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Weekly internet update

The North East Regional Portal’s head of e-business, Pascal Fintoni, shares his take on the latest in the world of internet marketing…

In the news: Apple has announced that movies are now available for download for UK users via the iTunes site. Web User suggests that both old and new titles can be rented as well as bought.

A Trend Micro Study reports that workers from small businesses are more likely to carry out risky online behaviour than their counterparts from larger firms.

The way in which broadband speeds are advertised is to be controlled by independent regulator Ofcom. The BBC reports that 90% of internet providers have agreed to use a voluntary code which will ensure that only genuine bandwidths are advertised.

A small US suburb has had its images and maps removed from Google Earth after it accused the internet giant of trespassing! The major of North Oaks, in St Paul, Minnesota emphasised that the town was not afraid of ‘outsiders’, but rather Google has no authority to render images of private property.

A study conducted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe indicates that online advertising is increasing rapidly across Europe, making moves to catch up with the US.

Plug of the week: A new computer game designed to encourage awareness of ebusiness has been launched to help promote online ebusiness community Webetopia. Car Lot King Pin puts users selling skills to the test and encourages them to challenge their friends and colleagues. To play the game visit www.webetopia.com/carlotkingpin.aspx, to learn more about ebusiness, visit www.webetopia.com.

Story of the week: An unsigned band has made history by becoming the first in the world to conduct online gigs via social networking site Facebook reports the Independent.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .