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The drinks are on Facebook

Drinks are on facebook

The off-licence group behind Threshers is partnering a new Facebook application which allows people to buy their friends real, rather than virtual drinks. The application works by allowing users to select a drink for a friend, pay for it through Facebooks Google checkout system, then a hard copy of the voucher is posted to the recipients house for them to redeem in any local store.

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Brand awareness

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Comedian Russell Brand has yet again caused major controversy with his outspoken silver tongue, this time at the MTV Video Music Awards where he insulted the US President and other household American names.

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Sky to take on iTunes

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Sky is to challenge the dominance of Apple’s iTunes with the launch of a new music download service and has already signed up Universal Music, whose artists include U2, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse, as launch partner

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Greedy Google

Google remains king of the UK searches with a massive 87% share.

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DVDs to follow the CD

I like to think of myself as a traditional music and film collector. Yes I’ve got access to download programs like Tesco Digital and iTunes but I still go out of my way to buy the actual CD, DVD, or even vinyl from the high street.

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MySpace fights back

It’s common knowledge that Facebook reigns supreme in the world of social networking sites, but MySpace is about to fight back with what it thinks could be a trump card.

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