E-commerce
Barack wins website vote: 22 April 2008; Presidential candidate hopeful, Barack Obama, has beaten fellow runner Hilary Clinton in the race for the best website. ...; Categories: Web Design
Online comments: Almost all are positive: 22 April 2008; Online comments are most likely to be positive, a software provider has claimed.Bazaarvoice found that four-fi ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Phorm faces cookie blockade: 22 April 2008; Security firms could consider the Phorm online ad systems' cookies as adware, and block them, the BBC has learnt. ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Microsoft: Find our flaws: 21 April 2008; Microsoft has said it will not sue or press charges against ethical hackers who reveal faults on its sites.Cur ...; Categories: Rich Media
250m online in Europe: 21 April 2008; In Europe, 250 million people regularly use the internet, according to new research by the EU.The first result ...; Categories: E-commerce
China takes web crown: 21 April 2008; China has more internet users than the US and hosts the web's biggest single internet population, it has been reported. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Google's profits jump 30%: 21 April 2008; Internet search company, Google, has returned profits 30 per cent greater than last year.Its first quarter pro ...; Categories: Search Engines
Pal stops browsers: 21 April 2008; Online payment company, PayPal, will act against older browsers and block them from accessing its banking tools. ...; Categories: Web Design
Internet: Full by 2010: 21 April 2008; The internet will reach capacity by 2010, telecoms firm AT&T has claimed.Jim Cicconi, vice president of le ...; Categories: E-commerce
Computer users fail password test: 17 April 2008; Computer users are failing to protect themselves by using the same password across sites, new research has shown. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Darwin's docs evolve online: 17 April 2008; Thousands of documents connected to Charles Darwin are evolving into a digital archive, the Guardian has reported. ...; Categories: Web Design
Govt's toolkit fix: 17 April 2008; A new online Rapid Evidence Assessment Toolkit helps researchers find information and answer policy questions, a chief s ...; Categories: Web Design
Online IT jobs 'in decline': 16 April 2008; New online IT jobs have fallen and fewer vacancies are available for part and full-time positions, Contractor UK has cla ...; Categories: E-commerce
ISPs at 'half speed': 16 April 2008; Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are delivering less than half their advertised connection speeds, UK broadband compari ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Mag goes to the other side: 16 April 2008; Free fortnightly magazine, The Other Side, will move to the digital realm with its new social networking site, the Press ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Social sites among web's least trusted: 15 April 2008; Social networking sites are among the internet's least trusted, new research has found.A YouGov poll for compa ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Every click helps Tesco's music store: 15 April 2008; Tesco will launch an online music store to compete with iTunes.Consumers will be able to buy MP3 files from th ...; Categories: E-commerce
Fuzzy logic?: 15 April 2008; French website, Fuzz, has closed after it received a fine for deep-linking to an inaccurate story, it has been reported. ...; Categories: Web 2.0
NHS targets 150,000 with health site: 15 April 2008; The NHS hopes to reach 150,000 people by making the health information site, NHS Choices, available in 300 UK online cen ...; Categories: Web Design
Ofcom starts public broadcast review: 14 April 2008; Ofcom has started its review of public service broadcasting (PSB) and revealed the amount currently invested by broadcas ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Security experts: Make users responsible for botnet threat: 12 April 2008; Web users should be held responsible if they let botnets infect their computers, a leading security expert has said in c ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Publisher will launch girls' world: 12 April 2008; Publisher, Harper Collins will launch Lola's Land, a new interactive world for girls.The social site is based ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Virgin says 'watch your wireless security': 12 April 2008; Virgin Media has urged internet users to do more to ensure their wireless connections are secure.The broadband ...; Categories: E-commerce
Online shoppers expect offline standards: 10 April 2008; Internet shoppers want offline standards when they come to buy online.Paul Nadin from comparison site, reviewc ...; Categories: Web Design
Yahoo! gives ads to Google: 10 April 2008; Yahoo! will test Google's ad system on its US site.Insiders were reported to have said the move is to disrupt ...; Categories: Search Engines
Business outlaws social sites: 10 April 2008; Most businesses have banned employees from using social networking sites, Onrec has reported.According to empl ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Phorm admits editing Wikipedia facts: 09 April 2008; Phorm has admitted it edited out facts from a Wikipedia article about itself.The Register has reported the tra ...; Categories: Internet Marketing
Consumers 'demand more' from broadband: 09 April 2008; Consumers demand more from broadband when adverts tell them to expect faster speeds, an industry commentator has claimed ...; Categories: Web 2.0
35 % of UK is offline: 08 April 2008; Ofcom has told a Member of Parliament that 35 per cent of the UK is offline, silicon.com has reported.The site ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Designers leave hosting to last: 08 April 2008; Web designers spend less time on the design of hosting infrastructure than they do on other parts of website design proj ...; Categories: Web Design
Google defends search policy: 08 April 2008; Search engine Google has defended its data retention policy after an EU privacy body warned its methods could be unlawfu ...; Categories: Search Engines
Cyber criminals targeting social networks: 08 April 2008; Cyber criminals are targeting social networking sites, Sky News has reported.It cited an internal security rep ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Web will go 'hyperspeed': 08 April 2008; A new scientific development, known as the "grid", could allow the internet to reach hyperspeed.Rese ...; Categories: Web 2.0
London gets internet capital honours: 08 April 2008; London is the UK's internet capital, new research has revealed.A nationwide survey by Enhance Media documented ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Siemens tops web's best sites: 07 April 2008; Siemens, the German electronics company, has the most effective corporate website, according to a new poll.The ...; Categories: Web Design
Microsoft sets deal deadline: 07 April 2008; Microsoft has given Yahoo! a deadline of three weeks in which to enter official merger talks, it has been reported. ...; Categories: E-commerce
MySpace starts music store war: 04 April 2008; Social network, MySpace, has launched a new music service to rival iTunes, with the support of three of the biggest reco ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Google users 'get irrelevant information': 04 April 2008; Google users get irrelevant information, because they do not know how to use its 'pages in the UK' option, web advice si ...; Categories: Search Engines
BBC could shame ISPs: 03 April 2008; The BBC could shame ISPs if they 'shape' content made available for consumers through its iPlayer.The warning ...; Categories: E-commerce
Social site users leave themselves open: 03 April 2008; Social networking site users are leaving their profiles open for anyone to view, new research has found.Ofcom ...; Categories: Web 2.0
EC wants online Europe debate: 03 April 2008; The European Commission wants citizens to use the web to get more involved in European affairs.In a communicat ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Lawyer says: BT tests were 'illegal': 03 April 2008; A leading digital rights lawyer has said BT's tests of the Phorm online advertising system were potentially illegal, the ...; Categories: E-commerce
Govt committee slams Google exec: 02 April 2008; The House of Commons culture, media and sport committee has blasted Google's vice president in an investigation of YouTu ...; Categories: Web 2.0
Govt shifts its website: 01 April 2008; The government has passed control of its Directgov service to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Direc ...; Categories: Web Design
BBC News: New and improved: 01 April 2008; The BBC News site has gone live after a redesign.Its pages now feature more video content in embedded Flash pl ...; Categories: Web Design
MPs want to harness web power: 01 April 2008; Ministers want to make better use of the internet to gather tips on how they can govern more effectively, the Financial ...; Categories: Web 2.0