Yesterday saw the launch of Digital Britain, the UK government’s plan “to secure Britain’s place at the forefront of the global digital economy”.
The ever outspoken Andrew Orlowski at The Register is decidedly unimpressed with what …

The news that the ad network Glam Media has acquired ad optimizer AdaptiveAds may bolster the hopes of those who’ve had a sinking feeling about advertising in the current economic downturn. The acquisition means Glam …

Just a year after acquiring the social network for $850 million, AOL is now considering a sale, according to Mike Butcher writing for TechCrunch.
“AOL is indeed quietly pondering a sale after watching Bebo perform much …

Following yesterday’s news that Twitter will be raising another round of funding based on a $250m valuation, Kara Swisher makes another argument for why Facebook should take another run at acquiring Twitter:
“Why? Because:1.) The pair …

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added some new great speakers to the Social Media Influence 09 line-up.
They are:
Benjamin Faes, EMEA Head of YouTube
Ruth Speakman, Head of Corporate Communications, Sony Europe
Antony Mayfield, Head of Social …

If you’re interested in unauthorised behind-the-scenes info, check it out – Michael Arrington has got hold of a draft of Wall Street Journal editor Julia Angwin’s tell-all book about MySpace, which will officially hit the …

Via the Sydney Morning Herald we learn that the Encyclopedia Brittanica is inviting the hoi polloi to edit, enhance and contribute to its online version. But it may not all go according to plan; in the …

LinkedIn has taken further strides to embed itself in the enterprise social networking space with the introduction of a plugin for IBM’s Lotus Notes application. Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch reports:
“For users who spend much of …

Yesterday’s inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States was very much a test of the most popular social networking and digital media services. The public did not disappoint, and thankfully, neither did …

For many, there is only one story today – the inauguration of Barack Obama as POTUS #44, which gives newspapers a chance to flex their mashup muscles and demonstrate just how ‘new’ news is done. …