GLG News by Advertising Purchasers

This is really interesting.  The need for local search is great, but the offerings are limited.  How that element can drive growth in '08 & '09 is beyond me - unless it's mobile.

People get their news & information from lots of places, so the NY Times did the right thing by opening up their best content.

Sony is looking to have consumers think of buying a PS3 for Blu Ray and HOME first, and video games second.  But the PS3 is a video game console first to the consumer, making a delay of Home a minor factor.

Playstation, the brand, stands for video games.  After it's in the living room, then Sony - through the Playstation Network & HOME - can tackle the other uses for the PS3.

In an age of collaboration & sharing, social sites should take a cue from the users by focusing on rev sharing agreements than on forcing ads on a generation of users accustomed to not having ads there in the first place.

Aside from video, there are the banner ads, sponsorships and even ad sense that will make up the whole of ad-based revenue from YouTube. And that doesn't include anything from mobile devices.

Internet ad spending will overtake print because: - There's no search feature in Print - Printed editions are folding with online editions sometimes maintained - Targeting, scale, pricing and video are additional drivers - Content update immediacy vs printed editions - It costs less to produce things...

The title says it all - if cookie deletion becomes a true problem, the entire data-driven world of online advertising will either have to evolve quicker than ever or will be in for a tremendous set-back.  In the interim, we have AJAX to deal with.

Xbox could have taken a different route versus a straight up price cut.  Regardless, the Xbox isn't selling like hotcakes any longer and something is needed to drive sales in bulk beyond Halo 3.  Playstation is a stronger device and before long, Xbox 360 will be an old-gen system.

Facebook won't sell because: - They can be more effective through partnerships - Won't tell someone they can't be a partner - Is more than happy to be independent - Could cash in more as an IPO than LBO