Fresh from New York: Trends in online advertising  —  Silicon Alley technologists and Madison Avenue advertising executives have been meeting yesterday and today at the AlwaysOn OnMedia NYC conference.  Here are some of the trends people were talking about:

Source:   VentureBeat
Author:   Julie Ruvolo
Link:   http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/state-of-the-ad…

Microsoft doesn’t recommend creating Vista ‘Lite’  —  Frustrated with Vista’s sluggishness, some people have been turning to a utility called vLite, that strips out components of the operating system deemed unessential.  —  Although the move does offer frustrated Vista users an option …

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Ina Fried
Link:   http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9861474-56.html

Garmin announces the nuvifone  —  That’s right folks — Garmin has just announced its new iPhone-like smartphone, the nüvifone.  The device features full browsing, PIM, phone and of course, GPS functions.  It’s an HSDPA, quad-band phone, also equipped with WiFi, Bluetooth …

Source:   Engadget
Author:   Joshua Topolsky
Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/garmin-announces…

Mediterranean Cables Cut, Disrupting Communications  —  Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Internet and telephone communications across the Middle East and India were disrupted after two submarine cable systems in the Mediterranean Sea were cut.  —  Six ships were diverted from Alexandria port …

Source:   Bloomberg
Author:   Camilla Hall
Link:   http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid…

comScore Releases 2007 U.S. Internet Year in Review  —  Google and Facebook among Biggest Winners in 2007  —  comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report highlighting the major trends in U.S. Internet activity in 2007 …

Source:   comScore
Link:   http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2043

Copy a CD, owe $1.5 million under “gluttonous” PRO-IP Act  —  Not content with the current (and already massive) statutory damages allowed under copyright law, the RIAA is pushing to expand the provision.  The issue is compilations, which now are treated as a single work.

Source:   Ars Technica
Author:   Nate Anderson
Link:   http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080129…

News flash to reporters and analysts: Apple doesn’t do loss leader products  —  I read two articles this morning from mainstream news sources that made me realize most people writing about Apple don’t really understand its marketing and how it sells its products.

Source:   Blackfriars’ Marketing
Author:   Carl Howe
Link:   http://www.blackfriarsinc.com/blog/2008/01/news-flash…

Google Universal Search: 2008 Edition  —  It’s just over a half-year since Google launched Universal Search, its method of blending results from its own various topically-focused or “vertical” search engines.  Since that time, the system has evolved.  In particular, Google Universal Search …

Source:   Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing
Author:   […]

Verizon: We don’t want to play copyright cop on our network  —  In contrast to AT&T, company says it’s not interested in installing filters on its network or inspecting packets for possible piracy, citing concerns about customer privacy.  —  Dell to close its U.S. stores

Source:   CNET News.com
Link:   http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9861402-7.html

Verizon: We don’t want to play copyright cop on our network  —  WASHINGTON—AT&T may be flirting with filters designed to ferret out pirated material on its network, but Verizon Communications isn’t interested.  —  That’s the message that company Executive Vice President Tom Tauke delivered during …

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Anne Broache
Link:   http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9861402-7.html