Tumblr founder criticises rivals’ publishing of performance stats David Karp says his micro-blogging service is best place to try out creative innovation. By John Reynolds
YouTube to offer facilities and experts to help 100 advertisers to build content Pilot, which includes American Express and PepsiCo, is set to try to lure major companies away from TV ads. By Mark Sweney
Second-screen TV heats up for Viacom, Twitter, Shazam and Gracenote New attempts to reach smartphone and tablet-using viewers, and measure their engagement too. By Stuart Dredge
Films made in 3D are a marketing gimmick, says director Alan Parker Great Gatsby was only made in 3D to get the money back on a $120m movie, Bugsy Malone director tells Kirsty Wark. By Mark Sweney
Conan O’Brien: Twitter and Facebook were vital in launching my TBS show Comedian and presenter says social media helped him rebuild an audience after he was fired from NBC's Tonight Show. By John Reynolds
NSA Prism programme a game changer on web privacy, says Sir Martin Sorrell WPP chief, along with Jimmy Wales and Vivienne Westwood, raise concerns over extend of data collection program. By Mark Sweney
Facebook has 1m advertisers, but they’ll have to wait for video ads Social network says 61% of its monthly active UK users have Liked at least one local business page. By Stuart Dredge
Facebook executive: advertisers need to control consumer data Cannes Lions: Chief engineer says companies still target myth of 'captive' audience and fail to embrace digital. By Mark Sweney
YouTube network Fullscreen raises new funding round for expansion Chernin Group, WPP Digital and Comcast Ventures chip in to rumoured $30m round for the MCN with 2.5bn monthly views. By Stuart Dredge
Jack Black plans online comedy series Cannes Lions: Actor planning web content possibly including Tenacious D animated series. By John Reynolds
Could AppNexus’s digital ads be the unlikely saviour of our newspapers? The advertising technology company hopes digital ads will continue to fund great journalism. By James Silver
Google Adword victory – ‘no’ to Esta copycats As our campaign bites, Google at last takes action on US travel permits to enforce its own rules
Google Adword: time to close the ‘rogue sites’ loophole Our story last week on the wiles of copycat websites overcharging the unwary for government services prompted a flood of mail
WPP to offer Twitter data to clients World's largest advertising company to integrate data from tweets into its media and analytical tools. By Mark Sweney