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Brands must respect privacy when relying on user data

Social media and behavioural targeting provide the opportunity to enrich people’s online lives says Justin Pearse

1m more people access BBC iPlayer via mobile in June

The BBC has seen mobile requests for the iPlayer rise by 1m in June, taking the total to 7m

Social games market to his $1.5bn in 2014

2009 market worth $639m; Facebook still dominates sector; Zynga tops operator listings

Kinect is exciting customers say GAME

Retailer’s MD Martyn Gibbs says both core gamers and families will be buying peripheral this Christmas

E-books enjoy retail surge

With the digital revolution looming over gaming, Amazon reports a turning of the tide in the book market

Warning to video games companies over digital

Digital River VP Jeff Hemenway says digital gold rush will result in casualties

Tabloid Owner to restore Channel Five to Canvas

Daily Express owner Richard Desmond is expected to buy Channel Five on Friday, according to Sky sources

Channel 4 picks Davidson-Houston as first head of online

Channel 4 has promoted Richard Davidson-Houston to the new role of head of online

The Times audience loss less than expected

The Times has lost two-thirds of its online readers as a result of implementing a paywall, according to the latest readership figures from Experian Hitwise

Facebook set to reach 500m users

Facebook is launching an online campaign to celebrate reaching 500m global users, which it expects to hit next week

Manufacturers criticise Apple

Nokia, RIM, Samsung and HTC have hit out at Apple over continuing iPhone 4 issues

Microsoft to offer app developers financial incentives

Microsoft will offer financial incentives to mobile developers producing apps for its Windows Phone 7 operating system in a bid to close the gap on market leaders Apple and Google

BBC opens up to small suppliers

BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has vowed to make it easier for small companies to supply systems and equipment to the corporation

BBC to relocate more FM&T roles to Salford

The BBC is to move 75 more jobs in its Future Media and Technology (FM&T) department to MediaCityUK in Salford

UK games market suffers June blues

Hardware sales drop 32 per cent month-to-date; Software sales fall 23 per cent

PEGI ratings delayed until 2011

The VSC says that no games carrying PEGI 18 logo should be placed on store shelves until April 1st 2011

Click-through rates fall but interactions continue good performance

Click-through rates (CTRs) continue to decline in the UK and Europe although interaction rates are continuing to perform well, according to the latest DoubleClick online advertising benchmark report

BBC launches comedy series exclusively online

The BBC is launching the second series of comedy series Brian Pern exclusively online

BBC overhauls online news

The BBC’s news website has undergone its first major overhaul since 2003

How web content consumption can vary by lifestyle and location

says Alex Burmaster, VP of global communications online at The Nielsen Company

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