Russian telecommunication regulator Roskomnadzor has announced an open tender for the development and delivery of a software and hardware system that monitors electronic publications of online media.
Ukrainian fund United Media Holding (UMH), owner of a variety of media companies in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, is in the process of acquiring a controlling stake in Sports.ru, reports RBC Daily, a Russian business daily, from unnamed sources.
The Russian edition of Elle magazine has launched a full-fledged online store. Instead of using affiliated stores, Elle.ru allows users to stay on the site to complete their orders and make payment. A call center provides online shoppers with assistance.
In a speech dedicated to Internet freedom in the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced yesterday that the Department of State would open Twitter accounts in several new languages, including Russian.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter and LiveJournal accounts have been named the best blogs of the Russian-language Internet at the 2011 Runet Blog award ceremony.
