Online Media Daily: iVillage Begins Makeover With Entertainment
September 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Marking the first phase of a total site relaunch, iVillage has launched a new entertainment site focused on celebrity news, movies and television shows for women and their children. Throughout the NBC Universal-owned site, women are being encouraged to weigh in and share their opinions with others.
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Online Media Daily: Google Book Search Settlement Draws Writers’ Ire
September 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Two dozen authors including Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem and Cory Doctorow have joined the ranks of opponents to Google's controversial settlement with authors and publishers, arguing that the deal could put readers' privacy at risk. Separately, on Friday the Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a motion to intervene in the case in order to represent the privacy interests of potential users of the new book service.
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Online Media Daily: Yahoo Launches iPhone, BlackBerry Apps
September 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Yahoo on Tuesday released long-awaited mobile applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry for some of its most popular properties including Yahoo Finance, Flickr and Yahoo Fantasy Football. Each of the new apps is free. The Yahoo Finance and Flickr apps don't carry advertising at launch but Subway and Toyota are both sponsoring the Fantasy Football app for the iPhone as well as the PC-based version.
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Daily Online Examiner: Texas Murder Defense Seeks To Unmask Commenters
September 8, 2009 | Comments Off
This summer, The Houston Chronicle and other news organizations in Texas carried articles about the alleged murder of a 4-year-old by her stepfather, Lucas Coe. The pieces drew hundreds of commenters, including many who posted under screen names. Now, Coe's defense lawyer has subpoenaed the Chronicle (and other outlets) to learn the identity of the commenters, the Chronicle reports.
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Online Media Daily: Report: Tuesday Super For Facebook Brand Pages
September 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Is every Tuesday Fat Tuesday for marketers on Facebook? According to new data from social media services provider ViTrue, that's the day of the week when click-through rates are highest on content posted on the walls of brand pages on Facebook, at 9.89%.
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