ABC and Rocketboom darling Amanda Congdon part ways

Congdon's failure to move from online celebrity to mainstream media bring into question the ability of online stars to go mainstream.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc/amanda_congdon_gone_from_abcnewscom_67526.asp?c=rss

Cell phone version of MySpace supported by ads

MySpace.com is launching a free, advertising-supported cell phone version as part of a wider bid by parent News Corp. to attract advertising for mobile sites, says a report from The Associated Press.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-myspace24sep24,1,3253828.story?coll=la-headlines-business

Spies coach reporters on protecting security

The New York Sun writes that the National Security Agency is giving seminars to teach reporters how to get out a story without compromising state secrets that protect national security.
http://www.nysun.com/article/63465
(Thanks to Sherry Wasilow for forwarding this link)

Fine for 'fake news' proposed

The Associated Press reports that the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $4,000 fine against Comcast Corp. for airing a pitch for a sleep aid without telling viewers that the spot was financed by the maker of the product.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070925/ap_on_go_ot/fake_news_fine_1

Google rolls out gadget ads

Google's AdWords is now offering a gadget that can targeting users interactively.
http://www.mediaincanada.com/articles/mic/20070920/gadget.html

Toronto Star rolls out new advertising options

Advertisers will soon have modules and sections to choose from when buying space in the pages of the Toronto Star, says a reprot on Media in Canada.
http://www.mediaincanada.com/articles/mic/20070926/star.html

CNA launches newspapers-are-great campaign

The Canadian Newspaper Association is launching a three-month marketing campaign valued at $10 million to underscore the importance of Canada's daily press, Jesse Kohl writes for Media in Canada.
http://www.mediaincanada.com/articles/mic/20070927/cna.html

National Post launches a new look

With "Turning Heads. Opening Minds" as its motto, the paper has revamped its design and renewed its pledge to be exceptionally advertiser-friendly, says a Media in Canada report.
http://www.mediaincanada.com/articles/mic/20070927/nationalpost.html

Will Bush be deposed in CBS suit?

Former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather choked back tears on several occasions yesterday when discussing his decision to file a lawsuit against CBS and he left many audience members with a sense that he may call President George W. Bush as a witness should the lawsuit proceed to trial, says a report in The Cleveland Examiner.
http://www.examiner.com/blogs/Yeas_and_Nays/2007/9/26/Rather-chokes-up-and-hunkers-down

Suit will attempt to show that CBS tried to suppress the report
http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/27/dan_rather_suit/index_np.html
(Thanks to Sherry Wasilow for forwarding these links)

Marthapedia?

Martha Stewart is adopting the style of social media for her next Web site — to be called "Marthapedia." But Stewart, who didn't get where she is by suggesting that the hoi polloi know more than she does, made clear that Marthapedia will not be so freewheeling as, say, Wikipedia, says a report i Advertising Age.
http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=120762

ABC journalist ordered to disclose sources

A federal judge in New York has ordered ABC News' Brian Ross to disclose the identities of the government sources he relied upon when reporting about the anthrax attacks of 2001, says a report in the New York Sun.
http://www.nysun.com/article/63572

Facebook is not Google

But is it like Yahoo a bit? Certainly, writes Kara Swisher for All Things Digital. A newfangled version of AOL? Absolutely! Swisher says. A very well done media play with all sorts of interactive bells and whistles hanging off of it? Yes, ma’am.Indeed, it is growing its media business nicely, with $30 million in profits on $150 million in revenue, Swisher reports.
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20070925/15-billion-more-reasons-to-worry-about-facebook/

Facebook worth $10 billion?
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6991866?nclick_check=1

Users accepting online video ads

A new survey by TNS, a market insight and information group, finds that online video has become a compelling medium for both broad viewer audiences as well as relevant advertiser messages, writes Mike Sachoff on WebProNews.com.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/09/24/users-ok-with-online-video-ads

Newspaper/Yahoo deal a boon to newspapers

Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Ginocchio and his team, David T. Clark and Matt Chesler, estimate the Yahoo consortium could push newspapers into positive revenue territory a year earlier than originally forecasted, says a report in Editor & Publisher.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646899

CBS makes bid to be ubiquitous on the Web

Instead of limiting their shows and other online video to CBS.com, the network is letting them couple with any website that people might visit, says a report in the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-cbs20sep20,1,528793.story?coll=la-headlines-technology&ctrack=4&cset=true

Advertising spurs AOL's move to New York

The A in the new AOL may as well stand for advertising, says a report in Business Week. That's the message from a Sept. 17 announcement that Time Warner's (TWX) Internet arm will shift its headquarters from Dulles, Va., to New York, the online magazine says.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2007/tc20070917_275608.htm?campaign_id=relatedtest_AK

Microsoft accuses Google of violating anti-trust laws

The Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust heard from Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith that
Google was unfairly attempting to corner the online advertising industry, reports iMedia Connection.
http://www.imediaconnection.com/news/16851.asp

Competition to iTunes heating up

Over the last year, networks have that consumers will watch ad-supported shows for free, both on network
Web sites and other portals, says a report in TV week. That means the power is migrating away from Apple
and ABC, who rocked the TV world two years ago with their deal to sell the network's shows online.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/competitors_to_itunes_are_gear.php

Headlines and bottom lines: balancing where they intersect

Headlines and bottom lines: balancing where they intersect
As more readers and advertisers migrate to the Internet, enterprise reporting has become harder to find at many papers, says an article in the New York Times. A newspaper that continues to serve up quality journalism is an endangered species, it reports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/business/media/30pete.html?_r=1&oref=slogin