Google AdSense program adds font options

http://adsense.blogspot.com/2009/02/fontastic-new-options-for-your-ad-units.html
http://www.inquisitr.com/18461/adsense-now-lets-you-change-your-fonts/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-02-20-n56.html
http://www.webmasterworld.com/google_adsense/3853592.htm

Some Google shareholders grumble

http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE51I69X20090219
(related)
http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2009/02/19/did-google-just-gag.aspx

Yahoo scraps mail ads in emerging markets

http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/02/19/yahoo-scraps-mail-ads-in-emerging-markets/

Google offers AdWords users how-to videos

http://adwords.blogspot.com/2009/02/weve-created-four-new-videos-to-help.html

Dan Schawbel of Mashable: Take Control of Your Google Search Results

http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/control-google-search-results/

Otalo vacation rental search engine

http://www.otalo.com/
http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/otalo/

Microsoft aims to build a better thesaurus

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10167885-56.html

Top Microsoft top intellectual property officer Horacio Gutierrez promoted to corporate vice president

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/162386.asp
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10168256-16.html

Google Earth help U.K. distribute 700 locations of frog and toad crossing points

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/20/toad_map/

Google Android May Run Asus Netbook, Rival Microsoft

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a4E9sAyqigOU
http://www.businessinsider.com/android-netbooks-probably-coming-in-time-for-chirstmas-2009-2

Yahoo Content Model Gets Remixed, As Product Development Is “Globally” Centralized

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090220/yahoo-content-model-gets-remixed-as-product-development-is-globally-centralized/

Google still target of lawsuit in Italy, despite withdrawn complaint

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090219/still-no-direct-translation-of-safe-harbor-into-italian/

Black Hat conference presentor: Google Gears Offline Data Vulnerable

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=214501974
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Black-Hat-Shines-Light-on-Security-Vulnerabilities-for-Lenovo-Apple-and-Others/

Yahoo, Opera To Broaden Mobile Browser's Appeal

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/browsers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=214501915

Google Mobile App For Windows Mobile

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/google_mobile_a.html
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/google-remembers-windows-mobile-releases-google-mobile-app/

YouTube Annotations Get Social, Add A Much-Needed ‘Off’ Button

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/20/youtube-annotations-get-social-add-a-much-needed-off-button/

Google user interface export Ben Goodger on Google Chrome Web browser

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ben_goodger_on_google_chrome.php
(related: Google Chrome Supports Google Earth API Plugin)
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/02/google_chrome_supports_earth_api_pl.html

Google Agrees To Disclose Hidden Costs Of 'Free' Ringtones

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=100616

No plans to revive Kangaroo video service, says Microsoft

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=64389

Yahoo building location-aware Fire Eagle platform with Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol support

http://feblog.yahoo.net/2009/02/19/fire-eagle-location-streams/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/20/fire-eagle-doused-in-location-streams/

Google updates advanced Image Search features

http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-02-20-n85.html

ZDNet examines Microsoft Outlook Live

http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=1060

Google makes Map Maker maps available in Google Maps API and as static maps

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/map-making-in-your-language-on-your.html
http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2009/02/map-maker-for-developers.html
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/02/openstreetmaps-new-api-database-server.html

Google updates public transportation effort with additional cities

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-round-of-updates-for-google.html

CNET's Ina Fried ask: What's that snow leopard doing on Microsoft's Live Search?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10168102-56.html
http://www.techflash.com/Microsofts_Snow_Leopard_puzzler_39892562.html
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/20/a-snow-leopard-on-livecom-is-causing-some-to-lose-their-minds/

Google offers webmasters best practices tips against hacking

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/02/best-practices-against-hacking.html

WEB / OTHER

Tumblr Reinstates Banned 'Anonybloggers'

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/tumblr-reinstates-banned-anonybloggers/

Facebook Connect launches commenting widget for blogs, Web sites

http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=198
http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/facebook-comment-box/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10168085-2.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/facebook-connect-gets-easy-with-new-comments-widget/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_launches_commenting_widget.php
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/facebook-launches-comments-widgets-for-web-publishers/

WPP Units Vie for Internet Advertising Turf

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123508666768527791.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-wpps-digital-shops-mix-creative-with-ad-buys-and-vice-versa/

Yelp Disputes Extortion Story

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/20/yelp-disputes-extortion-story/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/19/yelp_pitch_revisited/
(related: Yelp chief executive says firm could be profitable by 2010)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=amMDw9DqBT2s

A Music Video Site For Producers on a Budget / 99dollarmusicvideos.com

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/19/a-music-video-site-for-producers-on-a-budget/
http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/99-dollar-music-videos/

Adobe warns of critical vulnerability in Reader, Acrobat

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.html
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/02/20/adobe-warns-of-critical-vulnerability-in-reader-acrobat/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/20/adobe_reader_exploit/
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/159895/adobe_flaw_heightens_risk_of_encountering_malicious_pdfs.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10168266-83.html
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Hackers-Zero-in-on-New-Adobe-Reader-Acrobat-Vulnerability/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13200
(related: Adobe: In Crummy Economy, Customers Delay Upgrades)
http://voices.allthingsd.com/20090219/adobe-in-crummy-economy-customers-delay-upgrades/
http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster/3854031.htm

Disney buys kids Web site Kerpoof

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE51J10420090220
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/disney-acquires-kerpoofs-kid-friendly-creative-suite/

Spreading the message through viral Internet videos: BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7900000/7900935.stm

Your online reputation can hurt your job search: USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2009-02-19-online-reputation_N.htm

Norway Pushes to Boot Microsoft's IE6 Browser off the Web

http://www.pcworld.com/article/159898/norway_pushes_to_boot_microsofts_ie6_browser_off_the_web.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/19/norway_ie6/
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/norwegian-websi.html

Skype Calls' Immunity to Police Phone Tapping Threatened

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/159896/skype_calls_immunity_to_police_phone_tapping_threatened.html

New bill would force ISPs to retain user data for two years

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/new-bill-would-force-isps-to-retain-user-data-for-2-years.ars
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10168114-38.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/20/internet.records.bill/index.html
http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster/3854074.htm

82 million in U.S. created some form of content online during 2008: eMarketer report

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006914
http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/user-generated-content-growth/

Nielsen Online reports Facebook atop MySpace in U.S. social networking list

http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/facebook-bigger-than-myspace-in-us/

Put maps in your Twitter messages with GeoTweeter

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10167606-2.html

Website changes link text to settle trade mark fight

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/20/link_text_trade_mark/

Wisconsin passes stimulus bill including download tax

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/19/wisconsin_passes_download_tax/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-wisconsin-to-tax-internet-downloads-follows-on-heels-of-new-york/

Judge approves AP's online news copying suit

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/19/ap_suit_proceeds/
http://www.schwimmerlegal.com/2009/02/this_just_in_sd.html

U.S. feds pull travel site offline after hacker break-in

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/19/govtrip_remains_down/

Facebook announces new employee blog portal

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=55128847130
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236905/facebook-shifts-focus-employees
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/19/amid-pr-follies-facebook-attempts-to-humanize/

Mike Fratto for InformationWeek discusses Moxie Marlinspike’s presentation "New Tricks for Defeating SSL in Practice"

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/insecure_eye_so.html

Twitter front-end application usage ranked by Compete and TwitStat

http://twitstat.com/twitterclientusers.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/the-top-20-twitter-applications/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/the-top-21-twitter-clients-according-to-twitstat/

Meetic Acquires Match.com’s European Operations

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/19/ap6073082.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/breaking-meetic-finds-a-soulmate-acquires-matchcoms-european-operations/
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/64388/254/5/3

Baby boomers contributing more online: Forrester Research report

http://www.forrester.com/go?docid=46294
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_reach_baby_boomers_with_social_media.php

OpenID Foundation adds new executive director Don Thibeau

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/openid_foundation_executive_director_thibeau.php

RedWire Offers a Social Network for Entrepreneurs

http://www.redwirenation.com/
http://www.centernetworks.com/redwire-social-network-entrepreneurs

Jodi McDermott for MediaPost on Getting a testing program off the ground

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=100670

Local.com Posts Earnings, CEO Is 'Bullish' For 2009

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=100658

Mobile Hotel Bookings Show Strength in Recession

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134711

Customer Experience Drives Loyalty: Forrester Research report

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3iab3b217aa919c5ef5b8e40116c47f254

ComScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for January 2009

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2730

eBay renames 'yellow star' after 'Nazi' complaint

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090219/tc_afp/francejewsetradeebayinternet