WPP’S CHIEF TO NET MORE FOR HIS WEB  —  WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell - who’s been on the prowl since buying online ad firm 24/7 Real Media last year - is close to making another significant acquisition in the digital ad space.  —  “We’ll be making one or two announcements of further digital acquisitions” […]

Talking About AT&T’s Internet Filtering on AT&T’s The Hugh Thompson Show  —  Yesterday, I was invited to talk about gadgets onThe Hugh Thompson Show, a television-style talk show sponsored exclusively by AT&T for distribution on the online AT&T Tech Channel.

Source:   Boing Boing Gadgets
Author:   Joel Johnson
Link:   http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/01/21/talking…

Will We See Delicious 2.0 This Week?  —  It’s been four and a half months since Yahoo first previewed Delicious 2.0.  We’ve heard not a peep from them since as to when it might launch publicly and replace the existing, somewhat dated interface.  —  Well, ok, there was a peep last week.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   […]

NBC chief eyes TV shake-up  —  Jeff Zucker, chief executive of NBC Universal, is planning to seize on the writers’ strike to eliminate what he sees as extravagances in the way Hollywood makes and promotes television.  —  NBC and other companies have already used the strike to terminate millions …

Source:   Financial Times
Author:   Joshua […]

Wi-Fi music polling device takes heat off the DJ  —  Ever had a party ruined by your host’s atrocious taste in music?  Then you might welcome a system that polls the musical preferences of party-goers and creates a playlist to keep everyone happy.  —  Developed by computer scientists …

Source:   New Scientist
Author:   Paul Marks
Link: […]

Telegraph to become OpenID provider  —  2007 was a big year for the Telegraph.  This year will be even bigger.  There are several big announcements coming over the next few weeks but today I am pleased to be able to make the first of them.  —  The Telegraph will soon become the first newspaper …

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Thai AIS in talks with Apple on iPhone launch  —  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Thailand’s Advanced Info Service (ADVA.BK) (AIS) are in talks about selling the U.S. firm’s popular iPhone in Thailand, a senior official of the Thai firm said on Monday.

Source:   Reuters
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080121/tc_nm/apple_ais_dc

HBO Putting Shows Online, at No Additional Charge  —  HBO, cable’s most popular premium channel, is carefully entering the arena of Internet video.  —  The channel, a subsidiary of Time Warner, will introduce HBO on Broadband starting this week to subscribers in Green Bay and Milwaukee …

Source:   New York Times
Author:   Brian Stelter
Link:   […]

In Europe, Apple Faces Hurdles to iTunes Movie Rentals  —  LONDON — After introducing an online film rental business for American consumers last week, the chief executive of Apple, Steven P. Jobs, said he expected that the service would be expanded into international markets later this year.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   Eric Pfanner
Link:   […]

A Venerable Magazine Energizes Its Web Site  —  A year ago, The Atlantic’s Web site was, to put it gently, weak — in content, staff, traffic and advertising.  —  Today, with big-name bloggers and video, it barely resembles the same site, having evolved into one of the livelier places …

Source:   New York Times
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