Martha Payne's images of uninspiring school meals-one consisted of two croquettes, a plain cheeseburger, three slices of cucumber and a lollipop -drew international attention. The blog, set up about six weeks ago as a writing project and to help raise money for a school-meals charity, has drawn more than 2 million hits. Martha, who lives in the coastal town of Lochgilphead, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) west of Edinburgh, gave each meal a "food-o-meter" rating, and offered an assessment of its contents. An online outcry prompted officials to lift a ban on posting photos of her school lunches.

Hot on the heels of completing its acquisitionof Findaproperty last week, Zoopla is increasing its online real estate inventory once again: it will operate the property portals for the UK daily newspapers the Independent, the Evening Standard, and the Evening Standard's popular standalone property site (itself an offshoot of a printed supplement) Homes And Property, on an exclusive basis. All three publications are owned by the Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev. The partnership went live Friday.

Home Office security officials will rely on overseas-based social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to comply voluntarily with requests from British police and security services to collect and store personal data tracking web, email and mobile text use. Home Office officials appear to be relying on their claim that most overseas communication companies operate under "similar, if not more intrusive legal regimes without the rigorous safeguards" provided by the proposed UK legislation. But precise details of the powers to seize data and force companies to monitor it have been deferred until regulations are published.

The London Games will be the most tweeted, liked and tagged in history, with fans offered a never before seen insider's view of what many are calling the social media Olympics, or the "socialympics," says an Associated Press story. Hash tags, (at) signs and "like" symbols will be as prevalent as national flags, Olympic pins and medal ceremonies. Some athletes may spend more time on Twitter and Facebook than the playing field. Social-savvy fans, whether watching on television or inside the Olympic stadium itself, will be almost constantly online.

The forecast further strengthens the UK's position as a global leader in the market, second only to the US in terms of market value. The market has exploded in recent years, with 30% of all cross border trade in Europe, going through UK retailers. The UK's online retail market is set to reach GBP77 billion. The British dominance in online retail is one of the main topics of discussion at the British Business Embassy at Lancaster House on Aug. 9.

The Kelly Global Workforce Index found that social media policies have left many workers nervous of using sites such as Facebook or Twitter during work. Those firms which embrace social media, however, have seen real results and are encouraging others to do the same. Those brands which have embraced social networks using a well-thought-out social media marketing campaign have seen good results, both for the company and the employers who work there.

This is just the latest big vote against pay at a top FTSE 100 company after similar protests at Aviva, Cairn Energy, Pendragon and Trinity Mirror in what is being dubbed the Shareholder Spring. Sir Martin Sorrell, one of Britain's most respected captains of industry, looked subdued and grim faced after 60% of WPP shareholders voted against a pay hike for him. Investors were furious about his package because it included a 30% rise in his basic salary and an increase in his long-term bonus to 500% of salary.

England fans will be able to watch the team's Euro 2012 clash with Sweden live using their smartphones and tablets under a new BBC Sport service. The corporation has used the first full week of the tournament to test "some exciting new ways to enjoy the football". This includes a service that optimises the BBC's live and on-demand streaming coverage of Euro 2012 matches on mobile devices, both over WiFi and 3G. Available through the existing BBC Sport mobile website, as well as the mobile-optimised sport homepage, the video will work in the UK on iPhones and iPod touches with …

Comedian Ross Noble likes to have fun with Twitter. He sets up occasional "Twitterbombard" campaigns, asking his followers, and fans at his gigs, to deluge a particular Twitter user -- a member of Parliament or a brand, for example, with ridiculous questions. One of those brands, Doritos, decided to have fun with Noble in return, after he talked about bombarding Doritos during a TV talk show appearance. The bizarre questions duly came flooding in, and Twitter users found, to their surprise, that @DoritosUK responded not just with words, but with images as well.

Details of internet use in the UK will have to be stored for a year to allow police and intelligence services to have access it, under government plans. Records will include people's activity on social network sites, webmail, internet phone calls and online gaming. Home Secretary Theresa May said the change was needed to keep up with how criminals were using new technology. But senior Tory David Davis said it was "incredibly intrusive" and would only "catch the innocent and incompetent".