Kate Middleton Gets The Testino Treatment – He is known for his alluring photographs of supermodels and Hollywood stars, and for creating the most enduring images of Diana, Princess of Wales. Now, Mario Testino, the fashion and celebrity photographer, has turned his lens on a future queen. It can now be revealed that Testino has taken the official engagement photographs of Kate Middleton and Prince William. [telegraph]

Consumers Prefer Internet Only Streams Over Traditional Radio – Nielson shows that streaming consumers use internet only streams in total more than AM/FM streams. When compared to over the air broadcasts of FM and AM radio, 39% of consumers prefer internet only streams and 31% prefer AM/FM streams…leaving only 15% preferring over the air broadcasts. Since traditional radio is preferred by such a small percentage of people, this tells us that internet streams are becoming a dominant force in radio. [radiostreamingnews]

China Behind Google Attacks – As China ratcheted up the pressure on Google to censor its Internet searches last year, the American Embassy sent a secret cable to Washington detailing one reason top Chinese leaders had become so obsessed with the Internet search company: they were Googling themselves. The results weren’t pretty, so there was only one thing left to do. Hack! [newyorktime]

‘Barbara Streisand’ Keeps Wikileaks Online – Mirror sites are keeping WikiLeaks up and running despite the loss of its original wikileaks.org address, shut down by an American provider: welcome to the Barbra Streisand Effect. Background: A few years ago, a photographer took a photo of one of the singer’s houses. She filed a complaint for breach of her rights and tried to get the photo pulled from the internet: inevitably, hundreds of people responded by copying the photo on to their website – thus, the Barbra Streisand Effect. [news24]

Shoprite Chair Has 30 Days To Appeal Or Loses £674 920 – According to a City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Christo Wiese has a month to appeal against the forfeiture of the £674 920 he was carrying through Heathrow after it finds the cash was “associated with criminality.” According to a UK Border Agency official, “If he doesn’t appeal, the UK judicial system will have a wonderful Christmas present from him.” Cheeky. [businessday]

Michael Jackson Book A Headache For Jackie O – The former first lady, in her capacity as an editor at Doubleday Books, secured a coveted book deal with the pop star in 1984, when he was still riding high on the success of his “Thriller” album. The book topped the New York Times Best Sellers list, and quickly sold out of its initial print run of almost 500,000 copies. The obvious next step was to print more copies, and then prepare a paperback version. But Jackson, who had total control of the project, vetoed both plans — annoying Onassis. [reuters]

Seven Brits Stranded In Pub For Eight Days – A couple and five staff spent eight days trapped inside one of Britain’s highest pubs because of heavy snow. The Lion Inn at Blakey Ridge, near Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, was cut off since Friday last week, as 20ft (6.1m) of snow drifted against the pub. The couple, from Darlington, were trapped until a plough made its way over the North York Moors and they followed it back to the nearest town. [bbc]

Facebook Profiles Get A Facelift – A large percentage of net users’ online identities will be getting a facelift in the coming weeks as Facebook is rolling out a new profile page with more visual elements and, you guessed, it more pictures of faces.The new design is currently opt-in, but Facebook says it will roll it out to the world by early 2011. Those who want it immediately can go to the new profile explainer, which will walk you through the new pages and let you adopt it now. But be cautioned, there’s no undoing the choice. [wired]

Is Black Swan A Horror Movie? – Natalie Portman stars in Darren Aronofsky’s new film hitting select theaters this weekend, Black Swan. Portman plays Nina, a ballerina who desperately wants to win the lead role in a production of Swan Lake—a production directed by a sometimes sadistic company director named Thomas (Vincent Cassel) who pushes Nina to the limits. Apparently the movie is a complete mind-f*ck and everyone should watch it! [vanityfair]

Susan Sarandon Steps Out With Toyboy – Susan Sarandon did little to silence rumours of a romance as she stepped out in Florida with her business partner and travelling companion, Jonathan Bricklin. The 64-year-old and Jonathan Bricklin, 31, were spotted together at an art gallery event in Miami yesterday. Glowing and laughing at the Art Basel event, Susan looked like she’d rediscovered her youth in her colourful outfit. Pictures. [dailymail]

Taking Sides In A Divorce, Chasing Profit – Michelle Pont and her husband amassed millions of dollars in properties and investments from a freight-hauling business that they started. But when Ms. Pont decided to seek a divorce last year, she quickly ran out of money. Then a lawyer referred her to Balance Point Divorce Funding, a new Beverly Hills lender that offers to cover the cost of breaking up — paying a lawyer, searching for hidden assets, maintaining a lifestyle — in exchange for a share of the winnings. [nytimes]

The Mobile Photo Sharing Boom Is Here – New mobile photo apps such as Instagram, Picplz and Path represent the next generation of photo sharing — where high quality photos are snapped and shared in seconds on your mobile device. Each aims to capitalize on the convergence of key mobile and social networking trends with a closed-loop approach: users take, share and view photos entirely on their mobile device. [mashable]

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