Though it sounds like a coordinated organisation, the reality is that it’s more like a stampeding herd – and members are fearful of standing up and being counted “Just don’t use my name, OK, please?” said the person on the other end of the phone. “I don’t want this to get out.” His cause for concern

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The plan is that a digital hub will provide fibre connections to every community in the UK by 2015 The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will today announce a further £50m of funding for new projects to push forward the government’s ambitions to get superfast broadband to every community in the UK. The intention is to get a “digital hub” connected by fibre optics in every area by 2015.

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The political news specialist employs 175 people to broadcast in print, on video and over the internet. In other words, it focuses on subject, not medium – and makes a profit doing so Early on Wednesday morning, I did what all modern American election obsessives do naturally

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Mark Zuckerberg says groups are ‘a fundamental building block’ that will enable people to share more on the social network Facebook has launched “groups” – its attempt to mirror the way that people interact in the real world, where we interact with small groups of people such as family, work colleagues and wider friends, rather than everyone at once.

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Search giant says there is no agreement allowing telecoms company Verizon to prioritise the order and speed in which it delivers content to users Google has dismissed reports that the company is in talks with US telecoms operator Verizon that could bring an end to net neutrality. In an article published yesterday, the New York Times said the two companies “are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege”

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