Russian internet search engine Yandex is geared up to target Google in emerging markets including Turkey, in an effort to ward off expansion attempts made by the US search giant in its home turf. The Yandex founder and chief executive Arkady Volozh has told Reuters that the firm is likely to use its own experts to expand into new countries, but will not rule out acquisitions or partnership deals.

Pinterest has emerged as a cunning tool for driving conversion rates in the e-commerce sector, as a recent study revealed that 70% of online shoppers are inspired by the site. Results from BizrateInsights revealed that out of 7,000 Pinterest users surveyed, 70% of cite "to get inspiration on what to buy" as their main reason for being a member.

Ceefax, the teletext information service first launched in 1974, broadcast its last page with the digital switch over near completion. The final phase of the digital switch over from analogue across the UK will be completed in Northern Ireland, meaning the end of the information service broadcast by the BBC, and now considered obsolete in the age of mobile internet.

Digital copies of the magazine will be sold by street venders in a pilot project running across the North of England, where customers will be able to buy a digital access card rather than a hardcopy of the Big Issue. The magazine will be available for view across smartphone, tablet or PC. Should the trial be a success, the digital edition will also roll out across the north west and Yorkshire.

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has asked UK's major internet service providers (ISP) to add three more file-sharing websites to the piracy blockade. BPI claims that three sites including Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents have been involved in illegal music distribution. BPI spokesperson was cited by BBC as saying that same as the Pirate Bay, these websites are distributing music illegally, without permission and without paying a penny to the musicians, writers and producers involved in its development.

Ottawa-based idoodlemedia is cooking up new digital media content to supplement the North American launch of Jamie Magazine, featuring the recipes and food philosophy of international chef Jamie Oliver. With the debut of the North American print edition, readers will also get access to exclusive "Jamie Magazine Extra" digital content with each issue. Jamie Magazine launched in the UK in 2008 and since then has added local editions in Russia, Germany and Holland.

BBC News has begun rolling out its new responsive site as the default option for mobile phones. From this week anyone accessing the BBC News website on a phone will see the new mobile site rather than the desktop site, designed for larger screens. Responsive sites detect the device a website is being read on and adapt the view to suit the screen size. In this case articles are displayed in a single column.

One of the biggest players in digital music streaming, behind only market leader Spotify, it offers subscribers unlimited access to millions of songs on demand via PCs, mobile phones and other devices. Newly infused with cash, Deezer plans to use the money to finance an expansion into more than 160 countries, just not the United States.

While a comScore Media Metrix report found that just over half of internet users in Germany visited travel sites in May, travel website reach is lower in Germany than all other EU-5 countries except Italy. As a point of comparison, nearly 70% of UK internet users visited travel sites in May, spending nearly twice as much time on travel websites as consumers in Germany.

Amazon is making British publishers pay 20% VAT on ebook sales, despite paying only 3% on thier own tax bill. Companies such as Amazon collect the VAT levy from consumers before passing it on to governments. According to the Guardian, as the retailer has been based in Luxembourg since 2006 it only has to pass on 3% VAT to the Luxembourg government for ebook sales as opposed to the rate of 20% if it were based in the UK.