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Thursday, March 6, 2008 Daily News Tracker
Google updates Analytics, APIs for Syncing to Outlook Calendars, New Yahoo Video Ads, and more.


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new post indicator3:25 pm on Mar. 6, 2008 (utc 0)

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Google Analytics Adds Industry Benchmarking and Data Sharing

http://analytics.blogspot.com/2008/03/benchmarking-now-available-plus.html
http://manojjasra.blogspot.com/2008/03/google-analytics-releases-benchmarking.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/google-analytics-data-sharing-why-not-go-all-the-way/
http://mashable.com/2008/03/05/google-analytics-opt-in/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-03-06-n80.html
http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/topic.py?topic=13909
http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?answer=87515
http://www.webmasterworld.com/analytics/3592706.htm

EU set to clear Google/DoubleClick merger: sources

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL0674359620080306
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afshN2klirhg
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4dce55ee-eafe-11dc-a5f4-0000779fd2ac.html
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/03/06/unofficially-google-wins-doubleclick-deal-in-eu
http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3592822.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/06/google_doubleclick_eu_approval/
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/googles-doubleclick-buy-cleared-europe/story.aspx?guid=%7BAEBBD908-288F-4EC6-9209-D6E5B3EE746F%7D
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200803051906DOWJONESDJONLINE001199_FORTUNE5.htm

Microsoft Ponders Options After Yahoo Delays Board Nominations

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/pondering-microsofts-options/index.html
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/03/05/yahoo-doesnt-get-the-joke.aspx
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/how-about-a-three-way-merger-for-yahoo/index.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120472835995813707.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2008/03/06/microsoft-yahoo-ballmer-gates-take-79-billion-hit-for-the-team/
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080306/yahoos-slow-burning-ring-of-fire/
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/03/05/yahoo-microsoft-merger-tech-enter-cx_wt_0305yhoo.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/05/Microsoft-needs-Yahoo-for-Web-advertising-plan_1.html

Omniture SiteCatalyst Analytics Tool Now Integrates with Baidu and Adobe

http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=77924
http://manojjasra.blogspot.com/2008/03/omniture-integrates-with-baidu-and.html
http://www.omniture.com/press/474
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003719631

Google Launches Contacts Data API for Contact Lists in Gmail, Reader, Calendar

http://googledataapis.blogspot.com/2008/03/3-2-1-contact-api-has-landed.html
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/burningpaper/2008/03/06/google-sets-your-calendar-free/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_releases_contacts_api.php
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/03/google-calendar-sync-api-for-contacts.html
http://mashable.com/2008/03/05/google-contacts-api/
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/174792/google-launches-contacts-api.html
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-03-06-n31.html
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9887168-2.html
http://www.apcmag.com/8378/google_calendar_sync_for_outlook
http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3592858.htm

Yahoo Unveils Online Video Ad Formats

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YHPAZTKB3AI4MQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=206901971
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9886459-7.html

Microsoft News Aggregator "Blews"

http://research.microsoft.com/projects/blews/blews.aspx
http://datamining.typepad.com/data_mining/2008/03/let-the-techfes.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/06/microsoft-blews-brings-back-memories-of-rocket-pops-at-the-beach/
(related) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030503352.html

WEB / OTHER

Ziff Davis Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ziff-davis-planning-to-file-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2211347/ziff-davis-files-bankruptcy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120477485741715995.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080306/ap_on_hi_te/ziff_davis_bankruptcy

Alaska Airlines Custom On-the-Fly Online Ads

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/business/media/06adco.html

Boldface in Cyberspace: It’s a Woman’s Domain (Wowowow.com targets women 40 and older)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/fashion/06WOW.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-wowowow-does-huffpoivillage-aims-at-woman-40-and-raises-1-million/

Social Networking Moves to the Cellphone (GyPSii, Bliin, MyGamma target 3.3 billion mobile consumers)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/technology/06wireless.html

InterDigital's Hope: Patent Win Pending (Holds Wireless Technology Needed To Operate High-Speed Phones)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120477536453016017.html

Microsoft asks Web developers to "bet on us" / Internet Explorer 8 Browser

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0535853120080305
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/03/internet_explorer_8_beta_is_go.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/software/2008-03-06-internet-explorer-beta_N.htm
http://www.createlf.com/content/view/404/1/
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/05/Microsoft-unveils-IE8-Beta-1_1.html
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9886426-56.html
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8469723

Automattic: WordPress Multi-User To Get Social

http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/technology?type=technologyNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi&src=blogBurst_technologyNews&bbPostId=B3qQfhAl5RCCB1GW5bSdJmdgB9WwVi4Gwi4LCz5872gGJJWXv&bbParentWidgetId=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9886194-2.html

Ad system 'will protect privacy' / Phorm, Privacy International, UK Launch Forthcoming

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7280791.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/06/internet.privacy

It's prime time to sell online properties

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/05/technology/moritz_yahooaol.fortune/index.htm

Richard "Lord British" Garriott, Ultima and Ultima Online Creator - Billionaire In Space

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/03/05/space-tourists-billionaires-tech-billionaires08-cx_ew_0305space.html

RecordMyCalls.com makes call-recording easy but pricey

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-03-05-record-my-calls_N.htm

'Forbes': Facebook CEO is youngest self-made billionaire / Microsoft's Bill Gates Drops to Third Spot Among Richest

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/industry/2008-03-05-forbes-billionaires_N.htm
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/03/05/richest-people-billionaires-billionaires08-cx_lk_0305billie_land.html
http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/2008/03/05/buffett-worlds-richest-cx_mm_0229buffetrichest.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120475776139214901.html
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/buffett-beats-gates-to-become-worlds-richest-person/index.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/06/Gates-falls-to-world-third-richest-on-Forbes-list_1.html
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8467870
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/06/bill_gates_forbes_rich_list/
(related - Zuckerberg) http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/03/zuckerberg-not-done-building-facebook-management-team.html

Pew Study Shows Americans Prefer Cellphones to Internet, Television / comScore shows similar data

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/244/report_display.asp
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2099

Web Standards Acid3 Browser Test Released

http://www.webstandards.org/press/releases/20080303/
http://www.drunkenfist.com/temp/acid3.html
http://www.webmasterworld.com/html/3590710.htm

Hotel Chairs With Internet Access / Wyndham Smart Chair

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030600033.html

Denver Airport blocks some Internet sites

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080305/ap_on_hi_te/denver_airport_wi_fi

 


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