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Ad Networks and Analytics:

• Google is preparing a measurement system for display advertising on YouTube, comparable to the Quality Score system used for paid search.

Agencies and Marketing Execs:

• Former InterActive Corp. executive Moshe "Mo" Koyfman has become a VC at Spark Capital in Boston.
• EVB/San Francisco hired Stephen Goldblatt in the position of ECD and agency partner. Goldblatt was formerly Group Creative Director of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
• Unilever has chosen senior executive Paul Polman as its new CEO.
• Quantcast made TS Kelly its VP, Media Research.
• Jason Bagley was promoted to creative director at Wieden+Kennedy, Portland. Bagley will manage the CareerBuilder and Old Spice accounts.
• Pandora Media has created a new position: senior ad sales manager. Priscilla Valls will fill the role.

Biz Buzz:

Legal, Government and Regulation:

• Under the terms of a $6 million legal settlement between Target and the National Federation of the Blind, Amazon must make its web software more accessible to blind users.
• Silicon Alley Insider speculates whether the stigmatization of behavioral advertising, and Congressional probes, destroyed NebuAd.
• South African search engine marketing firm Entelligence has filed a formal complaint against Google South Africa, alleging "abuse of dominance."

Music:

• Apple is expected to debut life-changing new iPods, and other products, at its "Let's Rock" event on September 9. Steve Jobs will be speaking.
• Popcuts, which launched in August, is experimenting with a crowdsourced music sales model. Users are charged $0.99 cents per song. When someone else buys the same track, previous buyers get a credit redeemable for more Popcuts music. The earlier a user "invests" in a song, the higher the cut.

Search:

• Initial reviews for Google's Chrome browser are generally raves.
• Speaking of Chrome, ZDNet points out it's vulnerable to a flaw that exposes Windows users to hacker attacks. Oops.
• Search Engine Journal published a list of useful SEO extensions for FireFox.
• Riding a tough economy and facing unfamiliar online advertising options, marketers are expected to spend more on search advertising — a familiar face, if little else.

Social Networks:

• Facebook is expected to rake in $35 million from virtual gifts, which are sometimes sponsored by brands.
• Washington Post writer Rachel Beckman pens a humorous article about how Facebook calls her fat. ZDNet contemplates the implications of targeted ads that cause offense.