Wired asks: is sending subscription jokes to mobile phones the killer app?

Pew, the survey organisation, has produced a handy page which brings together key statistics that they have produced over the years.

A Guardian story has the details of the changes happening at the Telegraph: “We must adapt or face decline,” says Telegraph chief.

“Job losses are necessary at the Telegraph Group because the digital revolution was making some newspaper practices obsolete,” chief executive Murdoch MacLennan said today.

Announcing details of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph’s long-anticipated move from Wapping to Victoria, Mr MacLennan said the daily title’s business section would be the first to switch to the new 24-hour digital newsroom in a fortnight.
Other departments will start transferring at end of the month with the company aiming to complete the move in November.
‘Some aspects of our news operation have not altered significantly in decades,’ Mr MacLennan said.

‘The competition – not just from our traditional print rivals – is changing, growing and becoming fiercer. Readers are migrating online, and advertisers are following them. People are demanding customised news, wherever and whenever they want it. We have to adapt to these realities, or face a future of decline which goes to the very heart of our business,’ he said.

‘As big as the challenges are, there are unparalleled opportunities, too. In a multimedia world, strong brands will flourish. And the Telegraph – with its hallmarks of honesty, integrity and reliability – is perfectly placed to become the digital market leader in news and comment.

‘There should be no limit to our ambitions, provided we embrace this sea change in the information society with imagination and determination. There should be no limit, either, to what our brilliant journalists and writers can achieve…”

The Times has started a comment blog by Daniel Finkelstein, comment editor and columnist.

The Windows Live team have announced a beta called Windows Live WiFi Center, says Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life.
The product will allow you to search for WiFi spots around the world, manage a favourites list and comes complete with a free VPN solution. And, the team says, there’s more to come. Currently on limited beta, but opening up soon….

Matt Cutts, the Google blogger who mostly focusses on search engine optimisation, takes a break with this post which asks: What’s your fave Web 2.0 company?

Everything you ever wanted to know about Google Maps mashups but were afraid to ask…

In the first example of its kind that I have noticed, the AOP reports: “Online publisher Magicalia, an affiliate member of AOP, has bought specialist magazine publisher Encanta Media for £2.72m million.

Magicalia acquires Encanta from Endless, the Leeds-based £100m buyout and turnaround fund, which purchased the company in January this year following the collapse of Highbury House Communications.

Magicalia operates 40-plus websites, and will initially concentrate on building web communities around Encanta’s nine specialist interest magazines in woodworking, gardening and patchwork.”

Google is taking aim at Microsoft with Google Apps for Your Domain a productivity suite aimed at business. It currently comprises Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar and Google Page Creator, but there is bound to be more on the way.

Flickr has added geo-tagging capabilities to its photo sharing site. Using Yahoo! maps snappers can now add location to the other bits of info surrounding their master works. Via Wired.