As Valentine's Day approaches with all of its romantic trappings, the online world has been abuzz with relationship advice - when it comes to business partnerships and offensive moves between our favourite online players that is. Don't let rose-tinted glasses cloud your vision, enjoy a clear view of the last seven days worth of digital news with the bigmouthmedia newsletter.
Google won't be expecting many Valentine's cards from its peers this week, as the Mountain View giant continues to prove itself keen to quash competition. This week saw Google unveiling plans for a tablet to rival Apple's iPad and changes to Gmail that will challenge Facebook and its command of the social networking field.
However, Facebook won't be quaking in its boots yet - the ubiquitous site has signed a new ad deal with Microsoft. What's more, the social networking site has certainly been stealing the heart of mobile web users - a new survey has revealed Facebook as a key driver in persuading people to use the internet functionalities of their smartphones.
This week also saw Google release software updates for the Nexus One - its long awaited 'superphone'. Meanwhile the search giant's Super Bowl ad raised some tricky YouTube questions and the Mountain View giant came to an agreement with the US Government in regard to analysing the recent Google cyber attacks too.
The last seven days brought some good news for the ad industry as analysts reported profit while Microsoft revealed new Bing strategies to combat the mighty power of Google. However, Twitter was forced to take a defensive move and reset targeted accounts after a phishing scam swept the boards.
Get to the heart of the matter with the bigmouthmedia newsletter, a digital missive that leaves the sweet nothings aside but always packs a digital punch.
Advertising sector expected to return to growth
The advertising sector is expected to return to growth in Q3, spurred by increasing revenues from both cinema and internet advertising.
Google to use Gmail to challenge Facebook
Google will today announce some big changes to its social media strategy. It is believed these will include changes to Gmail that will allow users to post messages in a similar way to Twitter or Facebook.
Facebook drives mobile web boost
A new study has revealed that Facebook is leading the way when it comes to mobile web use, with the social networking site gathering more hits on the go than search king Google.
Facebook signs new ad deal with Microsoft
Facebook will no longer host Microsoft banner ads on its social networking site, but will use Bing to power its search engine.
Does Google's Super Bowl Ad raise awkward questions for YouTube?
Has YouTube let Google down as the search engine airs their first ever TV ad?
Google unveils plans for tablet to rival iPad
Developers of Google Chrome OS have released early designs of the company's answer to Apple's tablet computer.
US Government agency to analyse Google attacks
In an unprecedented meeting, the world's largest web search company, Google, will be coming to an information-sharing agreement with the National Security Agency, a powerful digital surveillance department of the United States government.
Microsoft brings more than Bing to London
New strategies from the software giant reveal that Microsoft is serious about Search and serious about the looming Google threat.
Twitter resets targeted accounts after phishing scam
After once again becoming the target of malicious individuals on the web, microblogging site Twitter has reset all accounts affected by a phishing scam perpetrated by phony torrent sites.
Google releases Nexus One software updates
The Mountain View giant has launched a software update for its superphone, to fix connectivity problems and enable multi-touch functionality in applications.
