A gathering of geeks made the most of services from Microsoft, Google and the BBC to build applications against the clock - Ben Ayers

For more than a decade the internet has been a world of dotcoms, dotnets and dotcodotuks. That could all change, however, with a new scheme to liberalise the way websites are named, creating a whole new generation of addresses such as .bank, .sport and .n - Ben Ayers

A new social network called Finerday (www.finerday.com) is launching soon which enables older people to stay in contact with their families. - Ben Ayers

A complete overhaul of the way people navigate the internet could begin following a crucial vote in Paris. - Ben Ayers