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Online budgets avoid the ax at most big companies, Forrester Research says
Despite the economy’s woes, more big companies plan to increase their online division`s budget than cut it this year, according to a cross-industry survey by Forrester Research Inc.
internetretailer.com 2/24
Americans are Watching More TV, Including Online
According to The Nielsen Company, video viewing on the so-called “three screens” – TV sets, computer screens (the Internet) and mobile devices – hit an all-time high.
tmcnet.com 2/23
How DTV Transition was Bungled
America's transition to over-the-air digital television signals was doomed from the start, thanks to a flawed voucher program and a time frame that left the country stranded between administrations.
wired.com 2/20
CNN, Facebook to Team on State of the Union
Barack Obama’s inauguration speech generated some record setting Web-video streaming traffic for CNN and its partner Facebook. Tuesday, CNN and Facebook join together for a second time on live programming around a presidential speech.
tvweek.com 2/20
Facebook's Plan to Amp Up Ad Revenue
Until now, Facebook has focused on growth at the expense of advertising, much like YouTube circa 2007. Last fall, Facebook began trying to dial up the ads with a new generation of units it calls "engagement ads." But as it tries to scale as an advertising business, the irony is that marketers can leverage the platform without actually paying for it.
adage.com 2/2
OPB Wins Award for Program Produced in Partnership with Oregon Sea Grant
Columbia University has awarded Oregon Public Broadcasting a 2009 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for its Oregon Field Guide special, “The Silent Invasion.” The award is considered the broadcast journalism equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize.
media-newswire.com 1/28
Wikipedia may restrict public's ability to change entries
Wikipedia appears ready to introduce a system that prevents new and anonymous users from instantly publishing changes to the online encyclopedia. The new system, called Flagged Revisions, would mark a significant change in the anything-goes, anyone-can-edit-at-any-time ethos of Wikipedia.
nytimes.com 1/23
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