The European Commission said on Wednesday that it was "inviting comments from interested parties" on a draft deal with the publishers. The four publishers are Hachette Livre, part of France's Lagardere Publishing; Harper Collins, owned by U.S.-based News Corp.; Macmillan, part of Germany's Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck; and New York-based CBS Corp.'s Simon & Schuster.

Twitter has overtaken Google in the annual CoolBrands list for 2012, thedrum.co.uk reports. The list, which ranks those brands viewed by the public to be the "coolest" on the market, saw Twitter climb to fourth, after not even ranking in the top 20 last year. Google, meanwhile, has risen from seventh place to fifth, whilst its YouTube platform came second. Overall winner, however, was Apple. Aston Martin fell to third.

One year after launching on the iPad the British Journal of Photography has as many subscribers as it does in print. The print edition has a monthly sale of 8,000, of which 4,000 are subscribers. Now, one year on, an equivalent number of people have signed up for six-month or year-long subscriptions to the quarterly bespoke iPad edition - according to publisher Incisive Media. They say the app shell, which includes a certain amount of free content, has been downloaded nearly 200,000 times.

Facebook is shutting down its facial-recognition photo tool in Europe, following objections from the regulator. The facial recognition tool is no longer available to new Facebook users and existing templates will be removed by October 15. The move follows a review in December 2011 by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) which said that Facebook's "tag suggest" feature contravened the European Union data privacy laws.

The flavour is full-bodied, fruity, and aromatic, with a rather chewy finish. Kraft Canada's candy line, Maynards, is taking the conventions of wine marketing and using them for its somewhat less high-end product: wine gums. A new video shows a stunt campaign the brand conducted at a wine expo.

News Corp shareholders have reacted angrily to news that James Murdoch could soon run the media giant's flagship Fox TV channel. The son of News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch was heavily criticised last week by British regulators over his role in the hacking scandal. One dissident shareholder called the news a "slap in the face for shareholders, not to mention victims of the hacking scandal."

A leaked document from a project set up by the European Commission to fight terrorism online reveals suggestions for wide-ranging surveillance. The "recommendations" advise that ISPs should be held liable for not making "reasonable" efforts to use technological surveillance to identify terrorist use of the Internet. They also urge companies to filter employees' Internet connections and say that "it must be legal for police to patrol on social media."

Facebook is deleting facial recognition data collected from European users and plans to terminate the feature there soon. Since 2011, the Ireland-based Data Protection Commissioner has led an investigation into Facebook to see if the social media giant complied with European privacy laws. The DPC initially responded to complaints by a user group in Austria.

U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will stop medium-wave radio broadcasting while continuing its online service later this year, to comply with a new Russian law. Senior official Julia Ragona said Saturday that the organization is making the change November 10, when a new Russian law takes effect. The new law will ban radio broadcasting in Russia by companies that are more than 48 percent owned by foreign individuals or legal entities.

Santander, the Spanish-owned high street bank, has rolled out a new campaign promoting the "value" it offers customers. A new TV ad, which breaks Sept. 23, sees the brand visit the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury, talking to local people about the value credentials of its products. Santander branch staff are shown using Santander's 'Cashback Calculator' digital tool to reveals how much they could potentially save in a year with that brand's 123 Current Account and 123 Credit Card.