MySpace admits it made mistakes
It has mishandled its relationship with developers in the past but hopes to foster "a new phase of innovation and creativity" with the launch of its developer platform site. Source: Guardian
Social networks - is the novelty wearing off?
The biggest challenge for popular social networks thus far has been finding sustainable ways to turn their massive audiences into massive piles of cash. Source: E-Consultancy
Smart tags hail the web of things
The humble radio tag is growing up. Source: BBC
Social sites don't deliver big ad gains
Social networking and video-sharing sites are yielding advertising revenue slower than some had hoped. Source: Wall Street Journal
Social news site for gamers gets funding
N4G.com has taken an unspecified investment from Future US, an SF-based publisher of special interest magazines. Source: paidContent
Babelgum hires BT's Mark Cranwell
The internet TV company, has hired its first director of content strategy. Source: New Media Age
The fallacy of using inbound links to track influence
At some point we all grew bored with trying to attract links and just focused on writing about what interests us. Source: Bivings Report
Podcasts taking off. Again.
The total podcast audience in the United States was 18.5 million in 2007 and will rise to 65 million in 2012. Source: TechCrunch
Global music companies in fresh China piracy suit
Three of the world's most influential music labels launched fresh legal action against China's top internet search engine Baidu for pirating music files. Source: AFP
eBay sellers are split on changes
Users are waiting to feel the impact of restructured fees, modification of the search and feedback functions. Source: InfoWorld
Danish ISP shuts access to file-sharing Pirate Bay
A Danish court has ordered Denmark-based Internet service provider Tele2 to shut down its customers' access to the popular file-sharing site Pirate Bay. Source: Reuters
Two views of digital music subscriptions
Real is the largest player left in that market with its Rhapsody service. Source: New York Times
Flux takes off
The Viacom-backed Flux social network, which launched just last September, is really taking off. Source: TechCrunch
Web 3.0 - is it about personalisation?
Or is it human-machine interaction? Source: Read/Write Web
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