To the list of the enemies threatening the security of the United States, the Pentagon has added WikiLeaks.org, a tiny online source of information and documents that governments and corporations around the world would prefer to keep secret. The Pentagon assessed the danger WikiLeaks.org posed to the Army in a report marked “unauthorized disclosure subject [...]

Google + iPad = Mobile Advertising Boom in 2010? by Jason Hahn If you yawn when you read another headline about mobile advertising and its ever-pending explosion, you’re surely not alone. It seems that year after year, experts are touting the mobile platform as the next big thing that needs to be on top of [...]

In my last post, I discussed why I was leaving newspapers after 25 years. I thought I’d allow myself one more nostalgic post before this blog returns to what I hope will be its main purpose – discussing what’s new in the world of media from the point of view of someone who’s trying to [...]

Google Watch at eWeek has some thoughts and information about Google buying Yelp. Craigslist what? This could really start to let Google go even more local, reaching more local advertisers. The post has a good round-up of stats about Yelp if you haven’t heard much about them before now. (I was surprised by a few [...]

Malcom Coles has a write-up about Google Scholar and Murdoch that’s an interesting read. Has anyone pointed out the workings of Google Scholar to Rupert Murdoch? He’s going to have a fit when he finds out … Thoughts? I think Google is going to come out the victor. Is this good for journalism? We shall [...]

This is good. Wonder why it took so long. I have an excuse. They have a sales force. They could be getting good CPM, I imagine. And speaking of CPM – what is the average newspaper CPM for banners these days? Anyone know? CBS says it will stop doing business with the networks, which are [...]

John Temple has a good write-up mentioning two pieces about the future of news. (Hat tip to Journerdism) First up is: The Data That Turns Browsing to Buying at the NY Times. As it has quietly expanded, Next Jump has been gathering data, and not only from companies and customers. It also gets credit-card transaction [...]

The drama continues. I’m pretty much on Google’s side at least for this one. Google Living Stories lets you read the same reporting and analysis that you expect from The New York Times and The Washington Post, delivered on a highly interactive platform. Google is providing the technology platform, the journalists from the Times and [...]