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YouTube is trialing a service which allows users to download free and paid-for videos.The Google-owned site has partnered with US universities including Stanford, Duke and UC Berkeley, as well as non-profit educational organisation Khan Academy, how-to videos site Household Hacker and entertainment site Pogobat.Thai Tran, YouTube product manager, said that the company is “testing an… Continue reading YouTube trials video downloads

ITV has reportedly put struggling social networking site Friends Reunited up for sale in a bid to scale back costs.The commercial broadcaster paid £120 million for the online friend-finding site in 2005, which has since struggled due to the rise and popularity of similar community sites such as Facebook and MySpace.Friends Reunited was originally founded… Continue reading ITV to sell Friends Reunited

There will be more than 20 million men online in the UK in 2009 – 51% of the UK internet user population – according to a new estimate from eMarketer. More women in the UK continue to go online, said eMarketer, which expects slightly more than 19 million to do so in 2009. The proliferation… Continue reading Men to make up 51% of UK internet population in 2009

Google is shutting its radio ads business although it will continue with plans to sell ads for streaming audio on the web.The online giant is to sell its Radio Automation business and close the AdSense for Audio and Audio Ads services at the end of May.In January, Google director Spencer Spinnell announced the closure of… Continue reading Google to close radio ads business

The mobile broadband market will continue its rapid growth during the next five years and generate valuable new revenue streams for mobile network operators, according to a new report. According to the Analysys Mason report Mobile broadband in Europe: forecasts and analysis 2009-2014, there will be 148 million mobile broadband connections in Europe by 2014,… Continue reading Mobile broadband market to continue its rapid growth

More evidence has emerged of changing viewing habits among younger viewers, with one in six of all viewers of Channel 4 show Skins watching the programme online.The third series’ debut episode was watched by 1.35 million on E4 when it aired on January 22, with 283,000 watching it online – meaning that 17.3 per cent… Continue reading Skins shows popularity of online TV among younger viewers

InSkin Media, the video and rich media advertising platform, has appointed Hugo Drayton as CEO, just two months after he stepped down from the controversial behavioural targeting company Phorm.Drayton, who left Phorm after two years as CEO, previously worked as managing director of Advertising.com and the Telegraph Media Group.“InSkin is an irresistible opportunity for me.… Continue reading InSkin hires ex-Phorm executive as CEO

The social networking audience is growing rapidly, up 11% year on year in 2008, and is expected to increase further over the next five years, according to a new report from eMarketer. In 2008, a staggering 80 million people, which is 41% of the US Internet user population, visited social network sites at least once… Continue reading Social networking users soar

Local news and information publisher Northcliffe Media has announced record audience figures across its network of local ‘this is’ websites.In a statement, Northcliffe said that its network of 233 websites had over 4.3m visitors in January alone – an increase of 39% compared to the same month last year. It added that these visitors made… Continue reading Northcliffe Media announces record audience figures

The number of US women over age 55 using Facebook has grown 175.3% since September 2008, making mature females one of the fastest growing demographic groups on the social network, according to independent blog Inside Facebook. The number of men over age 55 also grew dramatically during the same four-month period (up 137.8%), but women… Continue reading Women over 55 flock to Facebook