Ads: From Bargain Basement To Rich Media (AdWeek.com)AdWeek.com - The (Internet advertising)

Ads: From Bargain Basement To Rich Media (AdWeek.com)AdWeek.com - The (Internet advertising)

Banner Ads: From Bargain Basement To Rich Media (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - The increased use of video and animation technologies is causing some advertisers to reconsider the purpose of their banner ads--from simply a way to draw users to their Web sites to a delivery method for rich branding experiences and a way to collect customer information.

Angry women sue NY doctor for online dating lies (Reuters)
Reuters - A Manhattan fertility specialist hasbeen sued by two women who say he broke their hearts aftermeeting them through an online dating site on which hepretended to be single.

Yahoo's Yang say hands tied in China Internet censorship case (AFP)

AFP - Yahoo Inc. chief Jerry Yang said his company was complying with local laws when information on an Internet user was passed to Chinese police in a move leading to the jailing of a mainland journalist.

China Telecom Seeks to Block VoIP (AP)
AP - China Telecom, the nation's largest fixed-line operator, is looking at ways to block phone calls made over the Internet such as the popular service offered by Skype, according to media reports.

China Telecom said to block Skype (Reuters)
Reuters - China Telecom has started blockingaccess to a popular Internet telephone service that isthreatening its long-distance revenue, according to local mediareports and Internet postings.

Internet pirates copying films even before cinema release (AFP)

AFP - Films being presented at Deauville, Venice and other festivals are no longer so exclusive: many are already available in pirated versions online in a trend threatening the whole cinema industry, according to a French subsidiary of a major US distributor.

Clinton sidesteps China's Internet jailings at web summit (AFP)

AFP - Former US president Bill Clinton sidestepped talk of China's jailing of Internet political dissidents, but indicated web censorship could have a commercial backlash in the future.

EBay to buy Skype for$4.1 bln: Sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Online auction house eBay Inc.has agreed to buy Internet telephone firm Skype Technologies SAfor$2.6 billion, mingling e-commerce and communications tocreate a new form of customer service, sources close to thesituation said on Monday.