Government intelligence organisation targets recruits with Xbox Live ads
GCHQ to run ad campaign within Xbox Live online games to attract 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks. By Mark Sweney
Konnie Huq turns seductress for HIV awareness ad
Former Blue Peter presenter stars in web film challenging prejudice against kissing people with HIV. By Mark Sweney
Phorm UK chief steps down
paidContent UK: Controversial behavioural advertising firm moves focus overseas. By Robert Andrews
Readers would pay for online news, study shows
Findings from a study by Boston Consulting Group across nine countries show regular internet users would be prepared to pay a monthly fee for online news
Trinity Mirror boss: regionals should move into PR
paidContent:UK: Neil Benson makes controversial suggestions to Society of Editors conference on how publishers can boost income. By Robert Andrews
Online ad spend ‘set to climb by more than 7% in 2010’
Internet advertising spending poised to buck industry trend and climb by more than expected, report predicts. By Mark Sweney
SoftBank sell: should Quentin Tarantino be advertising Japanese cellphones
Tarantino is the latest film star to be showing up on the small screen in Japan. Embarrassing? Or, rather, more embarrassing than Brad Pitt?
Google deal with Advertising Standards Authority will fund regulation
Google's co-operation means the ASA will be more able to police online marketing activities. By Mark Sweney
Google buys mobile ad firm for $750m
Search engine giant moves into mobile advertising with swoop for Silicon Valley start-up AdMob. By Mark Sweney
Burberry checks out crowdsourcing with The Art of the Trench
UK fashion brand launches social media project mixing curated and crowdsourced content. By Mercedes Bunz
Antichrist sex ads escape ban
Watchdog rules that press campaign for Lars von Trier movie unlikely to cause serious offence. By Mark Sweney
Advertisers unsatisifed by newspaper sites’ sales efforts, study reveals
Newspaper websites are not popular among advertisers due to lack of focus on digital advertising, reveals IPA's Online Media Owners' survey
The Family Guy’s not family friendly enough for Microsoft
Microsoft has backed out of its sponsorship of a comedy special from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane because it was 'not a fit' with the Windows brand
Breakfast briefing: BBC’s new political site launches
Today's stories from around the web: Democracy Live launches | Skype close to ending legal wrangles? | Concerns about social network spamming
Google seeks to turn a profit from YouTube copyright clashes
Internet group is working to persuade music and video companies to cash in rather than clamp down when their content is uploaded