The Guardian reveals that, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, “Internet advertising spend is ‘propping up’ traditional media, according to a report, surging 21% year on year to £1.68bn [$2.93bn] in the first six months of 2008.  The resilience of internet ad spend in the [...]

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on Facebook’s evolution from a “scrappy start-up to big business” and the opportunities and challenges this development brings with it. Laptopmag.com has an interview with MSI’s Director of Sales, Andy Tung, in which Tung reveals that MSI’s “internal research has shown that [...]

The International Herald Tribune writes that “[s]ince the credit crisis began gripping the financial world, Silicon Valley has watched from the sidelines, secure in the faith that it was insulated from the coming storm.  That faith is now being seriously undermined. High-tech entrepreneurs, investors and executives now believe the question [...]

Reuters reveals that “[a] Norway consumer agency said it aims to take computer group Apple to court over what it calls unfair barriers to playing music from the iTunes music store on devices other than Apple's iPod.  Consumer Ombudsman Bjoern Erik Thon told Reuters he hoped other countries would follow [...]

The Register reveals that “[t]he European Union yesterday called on Member States to participate in a major review of the accounting directives for small biz firms to help reduce the administrative burden on SMEs.  Charlie McCreevy, who is the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, said that during [...]