Twitter user wins photo copyright battle against newspapers
In a landmark copyright judgment, a US judge has ruled that two major news outlets infringed on the copyrights of a twitter user for publishing their photos without permission.
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Video viral of the week: Tiger Woods returns to Nike… and gets 7m YouTube views
As Lance Armstrong falls from grace (and Nike’s sponsorship roster), another controversial sporting figure has made a return to the sports brand’s video ads. Tiger Woods battles Rory McIlroy in this humourous golfing tee-off where ‘no cup is safe’. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Bing revamps Facebook ‘social sidebar’ search results
Microsoft has updated its Bing social sidebar to add more results from Facebook timelines, following the launch of the social network’s new ‘graph search’ tool.
Janrain gets $33m funding boost for social data tools
Social media data firm Janrain has secured $33m in funding from a number of investors, as it looks to boost social login tools for clients including Philips, Channel 4, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Mattel.
Chicago Town pizza ties on pack promitions with online campaign
Food brand Dr Oetker has teamed with Coupons.com to run a new campaign to promote its Chicago Town pizza’a both on-pack on online.
Kim Dotcom MegaUpload sequel rivals Dropbox with 50GB free storage
MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom has launched a new cloud storage service called Mega, offering users a massive 50GB of file storage online for free.
Global Internet use: 634m websites and 2.4bn users
During 2012, there were 2.4 billion web users and 1.3bn smartphones, recording 2.7bn Facebook likes and 175m tweets per day, according to new data.
Google develops £1bn London HQ in King’s Cross
Google is building a new headquarters in London’s Kings Cross, valued at around £1bn, as the US-based Internet giant looks to expand its European operations.
Netflix Vs Lovefilm- which has the best streaming service?
With video streaming on the rise, Netflix and Lovefilm are locked in battle for UK domination. A new report looks at the services offered by both.
Amazon opens MP3 store to Apple users
Amazon has updated its MP3 download app to work on iPhone and iPod Touch devices, letting Apple users buy music from Amazon’s digital store for the first time.