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Yahoo!’s chief executive has revealed that the company is still in talks with Microsoft over a potential deal to sell part of the company.Speaking at Dow Jones’ All Things D conference, Carol Bartz said: “The other party has to have a boatload of money and the right technology and give us the right data and… Continue reading Yahoo! continues talks with Microsoft

Half of all British adults are still unclear of what the digital switchover involves, according to a new report from moneysupermarket.com.Despite years of preparation and millions of pounds worth of advertising, just under half the British population (45%) admit to not knowing what the upcoming switch-off entails.Around 22 million adults do not know the digital… Continue reading Confusion over the digital switch-off

Instyle.co.uk has unveiled a new look, featuring new channels and expanded sections, as well as more advertising opportunities including a larger MPU.The site now offers a greater choice of advertising formats, including leaderboards, skys and MPUs. In addition, IPC said that instyle.co.uk is the first website to offer a larger-size MPU, measuring 336 x 600.The… Continue reading Instyle.co.uk gets new look and larger MPU

Dennis Publishing has signed a deal with NetPublications International to launch digital-only magazine Monkey in Sweden, Denmark and Norway by the end of the year.Denmark-based digital magazines specialist NetPublications has also agreed to publish iGizmo and iMotor in these countries, with both launches planned for this year.Monkey, which is emailed direct to its readers’ inboxes,… Continue reading Monkey magazine to launch in Scandinavian countries

The launch of Microsoft’s new search engine, now understood to be called Bing, will be supported by a $100 million (£63.27 million) advertising campaign.The search engine, developed under the code-name Kumo, will get its public unveiling at this week’s D: All Things Digital conference in California.JWT, which won Microsoft’s global B2B account last summer, has… Continue reading Microsoft to unveil Bing search engine this week

The twenty largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 94% of the market – acquired over 1.6 million net additional high-speed internet subscribers in the first quarter of 2009, according to new research. Leichtman Research Group (LRG) said that these broadband providers now account for nearly 69.3 million subscribers – with… Continue reading 1.6m Americans add broadband in the first quarter of 2009

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) is looking at introducing paid-for content on its websites.This follows reports that other publishers such as News International (see Murdoch set to charge for online content) and Guardian Media Group (see Guardian could charge for online content) are also investigating paid-for models.Martin Morgan, DMGT CEO, told the Financial Times:… Continue reading DMGT looks at charging for online content

Men’s monthly magazine Esquire, published by NatMags, has launched its first website.The blog-style site features sections on style & grooming, entertainment, food & drink, design & technology, and a top five category.The print edition of Esquire has a circulation of around 60,000 copies, according to the latest ABC figures for July to December 2008, following… Continue reading Esquire launches website

ITV is relaunching its mobile site following the appointment of mobile internet specialist Kilrush.Kilrush, part of the Mobile Interactive Group, won the 12 month contract to build and manage mobile content services for the commercial broadcaster in a pitch against undisclosed agencies.The relaunch comes two months after ITV scrapped its previous mobile site.The new site… Continue reading ITV relaunches mobile site

A new report has found that 83% of the US online population now use social media in some form, with more than half using it on a regular basis. However, according to the Knowledge Networks report, social media has failed to demonstrate its usefulness as a marketing tool. The report was based on a survey… Continue reading Social media popular in US but yet to prove usefulness as a marketing tool