Online Media Daily Issues for February 2008

Online Media Daily - Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
Media, Interactive Services Propel WPP Growth: Social Nets Prove A Boon For PR, Not Advertising by Joe Mandese
SearchIgnite: Google's Demise Not Imminent by Tameka Kee
Execs Outline Video-Startup Survival Guide by Gavin O'Malley
Groups Argue To Save Whistleblower Site Wikileaks by Wendy Davis
Sprint Offers 'Simply Everything' With Unlimited Plan by Mark Walsh
Liberty Mutual Doubles Spend To Back Web-Based Films by Karl Greenberg
Disney-ABC Launch Stage 9 Digital Media
MySpace: Obama To Win Texas Primary; McCain, Huckabee Neck And Neck
MAPLight Launches Widget For Tracking Campaign Donations
NBC Creates Music Video Podcasts For 'Heroes'
AdBrite Gets New Engineering VP
Sharewell Group Launches Search Firm, Corporate SEM
Mediasmith Hires MacQuarrie And Goodell
Study: Social Media Not A Passing Fad
Winners Of Film Contest Showcased In On-Air Halloween Special
Chitika's RPU Provides Online Publishers With Revenue Opportunity
CheckM8 Releases New Rich Media Manager Platform For Publishers
And It's One, Two, Three, What Are We Fightin' For...? Commentary by George Simpson
Online Media Daily - Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
Aegis Lays Out Integration Models, Expands Creative Services by Joe Mandese
Classmates.com's Growth Spurt Has Legs, Says CEO by Mark Walsh
About.com CEO Issues His Own Walking Papers by Gavin O'Malley
Study: Brand-Driven Traffic Converts Best For Online Retailers by Tameka Kee
Parents Of Deceased Teen Sue MySpace by Wendy Davis
Coming Soon To A Digital Jukebox Near You: Condoms (Ads, That Is) by Tameka Kee
Playboy Seeks Sexy Yet Clothed 'Miss Mobile' by Laurie Sullivan
Report: FTC Chair To Step Down
CareerBuilder Launches PrimeCB.com, Job Search Site For Retirees
Crackle Gets A New SVP, General Manager
Resolution Media Appoints New Managing Director For Midwest
Alltel Launches Application For Celebrity Voicemail Greetings
EyeWonder Opens Amsterdam Office
Mobile Marketing Association Adds New Members
Online Yellow Pages Usage Up
Blinkx To Announce Partnerships With BBC, CBS And TWC
Microsoft Acquires Israeli Startup YaData
Mueller Resigns As Idearc's Chair, CEO
National Geographic Introduces Tool For Web Pages
Nymag.com Named Magazine Web Site Of The Year By MPA
Online Media Daily - Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008
Moonves Details Digital Strategy For CBS by Gavin O'Malley
Comcast Paid Shills To Attend FCC Hearing by Wendy Davis
Free Content On Mobile Phones Would Spur Growth by Mark Walsh
Clinton Outspent By Obama Online by Mark Walsh
Marketing Feedback Cards Go Digital Via Cell Phones by Laurie Sullivan
New MTVN Exec To Generate Dollars In Digital Platforms by David Goetzl
Report: AKQA, Aegis In Talks With i-Level
NBC Sports Teams With Crisp Wireless For Mobile Site
Cunningham Leaves Freewebs To Launch Appssavvy
AOL To Start Serving Own Text Ads Via Quigo
Montgomery Named CEO Of GroupM Interaction
Hennagin Joins GSD&M Idea City To Lead Direct Services
ITunes Second Only To Wal-Mart In U.S. Music Sales
GoFish Adds WeeWorld And Its WeeMees To Network
Domino's Wins Super Bowl Pizza Wars: ComScore
Burst Media Launches BurstVideo InBanner Ad Unit
Gamers Media, Ad Network For Casual Gaming Goes Live
Marchex, Citysearch Ink Content-Sharing, Ad Partnership
Local.com Wins Hitwise Top Ten Award
Correction: Microsoft Deletes IP Logs After 18 Months
Online Media Daily - Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008
The Other Guy Blinkx: Denuo Strikes Deal With Video Search Engine, Hopes To Develop Best Practices by Joe Mandese
Yahoo Execs Pique Interest With Apex Hints by Erik Sass
Comcast, Net Neutrality Advocates Spar At FCC Hearing by Wendy Davis
Take-Two Rejects EA's $2 Billion Takeover Bid by Tameka Kee
ContextWeb Launches Ad Campaign For ADSDAQ by Gavin O'Malley
Microsoft Exec Touts New Online Measures by Erik Sass
Study: Web Video Viewers Will Continue To Increase Consumption by Mark Walsh
Behavioral Targeting: A Brave New World... Maybe by Erik Sass
Agencies Losing Biz To Publishers; Behavioral Data Is Top Concern by Erik Sass
Glam Media Seeks To Expand, Raises More Financing by Gavin O'Malley
Washingtonpost.com Partners With Kiplinger's To Boost Personal Finance Coverage by Mark Walsh
Microsoft Exec: Duopoly 'Better Than A Monopoly'
EBay Restructures, Makes Silverman Head Of Skype
Heavy Adds High-Profile Execs
LinkedIn Launches Mobile Version
AARP, Citibank And Sears Run CPA Campaigns On Hydra Network
Jaxtr Launches Café Jaxtr, Hits 10 Million User Mark
Spotzer Media Group Adds Execs
Facebook Market Share Falls, Per Hitwise
Glupod: The Game That Aims To Save The World
Laredo Group Acquires LearningCraft
And the Paid Search Oscars Go To... Commentary by Peter Hershberg
Online Media Daily - Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
Agency Shifts Buys Away From Portals by Mark Walsh
Social Nets, Niche Employment Sites Likely To Snag Most Employer Dollars by Tameka Kee
Zinio Strikes Deal With Havas Media Unit, Gains Access To Global Markets, Clients by Joe Mandese
Blogged.com Ranks Blogs For Consumers, Could Help Bloggers Monetize by Gavin O'Malley
Kelsey Group: Interactive Ad Revenues To Reach $147 Billion Globally By 2012 by Tanya Irwin
AOL Inks Content Deals To Launch Mexico Portal, Home Improvement Site by Tameka Kee
IAB Approves, Releases Ad Privacy Guidelines by Joe Mandese
Search Engines Face New Privacy Restrictions by Wendy Davis
Internal Microsoft Email Reveals Details Of Proposed Yahoo Acquisition by Tanya Irwin
Net Show 'Big Shot' Gets Big Traction by Wayne Friedman
Clinton's Web Site Doesn't Impress, Study Says
Yodle Snags Former Yahoo HotJobs Sales VP
RealNetworks Acquires Trymedia, Beefs Up Game Syndication Tech
Consorte Media and RockYou Connect Advertisers With Hispanics
Campaigner Enables Marketers To Automate Email Campaigns
Online Media Daily - Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
Flat-Rate Plans Could Spur Mobile Growth by Mark Walsh
Search Volume Rebounds In January by Tameka Kee
VideoEgg Launches Rich Media Network, Microsoft On Board by Gavin O'Malley
'DoubleTwist' Converts DRM Restricted iTunes Tracks To MP3 Files by Wendy Davis
Study: You Tube, Etc. Trumps Boob Tube by Karl Greenberg
Yahoo Expands Newspaper Network, Adds 25 Shaw Papers
About.com Raids AOL Team To Run Midwest, Western Regions
Facebook Upgrades Branded Pages
Thumbplay Signs Deal With Sony BMG
Best-in-Class Companies More Likely to Use Social Media Monitoring
MOGO Media Launches How-To Video Podcast
Boost Mobile Buffs Up Brand
Burst Media Launches Early Adopters Ad Network
Editor's Note Commentary by The Editor
YouTube - A Greek Tragedy? Commentary by Paul Olliver
Online Media Daily - Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
Google Expands AdSense For Video, Sets Deals With Tremor, YouMe, Others by Joe Mandese
ONESite Acquires Social Platform, Aims To Increase Presence In Entertainment And Tech by Gavin O'Malley
SendMe Broadens Ringtone Repertoire Via IODA Deal by Mark Walsh
New WildTangent PC Platform Connects Advertisers With Core Gamers by Tameka Kee
Judge Shuts Down Wikileaks Whistleblower Site by Wendy Davis
Homemade Honda Spot Is A Good FIT by Tanya Irwin
Omnicom Taps Kuperman To Develop Digital In Asia Pacific
Millard Named To ContextWeb Board Of Directors
Facebook Fights Application Spam
MySpace Talking To Top Record Labels For Online Music Service
Tribal Fusion's New East Coast Office Gets A Vice President
HSW International Trims Fat, Gets $18.4 Million In Financing
Survey: Business Execs Slow To Adopt All-In-One Devices
Glam Media Partners With Premiere.com
Correction: 'CNET TV Relaunches Video-On-Demand Network'
Online Media Daily - Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Ripoff Report Protected From Liability For User Comments, Court Says by Wendy Davis
Mobile Gaming On The Rise, But Still Not A Critical Mass by Tameka Kee
CNET TV Relaunches Video-On-Demand Network by Gavin O'Malley
Obama Leaves Clinton In The Dust On Web by Mark Walsh
Nick Conceives Ad Network For Expectant Parents To Parents Of Teens by Tanya Irwin
SpotXchange Opens NYC Office, Builds Sales Team
Click Your Contestant: 'Idol' Worship At iTunes
NBC Universal's Sites To Stream Vintage TV Shows
CareerBank.com Acquires Network Of Local Job Sites
MochiAds Launches Casual Games Section On Aeria Games
HOLA Networks Signs Latino Video Site Generation ñ
AT&T Once Again Wireless Sponsor of 'Idol'
Yankee Publishing Adds Online NewEngland.com
Gamers Get QUAKE LIVE For Free, IGA Manages Ads
InnoCentive Calling All Video Makers
EyeWonder Releases Upgrade Of AdWonder
Monetizing The Universe Of Niche Communities Commentary by Alex Blum
Online Media Daily - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008
David And Googliath by Diane Mermigas
Nielsen Online: Four Mortgage Companies Reduce Online Ad Spending by Mark Walsh
Majority Of Online Shoppers Check At Least Four Reviews Before Buying by Tameka Kee
FTC Reels In Web Sites Where Pre-Teens Send E-Cards by Wendy Davis
Shoe Fetishists Get New Web Channel by Tameka Kee
GoFish Launches Vertical Distribution Ad Network by Gavin O'Malley
Ad Network Targets Green Interests And Healthy Living
IBM Launches Multiplayer Virtual Science Game
MPower Systems Names CTO
Giarraputo Joins Mindset Marketing Solutions
Online Media Daily - Monday, Feb. 18, 2008
Yahoo Videos Relaunches With New Features by Mark Walsh
LiveUniverse Acquires Video-Sharing Site Revver by Gavin O'Malley
Google And Microsoft Sued For Patent Infringement by Wendy Davis
Top Microsoft Executives Depart, Others Promoted
Verge180 Adds Six New Clients
Industry Click Fraud Rate Climbs To 16.6% For Fourth Quarter 2007
Advertising Women Of NY Seeks Entries For Annual Awards
Five Things Online Video Can Learn From The Writers' Strike Commentary by Erick Hachenburg