Tim Armstrong’s tantrum reveals the anomaly that is AOL
Michael Wolff: The CEO's brutal firing of a Patch staffer lays bare the stress AOL is under as it fails to answer the big existential questions
Tripe and onion bags as football team’s Twitter appeal nets sponsor
Media Monkey: Advertising deal for under-15s team in Blackpool shows the side has guts
WPP sets target for 45% of revenues to come from digital sources
Sir Martin Sorrell reveals strategy on business website LinkedIn – the chief executive had previously shunned social networking. By Mark Sweney
Robert Downey Jr to front HTC ads
Iron Man actor signs two-year contract, rumoured to be worth $12m, for campaign mobile phone maker says is its biggest ever. By John Reynolds and Mark Sweney
Twitter explains how Ryan Gosling, Chris Hadfield and Dove went viral
Social network shows off visualisations of viral videos while warning brands and agencies that 'there are no rules to virality'. By Stuart Dredge
David Trent: This Is All I Have – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
This ex-teacher needs to find a subject more worthy of his angry intelligence than disingenuous ad campaigns, writes Brian Logan
Brands should beware of Instagram’s new video importing feature
Ability to upload videos from iPhone and Android smartphones' libraries should not be seen as an excuse for creative laziness. By Stuart Dredge
Coronation Street Twitter exposé: ITV drops legal action threat
Channel 4's Dispatches programme, aired on Monday, shows Coronation Street stars allegedly promoting fake goods
Move to mobiles and share rebound leaves Facebook sitting pretty
Shares have soared along with revenue as Facebook users accepted its new model for mobile advertising. It's a remarkable turnaround, says Charles Arthur
Facebook plans to woo big budget brands with 15-second video ads
Social media site may charge as much as $2.5m a day for companies to advertise through on users' homepages. By Mark Sweney
Digital age is driving force behind Publicis-Omnicom merger
Rise of digital giants – from Google and Microsoft to Facebook and Twitter – has undermined traditional ad agency model
More than 80% of children lie about their age to use sites like Facebook
Youngsters see inappropriate content because social media sites too lax on self-declaration, says ASA. By Mark Sweney
Prince George: Brands cash in with ‘trendjacking’ ad campaigns
Google, Procter and Gamble, and Carling among businesses to quickly capitalise on the royal birth. By Mark Sweney
Beer company Brewdog brawls with ASA over web swearing
UK advertising watchdog ASA accuses Scottish brewing company of using offensive language on their website