Industry News

BT Tradespace introduces video ads
BT has updated its business networking site to offer online video ads and other tools designed to help small businesses.

Microsoft and Yahoo! finalise 10-year search deal
The Microsoft-Yahoo! partnership has now been cemented, but is still awaiting approval in the US and Europe.

Facebook unveils new privacy settings
Social networking site Facebook has revised its privacy options to allow users to customise their security.

First Google rich snippets product reviews spotted
Product reviews have started to appear in Google's rich snippets, providing consumers with more information on products and services.

French president Sarkozy says no to Google book scanning
The French President has declared his intentions to fight against Google's plans to digitise classic books from the world over, stating that France would not lose its heritage for the profit of any company.

Tesco Mobile to offer iPhone
Tesco enters the iPhone fray with a 12 month contract that could tempt customers away from the big mobile brands.

Branchr Advertising launches CPM ad network
Advertising company Branchr has launched the CPMForest network, designed to attract a wide range of publishers.

Plurk accuses Microsoft of theft
Chinese social networking and microblogging website Plurk has accused Microsoft of ripping off around 80% of Plurk's code and design.

Google launches custom URL shortener
The Mountain View giant has launched its own Goo.gl URL shortening service to compete with services such as Bit.ly

Google promotes Google Mail with easy message
Google uses videos to promote Google Mail to users in the UK while ComScore data shows the email service is recovering from a shaky start in 2009.