• Although Yahoo! may be the top name on the internet, luring the most people to its site, latest figures show auction site eBay keeps its visitors hooked far longer. Nielsen-Net Ratings, an agency monitoring global internet traffic for the first time, said more than half the world's web surfers visited Yahoo!, a portal offering a search engine and services such as e-commerce and news, in June.

• Integration Betting operation IQ Ludorum will spend the £14.6m proceeds from its August 9 initial public offering on selective acquisitions and research and development in order to expand its integrated call centre internet betting platform globally, according to chief executive Gucharian Singh.