August 2007

Legislation would restore radio's community presence

LEGISLATION WOULD RESTORE RADIO'S COMMUNITY PRESENCE
[SOURCE: tennessean.com, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]

America's foreign news deficit may benefit BBC

AMERICA'S FOREIGN NEWS DEFICIT MAY BENEFIT BBC
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Steve Brennan]

YouTube fans rant, threaten to leave over new ads

YOUTUBE FANS RANT. THREATEN TO LEAVE OVER NEW ADS
[SOURCE: InfoWorld, AUTHOR: Dan Nysted]

Facebook Gets Personal With Ad Targeting Plan

FACEBOOK GETS PERSONAL WITH AD TARGETING PLAN
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 8/23, AUTHOR: Vauhini Vara vauhini.vara@wsj.com]

AT&T 1993 "You Will" Ads

AT&T 1993 "YOU WILL" ADS
So, looking back at what technology was "futuristic" then, how much is commonplace today?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZb0avfQme8

Civil-Rights Groups Miffed at Martin’s Response

CIVIL-RIGHTS GROUPS MIFFED AT MARTIN'S RESPONSE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

AT&T's Still Hiding $10 DSL Service

AT&T'S SHENANIGANS IN HIDING $10 DSL SERVICE GO FROM EXASPERATING TO INFURIATING
[SOURCE: HearUsNow.org, AUTHOR: Bob Williams]

Murdoch's presence felt at Journal; Britain enjoying 'digital boom'

MURDOCH'S PRESENCE FELT AT JOURNAL
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Joseph Menn]

Britain enjoying 'digital boom'

BRITIAN ENJOYING 'DIGITAL BOOM'
[SOURCE: BBCNews]
The net, mobile phones and MP3 players are revolutionizing how Britons spend their time, says Ofcom's annual report. It reveals that older media such as TV, radio and even DVDs are being abandoned in favour of more modern technology. It also shows that women, in some age groups, are the dominant web users and older web users spend more time online than any group. Among children it showed that web and mobile phone use is growing at the expense of video games.

New Media Lag Communication Impact Of TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers

NEW MEDIA LAG COMMUNICATION IMPACT OF TV, RADIO, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS
[SOURCE: MediaDailyNews, AUTHOR: Joe Mandese]