Searching for a levy

Google's failure to reach agreement over funding the ASA's regulation of its advertising is causing resentment among media groups. By Mark Sweney

Droga5 wins two D&AD black pencils

Agency claims top awards for Sarah Silverman viral film and campaign in New York City schools. By Mark Sweney

American family’s web photo ends up as Czech advertisement

Smiths from Missouri only heard about it when a friend travelling in Prague saw them on a grocery store poster

How long can Phorm go on?

Defying privacy concerns, the behavioural ad firm ploughs on – but as yet has no ISPs, web users, advertisers or publishers

Phorm raises £15m for internet advert trials

Firm continues trials of controversial technology that tracks customers' internet use

Ben Bradshaw to replace Andy Burnham as culture secretary

Upheaval at DCMS comes at critical point, with final Digital Britain report looming. By Leigh Holmwood

ITV.com traffic surges on the back of Britain’s Got Talent

No surprises that ITV.com has seen record traffic generated by the climax of Britain's Got Talent this month. By Jemima Kiss

Facebook starts localising content on brand fan pages

What more can Facebook do to expand the fan pages on its site to appeal to more brands and advertisers? By Jemima Kiss

Bebo teen drama Sofia’s Diary joins road accident awareness campaign

Lead character to be killed in a car accident as part of a sponsorship deal with Transport for London. By Mark Sweney

Craigslist’s Jim Buckmaster speaks out: the full transcript

The full transcript of the Guardian's interview with Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster

OpenX scores $10m more funding for online ads

Internet advertising business OpenX - which started in London - has announced a surprise injection of cash from investors who think it could be the next DoubleClick

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Yahoo Newspaper Consortium has generated estimated $50m in revenues

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) execs have always been more than a little circumspect when it comes to discussing how well the 800-member Yahoo Newspaper Consortium is doing, until now. By David Kaplan

Eric Schmidt: Why Google won’t put money into newspapers

In contrast to Yahoo, Google has always had a long-standing resistance to describing itself as a media company. It always seemed unlikely, then, that Google might bail out a newspaper by buying it. By Jemima Kiss