First hands-on with a Google phone
It's basically a proof of concept in the wild. Source: TechCrunch
US internet advertising worth $25.5 bln in 2007
Spending rose 27 percent last year to $25.5bn, although Google lost market share for the first time in two years. Source: AFP
Social-networking sites going global
About 80% of the world's estimated 1.2bn internet users are outside the USA - and half the $40 billion online advertising market. Source: eMarketer
CNN readies all-citizen journalism news site
CNN is preparing to unveil a news site made up entirely of news gathered by users. Source: paidContent
Microsoft buys sidekick-maker Danger
User experience is a factor, but the financials aren't so hot. Source: GigaOm
Guardian site drops 'Unlimited' branding
Guardian News and Media has dropped the word "Unlimited" from the branding of its website. Source: New Media Age
Northcliffe's geo-tagging plans for news sites
Northcliffe Media is to introduce technology to allow the addition of geographical information to online news stories. Source: Journalism.co.uk
Mobile industry gathers in Barcelona for world congress
Wireless industry players lay stakes on the next big thing with new product launches, services and alliances. Source: Wired
Mashups are breaking the mold at Microsoft
Eighteen low-profile developers are doing some of Microsoft's best work. Source: New York Times
GCap to pioneer 'listen and buy' radio for iPods
Turnaround will rely on mobiles and MP3 players. Source: Guardian
Forget shorthand - a camera phone is the new tool of the journalist's trade
These tiny devices may well change the job of the journalist in ways more radical than even I could ever have imagined. Source: Guardian
Cutting a path through the media jungle
Businesses that sift and sort through the media are thriving as PRs, journalists, and the people who read them, struggle with information overload. Source: Guardian
Paramount rings up mobile unit
Paramount is launching a mobile unit to spearhead its efforts to license, develop and distribute content for cell phones. Source: Variety
Simple tool for doing stuff with RSS feeds
The BBC's Robin Hamman reviews the best tools. Source: CyberSoc
Random House to sell books by the chapter online
The world's largest book publisher is planning to test selling individual chapters of a popular book to gauge reader demand. Source: Reuters
Three minutes with Facebook's privacy chief
Chris Kelly clarifies the Facebook position on open data and privacy. Source: PC World
TI to demonstrate prototype Google Android phone
Texas Instruments is demonstrating a prototype mobile based on Android, the highly anticipated operating system being built by web search leader Google. Source: Reuters
Nokia looking to use touchscreen technology on its unlimited music phone
New music phone is touted as a serious rival to Apple's iPhone and is on track to launch by the end of the year. Source: Guardian
Wikimedia's 2007 financials posted
Donations for the year to June 2007 increased from $1.5 million in 2006 to $2.7 million. Source: TechCrunch
The pace of innovation in journalism
It should take 48 hours to implement changes on a new site. Source: Publishing 2.0
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