BBC includes iPlayer in major plans for mobile
The BBC is set for a major push of its mobile services over the next few months, including the launch of the mobile iPlayer in the autumn. Source: New Media Age
MySpace seeks joint ventures for iTunes rival
MySpace is trying to tie up deals with a number of record labels to produce its own digital music service to compete with Apple's iTunes. Source: Guardian
Record traffic for UK news websites
The US presidential elections and a bumper celebrity news month, with the death of Heath Ledger and Britney Spears' ongoing problems, produced record traffic for the UK's newspaper websites during January. Source: Guardian
Microsoft nears hostile bid for Yahoo
With only three weeks to go until a critical deadline in its manoeuvring for control of Yahoo, Microsoft is preparing a hostile takeover. Source: FT
Should news orgs use images scraped from social networking sites?
More on revising those newsroom ethics. Source: Cybersoc
Bill Gates on physics, internet TV, net neutrality
He spoke at Stanford, gathering a crowd because a) he's Bill Gates, and b) he's about to retire. Source: GigaOM
Introducing the most advanced news site on the planet
Newspond, by contrast, has a black box algorithm that looks at number of factors and comes up with an overall score called a buoyancy rating, so the higher the rating, the higher the headline. Source: TechCrunch
Facial recognition for fun and search
MyFaceID uses facial recognition so consumers can find images and videos that containing their faces, or other individuals that have similar facial structures as well. Source: Mashable
Facebook sees first dip in UK users
Facebook has suffered its first fall in UK users, with a 5% drop between December and January, according to comScore. Source: Guardian
Where in the world Is Sergey Brin?
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his fiance enjoyed a $3,500 zero gravity flight paid for by an 'unidentified private client'. Source: Wired
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