Online Ad Strategies:

• Groups redirect health-care ads to cheer and jeer Democrats.
• Local online to grow 12% in 2009; will slow next year.
• Burberry looks online for ways to gain customers.

Search:

• Google to deliver new "Caffeine" search after holidays.

Social Media:

• How Cisco's collaboration portfolio stacks up against Google, IBM, Microsoft.

Smartphones:

• RIM, Adobe team for BlackBerry development.

Security:

• Firefox flaws make up 44% of all browser bugs.
• 10 things the iPhone worm teaches us about mobile security.

E-Readers:

• Intel does e-reader, with a difference.

TV Everywhere:

• Sony to offer film on internet TV, then DVD.
• New software shows British TV live on iPhone.

Gaming:

• Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" launch.