Online Ads:

• Online ads are booming, if they're attached to a video.

Media Strategies:

• Murdoch bets on survival without Google.
• Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off.
• Verizon is spending $100 per Droid for ads.
• Does Apple really want to sell magazines?

Ad Tech:

• Google tests skippable ads in YouTube videos.

Search:

• Google launches Maps tool for finding flu vaccine.
• Yahoo aims to boost margins.

Social Media:

• LinkedIn and Twitter partnership: Do's and don'ts for users.
• Twitter defends retweets design.

Gaming:

• Zynga takes gaming gamble.
• Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers.
• Ohai launches massively multiplayer online vampire game on Facebook.

DOOH:

• PQ Media: DOOH growth remains strong, global growth outpaces US.

Security:

• Facebook denies hijack.

Smartphones:

• Verizon's $350 early termination fee rubs senator wrong way.
• Universal debuts Blu-ray App for iPhone.