MySpace to showcase music and sell performance videos
Transmissions section will invite musicians to do a studio performance, and then sell video of the gig. Source: New York Times
Yahoo adds photo-editing tools to Flickr
Site now features Picnik editing software. Source: NewsFactorNetwork
Thelondonpaper to expand online map with local business listings
Site expands its new map-based online entertainment site to local listings and is preparing a location-based mobile version. Source: Press Gazette
Piczo uses Yahoo! partnership to reposition with new music section
Teenage social network Piczo has signed a partnership with Yahoo! to launch a music section on its site. Source: New Media Age
Apple's rising popularity lures hackers
The Apple Mac is becoming an increasingly tempting target for malicious computer hackers, according to a new report. Source: FT
Dennis taps into Facebook craze with 'how to' magazine
Dennis Publishing is getting in on the Facebook craze by launching a "bookazine" - a magazine/book hybrid - about the networking site. Source: Guardian
'Children bombarded by gambling ads on websites'
A report has found that children are exposed to more than 200 ads including gambling and dating. Source: Guardian
Disney's UK website set for relaunch to target web-savvy children
New site comvbines retail and content offerings with virtual worlds, widgets and interactive tools as it tries to extend its audience. Source: Guardian
Freeview plans catch-up service for personal video recorders
Freeview is planning to launch a "best of Freeview TV" service to let viewers catch up on the week's most popular programmes. Source: Guardian
Digg users take revenge on girl who dumped beau via Facebook
Digg users aren't letting Sandra Soroka get away with it. Source: Valleywag
Drudge launches mobile site and reports busiest month ever
Homepage viewed 455,157,569 times in November - the busiest month in the site's 12-year history. Source: Valleywag
StumbleUpon reaches 4 million members
The video recommendation site is gaining revenue by serving sponsored pages into queries. Source: Beet TV
LA Times invests in Mixx to integrate social news site
The Los Angeles Times has partnered with Mixx, a social news website, to give readers more input in the news they read. Source: VentureBeat
UK Tour: ideas from The Times and the Financial Times
Notes from the World Editors' Forum tours to the FT and Times newsrooms. Source: Editors Weblog
Japan to tag digital pirates
Pubcaster NHK and electronics giant Mitsubishi have developed an anti-counterfeiting system for nabbing Internet pirates. Source: Variety
Youths who lost homes in wildfires given iPods
More than 100 high school students who lost homes in the California wildfires have been given iPods by Apple. Source: SignOnSanDiego.com
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