Internet advertising - sees Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL as main threats (Reuters)Reuters - Internet

Internet advertising - sees Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL as main threats (Reuters)Reuters - Internet

Skype sees Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL as main threats (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet phone-calling phenomenon Skype,which was bought by online auction company eBay Inc. for almost$4 billion last week, said it sees computer giant Microsoft asone of its biggest potential rivals.

Major Online Retailers Form Lobbying Group (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some of the nation's largest online retailers are starting a lobbying group to influence Congress as it tackles privacy, taxes, Internet access and other issues related to the Web.

Yahoo Said to Join AOL's Suitors (AP)

AP - Yahoo Inc. is considering buying a stake in America Online Inc., joining other Internet powerhouses interested in the company's Web portal, a person close to the talks said Friday.

MTV Buys IFilm (TechWeb)
TechWeb - MTV Networks has acquired Internet video company IFilm Corp. for$49 million.

Mo. May Track Cell Phones for Traffic Data (AP)

AP - Driving to work, you notice the traffic beginning to slow. And because you have your cell phone on, the government senses the delay, too. A congestion alert is issued, automatically updating electronic road signs and Web sites and dispatching text messages to mobile phones and auto dashboards.

Searching the Deep Web (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The Web runs deep, but search engines don't run anywhere near as deep.