Internet advertising - Shares Surge on Brisk Sales (AP)AP - Amazon.com Inc.'s shares

Internet advertising - Shares Surge on Brisk Sales (AP)AP - Amazon.com Inc.'s shares

Amazon Shares Surge on Brisk Sales (AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc.'s shares surged more than 11 percent Wednesday after the Internet retailer reported brisk sales and a jump in operating profit for the latest quarter.

Shuttle Launch Sets Record For Online Viewers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - More than 335,000 people watched the Shuttle Discovery launch online through official NASA websites, topping all other space missions, Yahoo says.

Broadband Bill Would Deregulate Video Services, Spur VoIP (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Telecommunications overhaul legislation would roll back current restrictions on providing video services and assure consumer access to Internet-based phone service.

Elderly Americans lose millions to Internet scams (Reuters)
Reuters - Scams involving Internet auctions,as well as identity theft, lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes,top the list of fraud complaints by older Americans, who lost$152 million to con artists last year, U.S. officials told aSenate panel on Wednesday.

New Tool Matches Clients With Shows (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Much has been made of TV's dwindling effectiveness as a stand-alone ad medium, with the emergence of dozens of complementary electronic media, such as video on demand, interactive programming, streaming media, and even message boards, chat rooms and blogs. TV programmers are struggling to make sense of it all, aggressively trying to link their content to as many of the new media as possible--with varying degrees of success.

Nearly 433,000 Watch NASA Launch Webcast (AP)
AP - In another milestone for Internet video, nearly 433,000 people simultaneously watched NASA's webcast of this week's space shuttle launch.

Motorola, Yahoo Team on Mobile Search (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In the latest indication of the trend for Web companies to rush to gain mobile presence, Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) has signed with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to put search, e-mail and instant-messaging features in the hands of mobile consumers. Yahoo software will be preinstalled on Motorola phones and products starting next year.

Judges Keep Net Obscenity Law Intact (AP)
AP - A special three-judge federal panel has kept intact a federal law making it a crime to send obscenity over the Internet.