• LA Times Unveils New Web Strategy by Erik Sass

    Los Angeles Times editor James O'Shea Wednesday outlined a new model for the newspaper's reporting with the Internet at its center. "Latimes.com will become our primary vehicle for breaking news 24 hours a day," O'Shea told staff in a meeting at the company's auditorium. ...Read the whole story

  • Hitwise: MySpace Overtakes eBay As Most Searched Term by Gavin O'Malley

    Social networking market share was not the only thing MySpace ruled last year. News Corp.'s Web darling also dominated all search-engine queries, according to new research released Wednesday by Hitwise. Other 2006 search query leaders included "eBay," which came in third, "Yahoo" in fourth, "MapQuest" following in fifth, and the only general term, "lyrics," in 10th place. ...Read the whole story

  • WaPo Beefs Up Online Political Section With New Blogs by Shankar Gupta

    As the 2008 presidential election cycle kicks off, WashingtonPost.com has partnered with politics blog RealClearPolitics.com for a daily feed of opinion, commentary, polls and analysis from around the Web. The Post also will incorporate blogging into its election coverage, both for breaking news and color about about candidates' travels. ...Read the whole story

  • Shutterfly Loses Two Senior Execs by Mark Walsh

    Two senior Shutterfly executives are leaving the Internet photo-sharing and services company, according to a securities filing Wednesday. News of the departures comes just two weeks after Netscape co-founder Jim Clark quit Shutterfly's board, complaining of overly restrictive securities regulations. ...Read the whole story

  • Study: One In Five Web Users Download Movies by Wendy Davis

    Nearly half of all U.S. Web users age 12 and older have downloaded music online, while almost one in five, or 18%, have downloaded movies. ...Read the whole story

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