Web promotion - Crowd Control: Handing Creative To The Masses (AdWeek.com)AdWeek.com - The

Web promotion - Crowd Control: Handing Creative To The Masses (AdWeek.com)AdWeek.com - The

Crowd Control: Handing Creative To The Masses (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - The proliferation of digital technology has made it easier than ever for people to create their own content, from blogs to podcasts to short films. With consumer engagement the new law of the land, advertisers are beginning to tap into that by encouraging consumers to create their own expressions of brands—and in some cases, even help craft their ads.

Bankers pitching InfoSpace as M&A target - sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Media companies scouring thethinning list of Internet takeover targets are particularlyhungry for Web search providers, and analysts and bankers sayit may be only a matter of time before InfoSpace Inc. isscooped up.

Hurricanes Generate Debate on Internet-Disaster Plans (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Recent hurricanes have done more than expose the inadequacies of the government's disaster preparations; they have sparked debate on the deficiencies of plans for Internet-related threats.

Chip Helps Electric Outlet Go Broadband (AP)

AP - The common electric socket will serve as your home's connection to broadband with a new chip developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. — doing away with all the Ethernet cables or the hassle of hooking up to a wireless network device.

Record industry sues hundreds for file-sharing (Reuters)

Reuters - A trade group representing the U.S.music industry said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against 757people it claims used online file-sharing networks to illegallytrade in copyrighted songs.

Rights group calls on China to stop censoring Internet (AFP)

AFP - A New York-based rights group called on China to stop censoring the Internet, and urged foreign governments to pressure Beijing to follow international standards on freedom of expression.

Aaland islands in internet secession from Finland (AFP)

AFP - The tiny Finnish autonomous Aaland island group in the Baltic is to receive its own internet address country identification, ".ax" to replace the current use of Finland's ".fi", the government in Helsinki said.

NASA and Google launch research alliance (AFP)

AFP - Internet search powerhouse Google has teamed up with the US space agency NASA to do space age research at a sprawling new campus at a former military air base in Silicon Valley.

In Brief: Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 supports Mac OS X'Tiger'(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Macromedia announced the availability of the Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Updater, a free incremental release that adds support for Mac OS X 10.4"Tiger"and Mac OS X Server 10.4"Tiger", and also updates support for Oracle 10g, Red Hat Linux AS 4, Solaris 10, and IBM WebSphere 5 Network Deployment. In addition to expanded support, ColdFusion MX 7 Updater offers security fixes and other enhancements. To download the free ColdFusion MX 7 Updater go to http://www.macromedia.com/coldfusion.

Some Web Telephones Can't Re-Use Numbers (AP)
AP - Kirsten Dixson was proud to be an early adopter when she signed up her career coaching business for Internet-based telephone service earlier this year.