Social networking: sites generating low ad revenue
New research shows that advertisers will spend just £115m on social networking websites in the UK this year. By Mark Sweney
James Bond smashes sales figures
Devil May Care, the new James Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks, has become Penguin's fastest ever selling hardback fiction title
Yahoo takeover: board had early plans to reject Microsoft bid, papers reveal
Yahoo made plans to reject a Microsoft takeover bid months before its $45bn offer, according to newly released court documents. By Mark Sweney
Bill Gates doesn’t play monopoly? Laugh? I nearly died
John Naughton: Microsoft is in the throes of losing an empire and having difficulty finding a new role
Watchdog accuses BBC chiefs of breaching licence as website overspend hits £36m
BBC chiefs have been criticised after the bbc.co.uk website went almost £36m over budget in a single year. By Tara Conlan and Mark Sweney
The web operation
Some of your questions answered about the BBC Trust review of the public broadcaster's website
BBC website £36m over budget: Trust raps management
The BBC has been accused of 'poor financial accountability' after the corporation went almost £36m over budget in its spending on bbc.co.uk. By Tara Conlan and Mark Sweney
Dharmash Mistry joins venture capital firm
Balderton Capital, the venture capital company that has invested in Bebo, Betfair and Setanta, has hired Emap's former head of digital operations, Dharmash Mistry. By Mark Sweney
The digital divide
The first OC&C Top 100 Media Index reveals a complex picture of companies that have restructured and reinvented themselves. By Owen Gibson
Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars in rural areas
The number of homes with high-speed connections in the countryside has overtaken those in towns and cities for the first time. By Katie Allen
ITV appoints Baker as Friends Reunited boss
ITV has hired Trinity Mirror executive Andy Baker to be the managing director of Friends Reunited, as the departing management share a multimillion-pound earn-out bonanza. By Mark Sweney
Texan spends $250m to join Icahn’s Yahoo dissidents
Veteran tycoon T Boone Pickens has thrown his weight behind Carl Icahn's attempt to unseat the board of Yahoo by snapping up 10m shares. By Andrew Clark
Merger hopes revived after Microsoft talks resume
A resumption of talks between Yahoo and Microsoft has caused relief among investors and advertisers. By Andrew Clark
Google may be Yahoo’s white knight
Google is still interested in a tie-up with Yahoo in the lucrative internet search market, according to Google's co-founder, Sergey Brin. By Richard Wray
Yahoo says yes to limited Microsoft talks
Yahoo has confirmed its willingness to discuss a new deal with Microsoft over combining the two companies' advertising businesses. By Jemima Kiss