News articles for December 2011

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  Study finds web pages getting bigger

  23rd December 2011

  In a case of art imitating life, web pages are getting fatter, in the same way as many humans are becoming more bloated.
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  Wired-up shoppers to spend £186m on Christmas Day

  22nd December 2011

  The 365-day shopping year has truly arrived, with new research anticipating that £186million will be spent by Brits on Christmas Day as they start their sales shopping online.
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  Con artists take new tack in Facebook attacks

  22nd December 2011

  Facebook users are being warned that tricksters are using a new method of spreading malicious content and software.
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  Facebook to add sponsored stories to news feeds next month

  21st December 2011

  Sponsored stories – or rather, display advertisements placed by companies – will start appearing on Facebook next month.
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  Google boss says company plans an iPad-beater

  20th December 2011

  Google boss Eric Schmidt has Apple in his sights – and with news that his company is planning a tablet computer to rival the successful iPad, he seems intent not to let his gaze slip.
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  Saudi prince coughs up nearly £200m for share of Twitter

  19th December 2011

  A mega-rich Saudi prince has just added another major acquisition to his global media empire by spending $300 million – about GBP195 million - to buy a stake in microblogging service Twitter.
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  YouTube buys company to help it tackle music pirates

  19th December 2011

  Google has stepped up efforts to protect itself in cases where copyright-breaking material is posted on YouTube by buying a company which specialises in copyright management.
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  Asos blazes a trail for retailers in social media

  16th December 2011

  Asos.com, the online-only fashion retailer, has picked up more new Twitter followers this year than any other retailer, new figures show.
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  Google makes big donation to world-famous code-breaking centre

  16th December 2011

  Historic World War II codebreaking headquarters Bletchley Park have received a £550,000 donation from Google.
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  Google finally colours Lake District green

  15th December 2011

  The beautiful Lake District region of north-west England has finally been recognised by Google Maps.