This isn't news per se, but those guys at Google have a regular blog - click here to view. It may well be biased because of who is publishing the information, but there's some good stuff on there and helpful hints for those interested in the PPC and search market.

IDG have brought a well known brand into the UK marketplace. Computerworld UK is now live. Editorial will be focused towards IT Managers and will be based on four channels - Management, Technology, Community and Toolbox. Find out more at. www.computerworlduk.com

The print version of CBR has rebranded. The change isn't vast, but it's more up to date and includes photographs as well as drawings / sketches. Their site can be viewed here. 

Well VNU have been pretty busy this quarter.
In Spain they've launched www.siliconnews.es, and in the UK they've launched TV ON demand. This means they'll now create video content for you across their brands. Let's see how it develops.

Developers, developers, developers! Norway gets a new dedicated developer channel by those guys at Digi.no. Digi.no has 300,000 unique users and pretty soon we'll know how many of these visitors build, design and engineer applications. View here.

Kingpin launches Kingpin Live

Do your online creatives suffer fatigue, lack of interest or response?

• Miserable MPU?
• Uninspiring Skyscraper?
• Bland Banner?

Kingpin Live brings video to web to capture the imagination of the browser and increase web responses. We write, film and convert to web format without big production budgets.

For more information call 0207 803 1004

International Direct Marketing awards
The Precision Marketing Response Awards 2007 in association with The International Direct Marketing Fair will take place on the first evening of the exhibition, 1st May, at The London Hilton.

Register NOW and attend The International Direct Marketing Fair in May.

The CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards have fast become the most sought-after industry accolade, and for good reason: the technology community knows the winners are the best of the best. All nominations for Kingpin will be rewarded with brown envelopes of cash, only kidding! To find out more click here.

Media Whispers
A new marketing report published by BIG-Research confirms what a number of earlier studies had already found. Increasingly, Americans are consuming media in large quantites, not specifically concentrating on any one medium at a single time.

BIG-Research's survey of about 15,000 consumers revealed that 67.9 percent of them use other media while watching television, 69.2 percent while reading newspapers and then 70.8 percent while surfing the Internet. See more

BBC strikes Google-YouTube deal
The BBC has struck a content deal with YouTube, the web's most popular video sharing website, owned by Google.

Three YouTube channels - one for news and two for entertainment - will showcase short clips of BBC content. See more

Kingpin Intelligence is just about to publish an in-depth report into the media consumption habits of UK IT Professionals.

Through over 400 in-depth interviews the report will reveal invaluable insight into their communication preferences - from traditional sources to RSS and Blogs. It's essential reading for any marketing managers targeting this segment.

See questions asked in new window.
Publication date: April 2007

Please contact James Taylor to take advantage of this opportunity.

Email: james@kingpin-intelligence.com // Tel: +44 (0)20 78031010 // Fax: +44 (0)20 7803 1001

Next month’s snapshot research question:

How beneficial do you think unified messaging could be in your job role?

Sony introduced their Virtual World

Sony has just laid bare its plans for PlayStation 3's online user community - no straight-laced menus Xbox 360-style, this is like playing a fully 3D next-gen game. See more

Warner Builds Buzz for
'300' on MySpace

Warner Bros. and Fox Interactive have found success in a partnership between MySpace and the upcoming epic film 300, writes AdWeek.

For the last couple of months, Warner Bros. has maintained a MySpace page for the film, a common tactic for the movies in the last year or so. But in this case the promotion was exposed to the entire MySpace user population. See more or this.

The ultimate little helper

The Electrolux Trilobite 2.0 is the only robot cleaner that's guaranteed to satisfy gadget perfectionists. At nearly £1,000, it can't be worth it by any rational measure. But its amusing antics exude a charm that's hard to resist. See more

Lovely Bubbly

Ah bubble wrap, one of life's little gems. I was simply over joyed when, on opening the oversized packaging for my new new flat screen, I was to find acres of bubble wrap which was just as exciting as seeing the full HD splendour of Gears of War on my Xbox360. Click here to experience the joy of bubble wrap again and again.

Clarkson Vs Computers

Clarkson would be far happier if everything he owned ran on petrol. The grumpy old git is on firey form here and certainly has it in for computer technology. God help his IT support. View here

If you have anything to add or any opinions on what we should cover for next month's issue please get submissions to:
Patrick Murray - patrick@kingpin.co.uk
by 16th April 2007.