News stories from March 2008

55 News Stories
Stories 21 - 30

Facebook tightens user info
19 March 2008
Social network Facebook is changing its security settings to help protect its members' personal data.It has standardised its privacy interface and added new privacy options, including "Friend of ...
Category: Web 2.0,
Yahoo! says: We'll double it
19 March 2008
Yahoo! has claimed it can double its cash flow if it is allowed to remain independent.The internet company is fighting off an offer from Microsoft and is keen to persuade its shareholders from switchi...
Category: Search Engines,
UK customers' dissatisfaction survey
18 March 2008
The latest survey of the UK's broadband customers has revealed their widespread dissatisfaction with providers' customer services.The uSwitch 2008 Broadband Customer Satisfaction Report showed more th...
Category: E-commerce,
Internet inventor takes on ISP data collectors
18 March 2008
Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web has spoken out against the collection of data by internet service providers (ISPs), the BBC has reported.He was speaking in a question and answer ses...
Category: Web 2.0,
Carat predicts digital ad rush
18 March 2008
Media agency, Carat has downgraded its global advertising growth from 6.2 per cent to six per cent, but has predicted online will grow the strongest.It revised up its previous forecast for the UK, wit...
Category: Internet Marketing,
MySpace becomes your space
17 March 2008
MySpace has opened up its platform and attracted hundreds of applications from developers.According to reports on the company's official blog, the MySpace Developer Program is now live in Beta form an...
Category: Web 2.0,
Web 'needs better' adult content
17 March 2008
The internet needs more content tailored towards adults, according to new research.A web-usage survey of more than 13,000 people revealed the majority of users aged over 45 felt content, design and ad...
Category: Web Design,
YouTube accounts for one in three US videos
17 March 2008
YouTube accounted for one-third of the 9.8 billion videos viewed online in the US during January according to new figures.Data released by comScore's Video Metrix service revealed that the site, which...
Category: Web 2.0,
Simplicity the key to Google's success
17 March 2008
The simplicity of search engine Google is what sets it apart from its competitors and what has helped propel it to the top of the pile.That is the analysis of Jack Wallington of the Internet Advertisi...
Category: Web 2.0,
AOL: Back in the game
17 March 2008
AOL has bought social networking site, Bebo for $850 million (£425 million) and hopes to expand its online advertising operation.The company will now have access to approximately 80 million ...
Category: E-commerce,

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£26.5 billion was spent on online shopping by UK consumers in the first six months of 2008, representing a 38 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2007.

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