January 22nd
UK online sales rose by more than 50% in the three months to Christmas, according to an industry survey. Internet sales between 1 October and 31 December hit £15.2bn, up from £9.61bn a year earlier, with electronics and clothing doing well.
January 14th
A word widely used among online gamers has topped an online poll for Word of the Year run by US publishing group Merriam Webster.
The word "W00t" got most votes in the poll looking for the word that best sums up 2007.
