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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:15:51 -0500 240 Ponyfish - http://www.ponyfish.com Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/media/12adco.html?ref=media http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/media/12adco.html?ref=media Multicultural Ad Spending Declines in 2009, but Less than Overall Ad Market http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/multicultural-ad-spending-declines-in-2009-but-less-than-overall-ad-market/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/multicultural-ad-spending-declines-in-2009-but-less-than-overall-ad-market/ Videogame Sales Fall Again in February http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/12/videogame-sales-fall-again-in-february/?mod=rss_WSJBlog&mod= http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/03/12/videogame-sales-fall-again-in-february/?mod=rss_WSJBlog&mod= Smartphones will shake up paid content debate http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE6291AB20100311 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE6291AB20100311 Investors can soon make bets on movie box office http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-movie-exchange11-2010mar11,0,4725618.story http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-movie-exchange11-2010mar11,0,4725618.story YouTube Pushes Into Mobile Ads http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3ibf16730c88012cb126e469b7e22f733b http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3ibf16730c88012cb126e469b7e22f733b Disney keeps ABC options open, including spin-off http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1016540220100310 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1016540220100310 Apple Beware: Dell (With A Little Help From Amazon and Google) is Taking on iTunes http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/apple-beware-dell-with-a-little-help-from-amazon-and-google-is-taking-on-itunes/ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/apple-beware-dell-with-a-little-help-from-amazon-and-google-is-taking-on-itunes/ Pink Floyd wins court fight on downloads http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10467622-261.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10467622-261.html In Europe, Book-Scanning Efforts Feel Their Way Into New Territory http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541304575099943467728882.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541304575099943467728882.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews F.C.C. Considers Changes Regarding Cable Fee Disputes http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/media/12comcast.html?ref=business http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/media/12comcast.html?ref=business "Console killer" OnLive to launch in June http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8556874.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8556874.stm Books overtake games as most numerous iPhone apps http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/09/books-overtake-games-iphone-apps http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/09/books-overtake-games-iphone-apps Publishers Plan New iPad Products http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=124059&nid=112105 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=124059&nid=112105 Guardian awarded half of SF Weekly's ad revenue http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/09/BA8B1CDD3P.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/09/BA8B1CDD3P.DTL MySpace looks to the past for its future http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-myspace10-2010mar10,0,2667411.story http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-myspace10-2010mar10,0,2667411.story Top U.S. trade official "studying" possible WTO complaint on China's Web rules http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/85963-top-us-trade-official-studying-possible-wto-complaint-on-chinas-web-rules http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/85963-top-us-trade-official-studying-possible-wto-complaint-on-chinas-web-rules Report: Local Revenue Also Going Hyper http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123966&nid=112045 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123966&nid=112045 Engage your users to survive, Google tells newspapers http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/10/digital-media-google http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/10/digital-media-google MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6290I220100310 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6290I220100310 EMI Gets A New Boss. When Does it Get a New Owner? http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100310/emi-gets-a-new-boss-when-does-it-get-a-new-owner/ http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100310/emi-gets-a-new-boss-when-does-it-get-a-new-owner/ Print Magazine Advertising to Grow in 2010 Despite Popularity of Online http://www.foliomag.com/2010/print-magazine-advertising-grow-2010-despite-popularity-online http://www.foliomag.com/2010/print-magazine-advertising-grow-2010-despite-popularity-online Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/facebook-will-allow-users-to-share-location/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/facebook-will-allow-users-to-share-location/ MSN Relaunches, Highlights Search, Social, Local Features http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123981&nid=112045 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123981&nid=112045 Cable group ask U.S. FCC to end fee disputes http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0924865420100309 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0924865420100309 Cisco Unveils "Next-Generation" Routing System to Speed Up Video on the Web http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100309/cisco-unveils-next-generation-routing-system-to-speed-up-video-on-the-web/ http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100309/cisco-unveils-next-generation-routing-system-to-speed-up-video-on-the-web/ Report: Google testing search for TVs http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10465956-93.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10465956-93.html Publisher profits dive 1.7x faster than sales http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/03/publisher-profits-dive-17x-faster-than.html http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/03/publisher-profits-dive-17x-faster-than.html Chicago Tribune to produce pages for sister paper in Virginia http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0309-tribune--20100308,0,1257674.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0309-tribune--20100308,0,1257674.story 100Mbps broadband may be closer than you think http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10465098-266.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10465098-266.html Sony, Samsung detail 3D TV plans http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6280H920100309?type=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6280H920100309?type=technologyNews News Is A Lousy Business For Google Too http://www.businessinsider.com/news-is-a-lousy-business-for-google-too-2010-3 http://www.businessinsider.com/news-is-a-lousy-business-for-google-too-2010-3 Dispute Heats Up Over Proposed New Fees for Playing Songs on the Radio http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/media/08royalty.html?ref=media http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/media/08royalty.html?ref=media Online Ad Spending to Surpass Print in U.S. This Year http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-08/online-ad-spending-to-surpass-print-in-u-s-this-year-correct-.html http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-08/online-ad-spending-to-surpass-print-in-u-s-this-year-correct-.html Gaming Moves From Casual to Social http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3ie0341f942810261f2dfac820c485850b http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3ie0341f942810261f2dfac820c485850b Disney, Cablevision reach deal on ABC as Oscars begin http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ct-abc8-2010mar08,0,3602008.story http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ct-abc8-2010mar08,0,3602008.story Four in five believe Web access a fundamental right http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6261XQ20100308?type=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6261XQ20100308?type=technologyNews Major League Baseball to Stream ESPN Events http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/technology/08stream.html?ref=media http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/technology/08stream.html?ref=media Analyst: Dish May Have To Shut Down 8M DVRs After TiVo Legal Loss http://www.multichannel.com/article/449679-Analyst_Dish_May_Have_To_Shut_Down_8M_DVRs_After_TiVo_Legal_Loss.php http://www.multichannel.com/article/449679-Analyst_Dish_May_Have_To_Shut_Down_8M_DVRs_After_TiVo_Legal_Loss.php Big Radio Rev Signals Flicker, Recovery Slow http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123721&nid=111869 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123721&nid=111869 GateHouse Media Narrows Loss, Revenue Decline in Q4 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004072687 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004072687 Bing's Virtual Bling Buys Facebook Fans http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3ic70c834af0ab2460f63ab0bee37296e0 http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3ic70c834af0ab2460f63ab0bee37296e0 Tablets: the iPad's coming April 3, Sony's looking at similar devices http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2010/03/tablets_the_ipads_coming_april_3_sonys_l.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2010/03/tablets_the_ipads_coming_april_3_sonys_l.php Spain's El Mundo to launch paid news Internet application http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/tc_afp/spainitinternettelecommedianewspaperselmundo http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100304/tc_afp/spainitinternettelecommedianewspaperselmundo Hulu's future in limbo after Viacom pulls plug http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/hulu_future_in_limbo_after_viacom_mfhnRY1RobPqk8EMjBU59M http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/hulu_future_in_limbo_after_viacom_mfhnRY1RobPqk8EMjBU59M Washington Post launches paid iPhone news app http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6qPD8TJ40elo7o1229BAoeKRXww http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6qPD8TJ40elo7o1229BAoeKRXww What's Delaying Ad Addressability? http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/media/e3ib786618f922dfc1d4ef04611a5287796 http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/media/e3ib786618f922dfc1d4ef04611a5287796 24% Of Households Have a TV Connected To The Internet http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/03/04/24-of-households-have-a-tv-connected-to-the-internet http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/03/04/24-of-households-have-a-tv-connected-to-the-internet Murdoch's Losses on Supermarket Coupons Near 'Avatar' Earnings http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aD4KFsw3mGPY http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aD4KFsw3mGPY Say Hello to NCAA Vault, Adieu to Productivity http://www.wired.com/playbook/2010/03/say-hello-to-the-ncaa-vault-adieu-to-productivity/ http://www.wired.com/playbook/2010/03/say-hello-to-the-ncaa-vault-adieu-to-productivity/