Condom manufacturer Trojan launch an eye-catching street campaign tomorrow, when two hot dog stands take to the streets of New York – only rather than dispensing greasy meat sticks to the public, they’ll be giving away 10’000 free vibrators worth over $350k… Click here for full...
Twitter have announced the new “cashtag”, which uses a dollar sign to create hashtag-style links to the latest stock market information. Financial website StockTwits, who developed a similar function years ago, were not impressed, with CEO Howard Linzon quoted as saying, “in a dirty way,...
BandPage, the platform many musicians use to promote their material on Facebook, is looking to allow users to publish across multiple sites from one account with their new BandPage Everywhere. Click here for full story...
A House of Lords committee is investigating the possibility of moving all television broadcasting online, in a move that will doubtless annoy all the refuseniks forced into going digital only this year. Click here for full story...
The new owners of Digg have released images of what the site will look like on their blog. Click here to see the redesign...
Jaz Coleman, frontman of Killing Joke, has gone AWOL following a dispute about the band’s upcoming tour with The Cult. The band have expressed concern for his welfare, while apologising in advance to fans should the gigs be cancelled. Click here for full story...
Artists from Paul McCartney to Emeli Sande were paid a token fee of £1 for performing at the London 2012 opening ceremony, although still look set to cash in as sales of songs featured in the event head skywards....
Major labels who received half a million pounds in damages from Swedish piracy site The Pirate Bay have decided to plough the money into the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, rather than share it with their artists as the Swedish court awarding the settlement...
On 24th August, Channel 4 will celebrate ‘the birth of rave’ by broadcasting a six-hour, advert-free “House Party” featuring sets from Grandmaster Flash, Annie Mac and a host of others. Click here for full story...
The American Association of Independent Music has urged American regulators to adopt the same hard-line stance as the European Commission concerning the proposed buyout of EMI by Universal. Click here for full story...