Facebook has this week been granted a ‘notice of allowance’ to trade mark the word ‘face’ by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Aidan Clarke, Trade Mark Partner at intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk LLP, takes a look at the implications of such a bold move.

This Christmas is set to be another big success for online retailers, with IMRG estimating that £6.4bn will be spent throughout December. In this article, six of the UK’s biggest online retailers make their predictions for the best-selling gifts during the festive season.

Almost £1 million will be spent in just one minute as Christmas shoppers snap up deals on 6th December, widely referred to as ‘Mega Monday’, according to a new report.

Domain name firm Sedo, has compiled lists of the most eccentric sales that have passed through its books this year.

Fit or Fugly, an app which measures how attractive a face actually is empirically with math and Fibonacci’s Golden Ratio, has releaunched with a new social network attached.

As Facebook launches its ‘social inbox’, marketing technology specialist, E-Village reminds email marketers that email marketing and social media both have a place in the marketing mix.

A new website, called Here for Today has launched, offering UK shoppers the chance to buy household essentials at knock-down prices.. but only for 24 hours at a time.

The popular NHS Choices health website has been exposed automatically ‘tracking’ all Facebook users that visit, according to new research.

Online video site SeeSaw has launched a new ad tool Ad Selector, that lets users choose which video ad they want to watch prior to streaming programmes.

Open source social network Diaspora has launched, offering and more privacy-focussed’ alternative to Facebook.