Google buys radio adverts firm

1. Google buys radio adverts firm

Google is buying US radio advertising firm dMarc Broadcasting for an upfront payment of $102m (£58m), rising to a possible $1.14bn by 2009.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Jan 17 2006


2. Cuban All For Multi-Tiered Internet

Internet pioneer and entrepreneur Mark Cuban wants a multi-tiered Internet where bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video, cost a premium, echoing recent comments of the Baby Bells and cable companies that dominate the U.S. broadband market.

For more on this:
- read full story from internews.com, Jan 17 2006


3. Yahoo! lowers! outlook!

Despite posting a record fourth quarter, Wall Street punished Yahoo! for lowering its outlook today. The figures were solid. Revenues excluding distribution costs (traffic acquisition costs, or TAC) topped a billion dollars for the first time with income recorded at $1.06bn, up from $785m quarter-on-quarter, and $932.1m in Q3.

For more on this:
- read full story from channelregister.co.uk, Jan 18 2006


4. Cingular accuses two firms of stealing customer records

Cingular Wireless won a temporary restraining order on Friday against two companies which it accuses of selling illegally-obtained customer records over the web. The two companies, DataFind Solutions and 1st Source Information Solutions, are already the subject of a civil suit from Cingular.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Jan 17 2006


5. BT boss bigs up broadband for SMEs

Ben Verwaayen, BT chief executive, wants to reassure the UK's small businesses they can rely on the giant telco for their broadband services. In an interview on BT's Broadband Office website, Verwaayen is quizzed on a number of issues that face SMEs.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Jan 17 2006

6. Japan Internet pioneer Livedoor hit by fresh fraud claims

Japanese Internet firm Livedoor has been rocked by fresh allegations it cooked the books to hide losses, prompting the stock exchange to suspend trading in its shares amid a growing scandal.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 17 2006


7. MySpace intent on staying user-friendly

If MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe has his way, the quirky social networking site he co-founded two years ago will hold tight to its homegrown roots, even though it now boasts more unique users than Google or America Online and has a new owner at its helm.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 18 2006


8. 'You've Got Flaw' AOL

A critical security flaw in America Online Inc.'s "You've Got Pictures" service could put millions of users at risk of PC takeover attacks, according to a warning from the US-CERT (U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team).

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Jan 17 2006