Internet advertising - Profits In Podcasting (TechWeb)TechWeb - Podcasting's origin is in Web

Internet advertising - Profits In Podcasting (TechWeb)TechWeb - Podcasting's origin is in Web

Finding Profits In Podcasting (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Podcasting's origin is in Web radio and audio blogs. Now companies like IBM, Oracle, and Purina are using podcasting to hawk their wares, and Absolut Spirits Co. is placing ads within podcasts.

Yahoo Upgrades E-Commerce Platform For Small Retailers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Yahoo introduces in beta a redesigned checkout process for small businesses using the portal's e-commerce service.

Negotiations On Online Music Royalties Breakdown (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Royalty negotiations have broken down between music copyright holders and online music subscription services, officials say.

Buyers kick virtual tires on eBay Motors auction site (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - More people are turning to eBay to buy used cars. They are searching for a hard-to-find model or hunting for a potential great deal. Fans say the site is better than searching through classified ads. And to preserve their reputations, sellers usually spell out every scratch in extreme detail.

Google Talk gives boost to XMPP (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google's entry this week into the IM space gave a high-profile shot in the arm to the open IM protocol XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol). The decision to base Google Talk on the XML-based XMPP framework -- combined with Google's considerable market clout -- could shake up stalled IM interoperability efforts, or at the very least gives a big lift to a grassroots Internet standard.

Verizon Wireless to cut high-speed pricing-analyst (Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Wireless is expected to cutthe price of its high-speed wireless Internet service by asmuch as 25 percent early next week in a bid to increase itscustomer base for the service, one analyst said on Friday.