Digital

Broadband tax to be levied per line not per household, says report
The government's proposed £6 annual broadband levy would be charged per phone line rather than per household according to leaked government documents.
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- Tories 'would scrap broadband tax'
- Labour prepares for broadband tax levy

Broadband tax to be levied per line not per household, says report
The government's proposed £6 annual broadband levy would be charged per phone line rather than per household according to leaked government documents.
- Read the full article here
- Tories 'would scrap broadband tax'
- Labour prepares for broadband tax levy

Recession pushes LinkedIn's UK membership over three million
LinkedIn's UK membership has hit three million as redundancies and diminishing new business opportunities drive people to the site.
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- Free guide helps brands navigate social networks
- Microsoft lets Outlook users access LinkedIn

Google runs apology ad over racist Obama search results
Google has been running an ad on its own site explaining why it allows racist results to appear in searches, following complaints over an altered Michelle Obama image.
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- Internet brands dominate thought leadership index
- Microsoft and News Corp in talks over blocking Google

Amazon spoofed for Buy Nothing green campaign
Green Thing has set up a spoof website based on Amazon with testimonials from John Humphrys and We Are Scientists about the benefits of getting Nothing for Christmas.
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- FedEx calls in Spinal Tap for spoof infomercial virals
- Microsoft Windows spoof reaches mass audience
Digital News
Social networks are making people more likely to complain online
by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 26-Nov-09, 14:15
LONDON - Brands not paying attention to what their customers say about them on sites such as Twitter may change...
AGENCY FOCUS: what is it that digital creative directors do exactly?
by Noelle McElhatton, marketingdirectmag.co.uk, 26-Nov-09, 12:27
They're the hottest, most sought after breed of agency worker right now...but does anyone outside agency walls know what digital...
Lewis to head digital for Telegraph group
by Jacquie Bowser, Brand Republic, 26-Nov-09, 11:50
LONDON - Telegraph Media Group has named William Lewis, editor-in-chief, as managing director of digital and appointed a new editor...
Tony Kaye to Tweet for CampaignLive
by Colin Marrs, campaignlive.co.uk, 26-Nov-09, 11:20
LONDON - Controversial filmmaker and ad director Tony Kaye will Tweet exclusively for CampaignLive tomorrow as he tours the locations...
C4 appoints Discovery's Underwood to digital strategy role
by James Quilter , Brand Republic, 26-Nov-09, 11:25
LONDON - Channel 4 has hired Discovery Channel vice-president of strategy and digital media Keith Underwood with a brief to...
Blogs
Why I didn't have a Ferrari aged 21
By Chris Quigley /
Rubbertopia
Back in 2001, I started out life as a bedroom internet publisher. Me and a couple of University buddies decided to set up a political satire...
Tangent struggles to absorb acquisitions and cope with recession
By BOB WILLOTT /
Bob Willott on the bottom line
Tangent Communications, the AIM-list online technology and direct marketing group with a heavy involvement in the property sector, only just scraped...
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