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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Daily News Tracker
Google launches Blackberry and Windows Mobile Add-ons, FCC spectrum auction ends, new Web advertising spending reports, and more.


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new post indicator2:46 pm on Mar. 19, 2008 (utc 0)

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China's Alibaba Search Firm Looks For Buyers to Protect Itself Should Microsoft Bid for Yahoo Succeed

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120587477187246351.html
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76790ab6-f549-11dc-a21b-000077b07658.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=avBumCrMKpyI
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-yahoo19mar19,1,5219906.story
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=avBumCrMKpyI
http://www.forbes.com/markets/economy/2008/03/19/alibaba-portal-yahoo-markets-equity-cx_vk_0319markets02.html
http://news.theage.com.au/chinas-alibaba-plans-to-buy-yahooheld-stake-amid-microsoft-bid-report/20080320-20k1.html
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/alibaba-looking-buyers-yahoo-owned-stake/story.aspx?guid=%7B8B8103B1-89BD-43E5-9779-8DFC9495715C%7D
(related - Alibaba net profit soars 340 percent)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSHKF07899720080318

Google sees surge in Web use on hot mobile phones / Launches Windows Mobile Addition

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1824958820080319
http://localmobilesearch.net/?p=513
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12476

Shaking Off Larger Economic Woes, Online Ad Spend To Rise 23 Percent In ‘08: eMarketer Report

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-shaking-off-larger-economic-woes-online-ad-spend-to-rise-23-percent-in-/
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Research_25/A_slightly_less_rosy_outlook_for_online.asp
http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3id75b47c3caaba12ab7107baa026bedcf

Google’s Thin-Skinned Lawyers on AdSense Clause

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/googles-thin-skinned-lawyers/index.html

Former Yahoo Ad Chief Greg Coleman Joins Startup as Chief Executive

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120589751517747817.html

Web vs. TV: Research Aims To Gauge Ads

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120589563409047693.html

iPhone owners 10 times more likely to search the web / M:Metrics Survey

http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/18/iphone-owners-10-times-more-likely-to-search-the-web/
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=833439
http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206904463

Microsoft May Be Playing "Tapper"

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/03/18/eyes-on-the-prize-microsoft.aspx

Register Special Feature "Google's riches rely on ads, algorithms, and worldwide confusion"

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/18/when_google_does_evil/

Google brings gadgets to Docs' spreadsheet

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/19/Google-brings-gadgets-to-Docs-spreadsheet_1.html

Google Maps Now Open To Editing

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3RPPHIPGF0NYMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=206904532
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_maps_now_editable_by_an.php

WEB / OTHER

After 260 Rounds of Bidding, Wireless Spectrum Auction Raises $19 Billion / Winners To Be Announced in Coming Days

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/technology/19fcc.html
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/going-oncegoing-twicethe-700-mhz-spectrum-is-sold/index.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120587719371146457.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1823350720080319
http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/18/wireless-spectrum-auction-comes-to-a-close/
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/03/18/spectrum-auction-wireless-tech-wire-cx_ew_0318spectrum.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080318-700mhz-spectrum-auction-wraps-up-tops-19-5-billion.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/700mhz_auction_closes/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2212327/fcc-closes-wireless-spectrum
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/the_spectrum_auction_s_over_now_what
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/19/FCC-closes-700MHz-spectrum-auction_1.html

Facebook About To Pass MySpace In Worldwide Traffic / New comScore Data

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/facebook_ready_to_pass_myspace_in_worldwide_traffic

Facebook Plans New Privacy Controls to Denote Family, Friends, Co-workers / Plus Online Chat

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR2008031900035.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/technology/19facebook.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1820871920080318
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/18/facebook-to-launch-new-privacy-controls-confirms-chat-is-coming/
http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9896860-36.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120586883223146093.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2008-03-19-facebook-privacy_N.htm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c33444c-f540-11dc-a21b-000077b07658.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-facebook19mar19,1,7076853.story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080319/tc_pcworld/143579
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080318/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_privacy_tweaks

Adobe Working on Media Player/Flash for iPhone

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120588767706747197.html
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/19/adobe-says-flash-for-iphone-coming-soon-with-firmware-2-0
http://mashable.com/2008/03/19/adobe-flash-iphone/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/18/adobe-forging-ahead-with-flash-for-the-iphone-despite-jobs-remarks/

Microsoft Buys Business Phone Software Maker Aspect Software Stake

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120587553979646385.html
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206904357

Twitter breaks down barriers in the classroom

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080319-twitter-breaks-down-barriers-in-the-classroom.html

Comcast: FCC lacks any authority to act on P2P blocking

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080318-comcast-fcc-lacks-any-authority-to-act-on-p2p-blocking.html

Apache rules web server landscape / Alexa Research

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/19/apache_top_webserver/

Sybase Brings Lotus, Exchange E-mail To iPhone

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3RPPHIPGF0NYMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=206904618
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/18/AR2008031800975.html

 


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