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Consumers Moved To Action By Local Online Ads .
"Local media may be suffering a bit in this weak advertising market--even in the online space.
But consumers are still moved to action, especially by established local brands.... »more
Magazines Surge On Web In Q2 .
"Unique visitors to magazine Web sites increased 8.5% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, according to the Magazine Publishers of America, which said 69.7 million people... »more
Cleveland 'Plain Dealer' Offers Buyouts to 370 .
"Ohio's largest newspaper today offered voluntary buyouts to most of its 370 non-union office workers -- representing nearly a third of The Plain Dealer's 1,200 employees.
The newspaper reported... »more
Google Still Search Leader in Customer Satisfaction The Seattle Times
Aug. 19--Google placed well ahead of its Internet search competitors in a recent customer-satisfaction survey, another advantage for the runaway market leader.
The University of Michigan American... »more
FTC Commissioner Tackles Ads for Kids The Wall Street Journal
The Federal Trade Commission commissioner is at the center of the agency's scrutiny of marketing to children by food and beverage companies.
He was particularly outspoken in a recent FTC study... »more
Expansion Thins CNN's Chicago Staff Chicago Tribune
Aug. 20--What CNN is calling expansion will mean reducing the number of staffers assigned to its bureau in Chicago by 25 percent, to nine from a dozen.
"What I want to get away from is [the... »more
Russo joins Sirius XM Radio Associated Press/AP Online
NEW YORK - Chris Russo has signed a five-year contract with Sirius XM Radio to headline a new sports talk channel, less than a week after leaving WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog" show.
Russo will... »more
MGM Seeking Financing Los Angeles Times
Movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., which is controlled by private equity firms, is raising as much as $600 million to produce some of its biggest films, including "The Hobbit."
The financing... »more
Wal-Mart Confirms AC/DC Album Deal The Wall Street Journal
The move -- which makes the veteran rockers the latest artist to sell a new album only through Wal-Mart -- highlights the retailer's music-industry clout.
The album, called "Black Ice," will... »more
Morningstar: Battered Newspaper Shares Still The 'Market's Most Overvalued Stocks' .
"Shares of nearly all publicly traded newspaper companies have lost as much as 80% of their value in the last year -- but they haven't hit bottom yet, says a blistering report on the sector... »more
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Cleveland 'Plain Dealer' Offers Buyouts to 370 .
Morningstar: Battered Newspaper Shares Still The 'Market's Most Overvalued Stocks' .
New Publisher Expects Autonomy Los Angeles Times
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FTC Commissioner Tackles Ads for Kids The Wall Street Journal
Expansion Thins CNN's Chicago Staff Chicago Tribune
Media & Marketing: Survey Shows TV Is Still Main News Source The Wall Street Journal
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New magazine-sharing site may violate copyrights Associated Press/AP Online
Publisher Kept Archie Clean-Cut but Relevant Los Angeles Times
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Consumers Moved To Action By Local Online Ads .
Google, Other Tech Giants Start Battle With Broadcasters San Jose Mercury News
T-Mobile, Google Join on Handset Chicago Tribune
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Film & Programming
MGM Seeking Financing Los Angeles Times
Studio's Growth Focuses on 3-D Los Angeles Times
Ndtv Lumiere Partners With Jaman.Com to Provide Movie Downloads. AsiaPulse News
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Russo joins Sirius XM Radio Associated Press/AP Online
Wal-Mart Confirms AC/DC Album Deal The Wall Street Journal
Radio Webcaster May Have to Pull the Plug Los Angeles Times
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TechScout: Power in the Palm of Your Hand
(Annette Moser-Wellman) My smartphone isn't very smart. It's supposed to do fancy things but has trouble just delivering e-mail. While it was expensive two years ago, it now gets frequent brain cramps and the screen freezes. It comforts me to imagine it's possessed by an evil demon. In fact, the $279 data charge I got last month confirms it.
But some smartphones are getting smarter »more
TechScout: Hey Web. Browse msnbc.com. Read headlines.
(Annette Moser-Wellman) For years, we've been waiting for the one device that will combine the "lean back" experience of TV, the computing power of your laptop and mobility of your cell phone. From Sling Box to the iPhone, manufacturers have been searching for the "killer application" that will solve all our needs for news, information and entertainment in one device and bridge the »more
Making News Interactive at Newsvine.com
(Tracey Robinson-English) -- Newsvine.com, an interactive news site, is an intriguing Web innovation that gives users an instant reflection of what the world is chatting about at any given moment.
"You just read an Associated Press story about the fiery riots in France on a major news site. Why shouldn’t you be able to comment on it like you would on a blog entry?" said Mike Davidson, »more
TechScout: Watching, chatting about, clipping, annotating and sharing the news
(Annette Moser-Wellman) -- Here's my latest guilty pleasure: lying on the family room couch watching mildly entertaining TV while working on my laptop. Somehow when I combine the two experiences, it seems to redeem them both. I just have to be careful not to get popcorn butter on my keyboard.
I suppose this multi-tasking activity is an awkward precursor to the convergence of devices that we »more
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