Web 2.0 Trends:
- Amazon: Earnings are up; Kindle is best seller.
- It's official – Facebook is king of the social networking scene: MySpace has conceded defeat in contest to become the largest online social network.
- Dailymotion, Europe’s biggest online video challenger to YouTube, raises $25 million in a new funding round.
- Click Forensics says botnets accounted for 42.6% of click fraud in Q3 2009.
- Online advertising firm Audience Science closed $20 million in new venture capital funding.
- More on Microsoft's Windows 7 marketing strategy….and more on Microsoft's rivals' marketing strategies here and here.
Video On Demand:
- A perspective on why the concept of "TV Everywhere" is doomed to fail.
- Another nail in the coffin for cable TV's business model: 1Cast, a self-styled Hulu for news videos, is partnering with Boxee, a program that provides a user interface for online video streams that's optimized for a TV set.
Ad Metrics:
- Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) Video Council relaunches with new tools to measure ad effectiveness.
Gaming:
Mobile:
- Specs on Motorola's new Android headset are leaked.
Regulatory/Legal Updates:
- Italian officials investigate "Let's Kill Berlusconi" Facebook groups.
- Nokia sues Apple, citing iPhone patent infringement.
- A lawsuit against Craigslist's over adult services listings is dismissed.
