Internet advertising - backs cable giants on broadband (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - The U.S. Supreme

Internet advertising - backs cable giants on broadband (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - The U.S. Supreme

Court backs cable giants on broadband (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that cable Internet providers such as Comcast do not have to open their broadband networks to potential competitors, a landmark decision that could limit competition in the short term but spur innovation in the long term.

Yahoo Plans Web Mail Service Face-Lift (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo Mail update beta will be available soon to a limited number of users.

China's tops 358 million mobile phone users, 100 million Internet users (AFP)
AFP - China has more than 100 million Internet users and some 358 million mobile phone users, with both areas growing rapidly as the country's economy booms, state press reported.

Court Rulings Concern Tech Entrepreneurs (AP)
AP - A pair of Supreme Court rulings this week is stoking fears that the Internet is becoming an ever-more centralized platform for entrenched corporate interests— the antithesis of the digital commons envisioned by technophiles and civil libertarians. But others predict that innovation will actually be encouraged by the rulings, since they create a framework of sorts for how to build businesses in the digital age.

U.S. advertising to rise 3.4 percent-TNS (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. advertising spending is expectedto rise 3.4 percent this year, helped by cable, Internet, andHispanic media, although the pace of growth is expected to slowin the second half of the year.