NEW YORK (Billboard) - Indie rock band Arcade Fire recently unveiled the first video for a song from its sophomore album, "Neon Bible." Set to the record's title track, the clip -- which launched on the Internet in early October -- allows users to control the movement of images by mousing and clicking.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudis should do more to help the government monitor use of the Internet to help fight Islamic militancy, intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz said on Saturday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese Internet users are more likely to depend on their online experiences, and see the Web as a key to socializing and sharing opinions, than their U.S. counterparts, according to a study released on Friday.
PARIS (Reuters) - Internet users in France who frequently download music or films illegally risk losing Web access under a new anti-piracy system unveiled on Friday.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Media Development Authority, which regulates and censors media and the arts, has scored an unexpected hit on YouTube with a rap video about the city-state's media ambitions.
DUBLIN (Billboard) - Alternative-rock band My Bloody Valentine plans to "do a Radiohead" when the Anglo-Irish quartet releases its long-awaited follow-up to 1991's "Loveless," Billboard has learned.
PARIS (Reuters) - Targeted online advertising is set to face increased scrutiny from European Union regulators concerned about invasion of privacy, threatening the growth of a potentially big online revenue-booster for media companies.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc enjoyed one of its biggest monthly gains in U.S. Web search market share in October, building on consistent gains over the past two years, according to industry data out on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season kicked off on Thursday even before the turkey was carved, as retailers, worried that gift buying may slow this year, posted special deals on their Web sites on Thanksgiving day.
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the Internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said on Thursday.
