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Internet search engine Ask.com is returning to its original name, Ask Jeeves, in the UK and bringing back its iconic butler.Jeeves was retired in 2006 but is returning in a move that also gives users a choice of URL to reach the search engine – ask.com, ask.co.uk, askjeeves.com and askjeeves.co.uk.Cesar Mascaraque, managing director of Ask… Continue reading Ask.com brings back Jeeves

The Guardian has raised the cover price of its Saturday edition by 10p to £1.70.The Guardian‘s last price rise came in September 2008, when it increased to £1.60 (see Guardian And Telegraph To Raise Cover Prices).In the rest of the Quality market, the Saturday Times costs £1.50, while the Saturday Daily Telegraph and Saturday Independent… Continue reading Guardian ups Saturday cover price

Over 66 million US consumers across demographic categories are using the internet while watching TV, according to market research firm In-Stat. Based on In-Stat’s recent survey of US TV viewing habits, 33% of all male respondents, across age groups, reported that they are sometimes using a personal computer simultaneously while watching TV. Among some male… Continue reading Over 66m US consumers go online while watching TV

Google has posted its first sequential decline in the first quarter of 2009, despite revenues being up 6% year on year.The search giant admitted that it is “feeling the impact” of the current recession and despite generating revenues of $5.51 billion in Q1, it suffered a 3% decline on Q4 2008.Google’s AdSense initiative, which generates… Continue reading Google posts first quarter revenue drop

Gordon Brown today backed broadband for all amid claims that universal broadband access is crucial for the future success of Britain’s economy.Speaking at the Digital Britain summit in London, Brown told the leading players from the media, music, telecoms and technology industries that blanket high speed internet access “lies at the heart” of Britain’s economic… Continue reading Gordon Brown calls for broadband for all

IPTV platform Tiscali is set to launch an on-demand promotional channel in partnership with kids’ TV broadcaster Nickelodeon.Tiscali TV subscribers will have access to the new channel, Nick Extra, as part of their package on channel 316, which is next to Nickelodeon in the EPG.The channel will provide instant access to Nickelodeon via Tiscali TV’s… Continue reading Tiscali TV to launch on-demand promotional channel

Newspapers could lose out by ditching their print editions and going online-only, according to a new study from City University.The study, focussing on Finnish financial newspaper Taloussanomat which went online-only in December 2007, found that although costs can be cut, revenues could be in danger.The paper, which went fully online following heavy financial losses, saw… Continue reading New study examines problems facing online-only newspapers

The Independent is investing in a new online video player that will host short-form content across its website, such as Bebo’s online drama, The Gap Year.The new video channel, still in development stages, is being set up to replace the site’s previous channel, which was taken down several months ago.A wider range of content on… Continue reading Independent.co.uk invests in new online video player

US search advertising is showing signs that it could record a first quarter decline, according to figures from search management provider SearchIgnite. The company found that US ad spending among its clients was down 4% in the first three months of the year when compared to the same period a year earlier. However, SearchIgnite noted… Continue reading US search advertising showing signs of first quarter decline

Facebook had 275 million users worldwide as of February this year and is the top social networking site in Europe, according to new research.The site became the #6 ranked web property worldwide with 275 million visitors in February, a 175% increase versus year ago, a report from comScore reveals.In Europe, the site has seen a… Continue reading Facebook is top social networking site in most European countries