Sina Corporation Internet portal in China buys share of ad firm Focus Media

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/technology/23portal.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122995678908926291.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155945/chinas_sina_buys_ad_business_for_1_billion_in_stock.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/1-billion-acquisitions-still-exist----in-china-sina

Court Clears Google In Ringtone Ad Suit

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97189

Google Leads in Ad-Serving Share: Attributor study

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=133378

Looking for a Few Good Answers Online / A Wall Street Journal answer-site comparison

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122981801892624313.html

Yandex search engine firm considers itself strategic property for Russia – IPO seen as likely

http://profy.com/2008/12/23/yandex-considers-itself-a-strategic-property-for-russia-and-an-ipo-in-the-future/

Google gives Android-based T-Mobile G1 cell phones to employees as holiday bonus

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10128455-93.html
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/12/hollydazed_goog.html
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5115653/google-hands-out-dogfood-as-christmas-bonus
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/instead-of-cash-googlers-get-android-phones-for-christmas-goog

Google's grand ambitions / 2008 review

http://news.cnet.com/2009-1012_3-6248451.html

Yahoo: Weisel Sees Catalysts, But Chops Numbers on Declining Display Ads

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2008/12/22/yahoo-weisel-sees-catalysts-but-chops-numbers-on-slowing-ads/

Microsoft Live Cashback Not Giving Search Back

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/advertising_search/live_cashback_not_giving_search_back.html

MediaPost Search Trends To Watch In 2009

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97194

WEB / OTHER

New York Times Company sued for using GateHouseMedia Inc. digital content on community Web sites

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-nytco-boston-sites-hit-with-copyright-violations-suit/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123000780886329657.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/dying-newspapers-suing-each-other-for-content-theft
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081222/ap_on_hi_te/gatehouse_ny_times_lawsuit
(related: http://www.inquisitr.com/12916/usa-today-claiming-copyright-over-digg-demonstration-video/ )

A Not-So-Jolly Season for eBay

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122999355966028743.html

The Year in Tech and Viral Ads

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2008/12/22/the-year-in-tech-and-viral-ads/

MySpace Bans Project Playlist; Facebook Defies Same RIAA Request

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/myspace-bans-pr.html
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97180
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/22/some-good-news-for-project-playlist-a-deal-with-sony-bmg/

EU's new digital library, Europeana, operational again

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BM34420081223
(related: Project Gutenberg Releases Mobile eBooks)
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/project_gutenberg_releases_mob.php

U.S. agency questions domain name expansion plans

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7797206.stm
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2008-12-22-domain-name-plan-criticized_N.htm
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081222-us-to-icann-plan-to-sell-new-gtlds-is-a-real-stinker.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/23/icann_liberalisation_ntia/

Report: Facebook privacy chief eyes California attorney general office

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10128476-93.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/22/facebook-chief-privacy-officer-chris-kelly-to-run-for-california-attorney-general/

Red Hat Shares Advance After Earnings Forecast Beats Analysts' Estimates

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aeLt1tUMy0F8
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/linux/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501732
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11322

Opera State of the Mobile Web report shows rapidly rising mobile Web browing during November

http://www.opera.com/smw/2008/11/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2233071/mobile-web-browsing
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/browsers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501664
(related: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97188 )

Building The Next Generation Of Text Messaging

http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/messaging/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501714

HubSpot start-up releases State of the Twittersphere report

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/22/the-state-of-the-twittersphere-hubspot-edition/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_kicking_twitters_ass.php

BBC Rolls Out AIR iPlayer, Ditches Kontiki P2P, Proposes Tiered Broadband Services
iplayer-air

http://newteevee.com/2008/12/23/bbc-rolls-out-air-iplayer-ditches-kontiki-p2p-proposes-tiered-broadband-services/

Phorm is out to alter world of online advertising

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5367153.ece