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Should we all go on a digital diet? 29 May 2012

With digital distractions increasingly stressing staff and taking their minds off the job, should our bosses enforce a digital diet?

World / United States Facebook investors sue banks over share flotation 23 May 2012 Channel 4 News

Facebook frenzy turns to fury amid claims banking giants Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and others tipped off a select number of investors about an analyst's negative report days before shares traded.

Facebook share price flop: If I was CEO, Iżd give each user a share 21 May 2012

Benjamin Cohen argues that if he was the CEO of Facebook, he'd have part mutualised the business. In other words, giving each Facebok user one (non-voting) share in the company, at a notional value of

Facebook is floating not flying or sinking after stock market debut 18 May 2012

Facebook finally floated on the stock market today, after a lot of hype and spin. It's a moment when social networking really came of age and it's now one of the most valuable companies in the world.

General Motors is logging off Facebook adverts but the rest of us won't 16 May 2012

Benjamin Cohen on why General Motors has stopped advertising on Facebook just days before its IPO and why we all might start paying Facebook to advertise our own news to our friends.

Video: Manufacturer Foxconn 'confirms' Apple iTV launch 11 May 2012

Apple's iTV announced, well sort of, Benjamin Cohen explains

The lessons I learnt from my iPhone mugging 02 May 2012

Yesterday, I had one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life when I was mugged at knife point in broad day light just metres from my front door. But I learnt a lot about how I could have allowed

Instagram users revolt over Facebook acquisition 11 April 2012

It was one of the biggest deals in internet history, Facebook (a website everyone has heard of) bought Instagram (an application most people havenżt) for a whopping $1 billion. Instagram hasnżt ev

Should there be gay characters in computer games? 09 April 2012

Technology correspondent Ben Cohen on gay relationships in games and on whether those playing are influenced by content and storylines.

Man stabbed at BlackBerry Jessie J party dies 08 April 2012

The man who was stabbed at a party held by Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion has died. Phillip Sherriff, 37, was fatally wounded after a Jessie J performance arranged by the mobile company at