FT.com / Companies / Media & internet – Facebook reins in ‘Beacon’ ad system
Facebook has moved to placate users concerned about the threats to privacy posed by its new “Beacon” advertising system by making changes to the way users approve advertising messages.
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BBC will give viewers a say on changes to TV channels – Times [...]
BBC NEWS | Business | Yahoo to put adverts in PDF files
Yahoo has reached a deal to start running advertisements in Adobe’s PDF document-reading format.
(tags: Advertising)
BBC NEWS | Technology | Europeans hang up on fixed lines
Almost a fifth of European households use a mobile as their only phone, reveals research.
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV rivals form on-demand service
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are to launch a joint on-demand service, which will bring together thousands of hours of television programmes in one place. The service is set to go live in 2008 and will offer viewers access to current shows and archive materi
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The best coffee of the year to date was consumed on a recent trip to Milan … no shock really. But while in Italy one of the weirdest of all 2.0 stories crossed the caffeine radar. This was the news that in the Habbo virtual world one of the residents lost their furniture. When I [...]
Apple hit by iPhone complaints in the UK – Telegraph
Apple has been hit by protests from British iPhone users complaining of poor reception and signal failure.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | UK net numbering project starts
Work has begun on the UK’s national Enum directory which will make looking up net phone numbers like finding a [...]
BBC NEWS | Technology | Young warned over social websites
A watchdog has warned that millions of young people could damage their future careers with the details about themselves they post on social networking websites.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Amazon Kindle sells out on debut
Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has sold out despite scepticism about whether [...]
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BBC NEWS | Technology | UK broadband use reaches new high
Almost nine out of 10 UK net users are connecting via broadband services, official figures reveal.
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Facebook status updates ‘is’ no more – Telegraph
Facebook has caved into user pressure and announced it is removing the mandatory “is” from member’s status updates.
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AOL launches [...]
Facebook’s Tracking of User Activity Riles Privacy Advocates, Members – WSJ.com
Some users of the Facebook have been startled by a new feature that tracks their activity outside of the site and shows it to their friends, renewing questions about the privacy implications of a growing practice of exploiting personal information in onli
(tags: Facebook)
Apple iPhone Hits [...]
BBC NEWS | Technology | Amazon debuts digital book reader
Online retailer Amazon has unveiled an own-brand wireless electronic book reader called Kindle. The paperback-sized device is on sale immediately in the US for $399 (£195). It can store up to 200 books in its onboard memory and download content through W
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YouTube tackles bullying online
The first online anti-bullying channel has been launched to encourage young people to denounce the intimidation. YouTube has set up a site where youngsters can post their own videos and messages.
(tags: YouTube, cyberbullying)
With the free application TruTap, teens can blog and message on the move,
The launch of TruTap (trutap.com) has come [...]
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