Interesting announcements from the BBC about digital platforms. Future media director Ralph Rivera says tablets are at the centre of the way they’re redesigning their sites – but is this a case of being too far ahead of the consumer today, or smartly building the foundations for tomorrow. In a world where it’s easy to … [Read more…]

Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer has told financial analysts that the new Xbox TV platform will launch in the US before Christmas.

Online video-sharing site Vimeo is launching a own music store to make licensing tracks more affordable.

mokono, Germany’s largest blog network recently acquired by online publishing group Populis, has bought adnation, a premium blog network that includes 42 high profile German blogs.

Social media has fuelled the rise of citizen journalism and the media now needs to engage readers and contributors, rather than simply serving them content, according to a new white paper from social media management agency, eModeration.

Google has opened Google+ up to the public with a raft of new features, including video hangouts, shared TV shows, and live collaborative document editing, as the internet giant gets serious about social media.

Japanese company Rakuten has bought UK online retail giant Play.com for £25m.

As Google+ goes public, what affect does its plug-in have on website speeds? Paul Cook, CEO of TagMan, looks at the plethora of new online marketing technologies and the potentially negative affect on page load times…

MySpace is delaying its planned relaunch until next month, following its acquisition in June for $35m by Specific Media and singer Justin Timberlake.

Facebook is predicted to double revenue this year to £2.72bn, as advertisers flock to the social network.