Corp to buy (Internet advertising) Internet group Intermix (AFP)AFP - Media-entertainment giant

Corp to buy (Internet advertising) Internet group Intermix (AFP)AFP - Media-entertainment giant

News Corp to buy Internet group Intermix (AFP)
AFP - Media-entertainment giant News Corporation said it reached a deal to buy Intermix Media for 580 million dollars in cash, gaining a foothold in the arena of Internet news blogs and social networking.

News Corp to buy MySpace.com owner for$580 million (Reuters)
Reuters - News Corp. on Monday said it would buyIntermix Media Inc., owner of the popular MySpace.com socialnetworking site, for$580 million in a move to expand the mediaconglomerate's Internet offerings.

`Video iPod'reportedly on the way from Apple (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Speculation that Apple Computer will do for video what it has done for music gained momentum Monday, amid reports that it is negotiating for the rights to sell downloadable music videos through its iTunes Music Store.

Microsoft sues as Google snags former exec to open China research center (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft is suing one of its former executives hired away by Internet rival Google to run a new research center in China, the US software giant announced.

Blinkx Gives Users Their RSS TV (PC World)
PC World - Startup indexes search terms, then notifies users when matching content is available.

Call for Homeland Security Cybersecurity Improvements (PC World)
PC World - Recovery plan needed for widespread attack on the Internet, Senate committee told.

Four In 10 U.S. Companies Discipline Workers for Porn (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Forty percent of the largest 500 U.S. companies have disciplined employees over Internet porn and other illicit images in the last 12 months.