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FindWatchShare: Revolver rolls out Facebook video-on-demand service in the UK and Ireland

May 18, 2012   Paul Sawers

UK independent film distributor Revolver Entertainment has launched a new Facebook video-on-demand (So-VOD) service at Cannes Film Festival 2012.
FindWatchShare reels in Revolver’s library of indie flicks, new and old, letting users search, share and watch movies directly on the…

UK Pirate Party sees more than 1.8m visits in 24 hours after ISPs block The Pirate Bay website

May 18, 2012   Jamillah Knowles

The move to stop Pirate Bay in the UK means that ISPs are now blocking the site due to an order from the High Court. Tough times for pirates, but high times for the UK Pirate Party (PPUK) as research…

Vyclone: This collaborative video app is just what citizen journalists ordered

May 18, 2012   Paul Sawers

2011 was a tumultuous year for the Middle East, but the troubles also served as a reminder of the role technology can play in giving everyone a voice.
Live video-streaming platform Bambuser is one example of how citizens took the…

Flat-Club leverages trust, social networks to facilitate short-term letting; lands funding

May 17, 2012   Robin Wauters

Flat-Club, a London startup that enables people to sell and book short-term accommodations in a relatively closed ‘circle of trust’, has secured funding.
The investors joining the Series A financing round are all non-traditional VCs; the list of backers…

Man City Football Club furthers digital engagement as it partners with Foursquare

May 17, 2012   Jamillah Knowles

Manchester City Football club has never been afraid to push digital boundaries to engage its fans. Today the club has announced a partnership with the location-based social network Foursquare.
City supporters can now check into Foursquare at the Etihad Stadium,…

UK Facebook account hacker hit with 12-month prison sentence

May 17, 2012   Jamillah Knowles

Following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Central e-Crime unit, 21-year-old Gareth Cross of West Sussex was sentenced to twelve months after hacking into a private Facebook account.
In January 2011, Crosskey gained unauthorised access to the Facebook account…

Monmouthpedia: The World’s first Wikipedia town, is set to go live

May 16, 2012   Jamillah Knowles

The Internet of things is becoming easier to grasp as household appliances, pot plants and other objects are connected to the Internet to let us know more about them or update on environmental changes. Though the appearance of the Internet…

Catch up with headlines on the move as VeriFone launches Sky News in London’s iconic black cabs

May 16, 2012   Jamillah Knowles

Passengers in London’s Hackney carriages will soon be able to make the most of their time when stuck in traffic jams or on the move.
VeriFone, known for its payment systems, has announced an agreement with Sky News to broadcast…

The BBC’s plans for “the first digital Olympics”? 24 simultaneous live streams across 4 screens.

May 16, 2012   Paul Sawers

The BBC has given the biggest indication yet of what its digital offering will look like for the London Olympics, and The Next Web was on hand yesterday to get a glimpse of the action.
Back in January last year,…

Europe’s Square rival iZettle to ship 3,000 card readers to UK testers, warms up for summer launch

May 16, 2012   Robin Wauters

iZettle is one of the European companies doing what Jack Dorsey’s Square is doing in the United States: trying to convince small businesses and individuals to take card payments with its mobile applications and a custom-built reader.
So far, the…

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