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Weekly internet update

with Search Engine Optimisation consultant Pascal Fintoni

In the news: Just in case you missed it, the new IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST is now available online. The study ranks by popularity the top 50 UK e-retailers. Check out if your favourite online store is included.

According to a recent research by Microsoft, 2.79 million small businesses have an online presence, but 62% of them do not have search marketing campaigns. Yet 76% of companies undertaking search engine marketing activities see an immediate increase in sales. Find out more in this report.

Websense released its top ten online security threat predications for 2008 this week, with the Olympic programme most likely to be used as a platform for cyber-attacks. Other prominent threats include increase malicious SPAM and cross platform web attacks.

Some 93% of media and internet professionals say they would be very likely or quite likely to use a search engine that focussed on their specific business community according to Vertical Search Report 2008 from e-consultancy.com.

BBC Worldwide has £350m to spend on the acquisition and development of a social networking site to target the youth market according to the Mail on Sunday.

Plug of the week: Join the North East Digital Awards Facebook group! The popular social networking site now has its own Digital Awards group for registered members, where all the latest news and awards announcements are available.

Story of the week: According to MarketingVox, the Wii is introduced in the most unlikely of places such as retirement homes and hospitals as a tool to assist in physical therapy. How upset would you be if your grandma was better than you at Resident Evil?

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .