Ad Strategies:

• Verizon challenges a Sprint marketing claim.

Online Media:

• Group of magazine publishers said to be building an online newsstand.
• MediaNews Group, Belo mull blocking Google too.
• Hulu's massive traffic bump? Thank ABC, new TV season.
• Full-screen mobile ads reach opt-in subscribers; Unilever hops aboard.

Ad Platforms:

• AdMob pegs Android as #2 mobile web platform in the US.
• Monster's ad network doubles impressions during recession.

Search Advertising:

• Google introduces product extensions to AdSense.

Social Media:

• Is Facebook preparing for an IPO?
• New Facebook developer rules go into effect Dec. 16.
• SocNet users enhance relationships, lose inhibitions.

Online Retail:

• Online shoppers have deeper pockets than offline shoppers.
• Walgreens ups e-commerce ante.

Smartphones:

• Is app burnout ahead?

Telecom:

• FCC Chairman: Broadband access should be universal.