Rise of the bubble people

Joe Queenan: Ji Lee has devised something called the Bubble Project - an online site (www.Thebubbleproject.com) where ordinary people with no previous experience as dissidents can download bubbles, and then paste them up on posters or billboards they encounter in real life.

BBH launches virtual advertising agency

8am: Bartle Bogle Hegarty has opened a virtual advertising agency, as the industry attempts to tap into the online social networking phenomenon. By Meg Carter.

8 meg claim ruled misleading

The way broadband services are marketed will have to change following a judgment by the advertising watchdog yesterday that promising high speeds is unacceptable if a large proportion of customers actually experience slower connections. By Richard Wray and Mark Sweney.

Broadband firms given speed warning

8am: The advertising watchdog has ruled that companies marketing 8Mb broadband services will have to make clear that top speeds will 'vary significantly'. By Mark Sweney.

Hollywood film threatens to take the shine off Africa’s gem trade

The diamond industry has begun an ad campaign to safeguard its lucrative Christmas trade from what it fears will be a blitz of negative publicity resulting from a forthcoming Hollywood film about the trade in African 'conflict diamonds'. By Jeevan Vasagar.

Tarrant split good for Nintendo

3.45pm: Publicity surrounding Chris Tarrant's marriage breakdown has boosted sales of Nintendo's DS Lite console, for which he appears in ads forgetting his wedding anniversary. By Leigh Holmwood.

Ready to set tongues wagging?

Nearly all successful companies have identified online as an essential part of their marketing mix. Belinda Archer asks what's involved and how it differs from traditional PR

Google looks for ad innovation

RTS conference: Google is testing new ways of putting advertising on its websites but insisted this will not detract from users' experience of its services. By Tara Conlan.

Beer-bellied fairies kick off Vodafone’s Champions League campaign

2.15pm: Vodafone is tonight launching a 'beer-bellied fairies' TV advertising campaign to back its £24m three-year sponsorship of the Uefa Champions League. By Mark Sweney.

MSN revamps with an eye on the ads

8am: Microsoft is undertaking the biggest overhaul of its MSN UK internet portal in four years to offer better advertising opportunities including branded video. By Mark Sweney.

Burst Media reverses its revenue optimism

Online advertising group Burst Media warned that annual results for 2006 will be 'significantly below current market expectations'. By Richard Wray.

Nicole Kidman barred from Roman set

Actor Nicole Kidman was barred from filming an ad for Sky Italia inside an historic Roman apartment building by angry residents who wanted a higher fee for their cooperation. By Barbara McMahon.

EMI offers mobile users Robbie Williams for free

EMI is to provide music videos to mobile phones for free from artists including Robbie Williams and Lily Allen in a trial with T-Mobile. By Mark Sweney.