Sports Calendar

Rage beats X Factor to Christmas No 1

Internet campaign to end Simon Cowell's run of Christmas No 1 singles has pulled off one of the biggest upsets in history

BBC criticised over Uganda gay execution poll

Debate on the Have Your Say website entitled 'Should Uganda debate gay execution?' attracted more than 600 comments

More sign up to rage against the X Factor

The battle to reclaim the music charts from Simon Cowell is on as Rage Against the Machine outsell X-Factor winner

Iran is Twitter's most popular topic of the year

Swine flu, Michael Jackson, Susan Boyle, Harry Potter and American Idol were also the top attractions for micro-bloggers

Every Windows user to get pop-up browser menu

EU drops antitrust charges against Microsoft after agreeing update that will offer 12 different internet browsers

Farmer’s market sets up stall in cyberspace

Founder says previous attempts to create online markets did not emphasise link with the producers of foodstuffs

The site that brings short fiction to your iPod

A new British website wants to use commuters' music players to revive the art of the short story, by selling audiobooks of work by famous writers

Why the internet is like X Factor

It’s a brutal worldwide web. Our Life Online column explores online ratings at sites from Ratemypuppy to the Apps Store

Lessons in revolution, via YouTube

An Iranian exile who helped to topple the Shah in 1979 is fomenting a new uprising from his home in America

Gadget of the Week

The Cello Electronics iViewer, available from M&S, taps into your broadband connection via a cable or optional wi-fi dongle

Twitter finally in the money with Google link

Google’s millions of users can see a scroll of updates, many from Twitter, in their results pages when they make a search

The eBay auction: going, going, gone?

Company moves away from its car-boot sale image as shoppers show a preference for predictable purchases

The perks v the perils of eBay dealing

Case studies: the writer of advertisements, the power seller and the unhappy users of the online auction site

Facebook launches new privacy tool

All members must refine settings with a new software tool that lets them specify who sees each item uploaded to the site