IT PRO – Ofcom investigates real UK internet speeds
Ofcom is asking consumers to volunteer for a research project to discover what broadband speeds users are really getting at home, compared to those advertised.

Computing – British Library unveils UK web archive
The British Library has launched its UK Web Archive to capture and record thousands of UK web sites, but has warned that the future of the project is at risk owing to copyright legislation.

CBR – Email scanning damned by UK consumers
Two thirds of UK citizens don’t know that if they sign up for a free email service their messages could be scanned for advertising opportunities. Of the 1,580 UK adults surveyed by GMX, a free email provider, 56 per cent said they were concerned by the practice and 19 per cent professed to be anxious. One in four felt they should be allowed to opt out of having their emails scanned.

Computer Weekly – Nominet votes for internet self-rule
Nominet members have voted overwhelmingly to accept changes to its constitution that should allow it to retain its self-regulatory status as the registrar of the .uk internet domain. At an extraordinary general meeting members voted in favour of resolutions to change the Nominet constitution in way that addressed government concerns about its independence and public-spirited ideals. The government is seeking to give itself the power to manage the .uk domain through the proposed Digital Economy Bill now going through parliament.

The Daily Telegraph – Facebook voted best invention of the decade
Britons have named Facebook as the best invention of the past decade in a new survey. More than 1,000 people were asked to name their favourite three inventions of the Noughties, and almost three-quarters (73 per cent) included the social networking website among their choices. The iPhone was the second most popular (62 per cent), closely followed by networking website Twitter (58 per cent). 2 per cent even voted for X Factor’s twins John and Edward.