BBC – Evan Williams says Twitter fundamental to government

Social networks will become a fundamental way we communicate with our governments, businesses and loved ones, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has told the BBC.

The Guardian – Lib Dems to change their amendment to the digital economy bill

Rights group calls for bill to be abandoned as peers reverse key changes

The Guardian – Would your constituency get superfast broadband under the Tories?

Rural voters likely to lose out under new Tory proposals – find out how your constituency would do

IT PRO – Google: Mobile ads rates could top PC

Google engineering vice president Vic Gundotra did not say when he expected the crossover in the so-called cost per click of its search ads to occur, during a webcast to analysts about the company’s mobile business. But he said that mobile ad rates have increased “dramatically” in recent years.

The Register – Battle lines drawn in Apple-Google warfare

The battle between Apple and Google is heating up, with execs taking potshots at each other and Silicon Valley insiders choosing sides – some by getting new business cards.

Computerworld UK – Apple talks iPad price with UK mobile networks

Apple executives are reportedly on their way to the UK to discuss the April release of the iPad with each of the major mobile networks, according to the Metro newspaper.

Computerworld UK – Wales gets one of the world’s largest data centres

One of the world’s largest data centres has opened for business in the UK, protected by bomb-proof glass and powered by enough electricity to run a small city.

Computerworld UK – 10,000 Microsoft staff buy iPhones

Steve Ballmer doesn’t use one but apparently as many as 10,000 Microsoft employees do. Embarrassingly, the device in question is Apple’s iPhone.

SC Magazine – Facebook users warned of new malicious application that claims to show who looks at your profile

The removal of application notifications on Facebook has led to bogus applications that claim to show which of your friends are viewing your profile

SC Magazine – Who really is responsible for allowing and monitoring social networking use?

Recent claims that staff productivity is the responsibility of line managers and not security has been assessed. Ray Stanton, global head of business continuity, security and governance at BT Global Services, claimed that if companies are blocking access to social networking for productivity rather than security reasons, then the responsibility for managing staff lies with line managers.