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Weekly internet news

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

The Telegraph claims that the controversial Google Street View application is to be released in the UK before the end of the year. The application, which will use camera cars to take images of life on Britain’s streets has been widely criticised by privacy campaigners in America.

Pocket Lint reports a pretty large increase in the popularity of mobile dongles. The gadgets were initially selling at a rate of 1000 per week, however new figures suggest that more than 30,000 are now being sold each week in the UK.

The ‘rush-hour’ for email services is between 5 and 6 pm on a Thursday according to findings from a new report by web performance monitoring firm Epitiro. Web User reports that seven per cent of all emails sent during this period are either severely delayed or lost altogether.

Newly published findings from Nielsen Online reveal that internet users in the US have been going online to voice their concerns about the economic downturn. Social media platforms and applications are being used to swap money-saving tips and air frustrations.

Plug of the week

The team behind the North East Digital Awards are planning for the launch of this year’s incarnation following on from the success of the 2007 campaign. But don’t just take their word for it, visit the website to read the testimonials and for updates on the new campaign.

Story of the week

A court in the US has ruled that Google must release the names and IP addresses of every person ever to view a video via the YouTube website as part of ongoing legal proceedings between the social media site and broadcasters Viacom. According to BBC reports, the data will total more than 12 terabytes.

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