Even babies need a place on the everlasting tubes
Google:
- Google got the final go-ahead from the FCC to participate in the auction of available wireless airwaves.
- The company is giving marketing students $200 to help local businesses by building AdWords campaigns for them.
Biz Buzz:
- Online video ad provider Broadband Enterprises secured $10 million in funding from Velocity Interactive Group.
- The Library of Congress put 1,500 of its photos on Flickr with the dual purpose of increasing exposure, and tapping into the wisdom of crowds to better categorize photos.
- John Sedlek has moved from AOL's ad sales team to Vibrant Media, where he will head the online sales division as VP.
- Universal Music Group is working with mobile tech provider SendMe to license its catalog of music as ringtones for members of SendMeMobile.com.
Signs of What's to Come:
- NBC Universal is touting the multiple out-of-home distribution platforms it's created for its programming and selling those impressions to advertisers.
- Rupert Murdoch is having second thoughts about making the entire online Wall Street Journal subscription-free. He's now looking at a hybrid model.
New and Improved:
- Baby TV, a division of Fox International, is partnering with Narrowstep to create an online TV channel geared toward infants and toddlers.
- Justin.tv is launching a content distribution network to attract video producers and cut costs.
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