David Cameron promises to tackle advertisers who sexualise children
Pledge from Tory leader as cabinet minsters announce plans to tighten online rules
Sony Ericsson phone ad ruled misleading over Facebook claims
TV ad for Satio phone included Facebook icon – but handset was not compatible with social networking site. By John Plunkett
With SeeSaw, TV faces its future outside the box
Stephen Armstrong: A rush of website launches promises to accelerate the divorce between TV shows and your TV – with drastic results for the industry
Confused.com takes on that meerkat
There's not a smoking jacket in sight in Confused.com's latest marketing campaign
Game on at mobile telecoms fair
The annual showcase of the latest games, marketing wheezes and software updates for the mobile telecoms industry is opening in Barcelona
Viral Video Chart: The Muppets’ Beaker tunes out and weatherman freaks out
Flame-haired puppet faces blizzard of YouTube comments and meteorologist talks up a (snow)storm in this week's rundown. By Mercedes Bunz
Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy team up in new film urging Tobin tax on bankers
Campaign film says 0.05% 'Robin Hood' tax on financial trades could raise $700bn for world's poor
US magazines’ newsstand sales fall 9%
ABC figures for July to December reveal drop-off in single-copy sales, with Newsweek and Time hit particularly hard. By Mercedes Bunz
Research shows that the internet has eaten newspaper ads
In 2009, the internet's share of UK ad spend rose by the amount that newspapers lost. Coincidence?
Facebook leads rise in mobile web use
A new set of audited figures for mobile internet use, the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics, reveal a landscape with one very tall peak. By Mercedes Bunz
Google splashes out $5m on Super Bowl advert
Google's aversion to advertising its search engine on TV ended with a bang as the company paid for a minute-long commercial during the Super Bowl
Apple hints at location-based advertising and services strategy
Evidence is increasing that Apple is going to launch geo-targeted advertising on the iPhone. Would a cheap iPhone be worth the cost of ads?
Google sees advertising bounce as profits rise
Google says the advertising market is returning to normal, after posting nearly $2bn quarterly profit at the end of a 'rollercoaster year'
Who are Charles and YaVaughnie and what is their billboard for?
The mysterious ads, and the accompanying website, are baffling New Yorkers
Is the Skiff Reader the answer for newspapers?
Web-linked touchscreen tablet that repurposes print content unveiled by Skiff. By Peter Kirwan