• Consumer Sues Yahoo, AT&T Over Early Termination Fees by Wendy Davis

    In June 2006, when Robert Seraphin moved from California to Idaho, he still had two months left on his broadband contract with Yahoo and AT&T. The companies informed him that he couldn't transfer the $14.95-a-month subscription to his new home because they didn't offer broadband there. Then they charged him a $200 early termination fee. Now, Seraphin has sued, arguing that the $200 fee violated California law because it "substantially exceeds the damages defendants may suffer, if any, when customers cancel defendants' service before the expiration of their service agreement." ...Read the whole story

  • Journalists Jump Print's Sinking Ship For AOL Jobs by Mark Walsh

    Ex-print journalists appear to have found a new home: AOL. As a growing wave of newspapers file for bankruptcy, slash budgets or go online-only, the Web portal is snapping up seasoned reporters and editors to staff its expanding roster of niche sites. AOL is expected to announce a series of editorial hires today for its Stylelist.com and FanHouse.com sites, including Diane Davis, formerly lifestyles editor at The Associated Press, as Stylelist's director of content development. ...Read the whole story

  • mobile Apple Stores Start Selling No-Contract iPhone by Mark Walsh

    Apple retail stores have begun selling unrestricted quantities of the iPhone 3G at full price without a contract. The move comes a week after AT&T confirmed plans to sell "no-commitment" iPhones at the rate of one per existing customer. ...Read the whole story

  • Location-Based Advertising Becoming Reality by Laurie Sullivan

    Loc-Aid Technologies is expected to announce today that it has signed agreements with several North American carriers to aggregate location-based data across networks. The deal will enable brands to target advertisements, coupons and product information to consumers. ...Read the whole story

  • social media Take A Number: Federated Lines Up Twitter Campaigns by Laurie Sullivan

    Federated Media, which began pulling together tweet pages about specific topics on the Twitter platform last week, has several programs "in the hopper" that it hopes to launch soon. They range from "flights of fancy" to projects well on their way in development, according to Matthew DiPietro, the agency's marketing manager. ...Read the whole story

  • social networks Paramount, Gaumont Partner For MySpace Series by Gavin O'Malley

    Paramount Digital Entertainment and French film producer/distributor Gaumont have partnered to develop a Web series to debut exclusively in the U.S. on MySpace. Positioned as an interactive short-form serial thriller, "Section 8" is expected to feature an ill-fated cast of characters, each of whom will face their own moment of jeopardy until only one survivor remains. ...Read the whole story

  • FTC: Digital Rights Management Software Use Requires Disclosure by Wendy Davis

    Companies that bundle music, movies and games with digital rights management software must prominently disclose information about such software to consumers, a Federal Trade Commission official warned last week. "Hard to notice, mouse-print-type disclosures using cryptic terminology is not sufficient," said Mary Engle, acting deputy director at the FTC. "As a market for digital media evolves, it becomes even more important for consumers to know and understand the nature of what they are paying for." ...Read the whole story

  • search Open-Source Lucene Fits Site Search Alternative by Laurie Sullivan

    The free open-source toolkit Apache Lucene has been making its way into more Web content management systems, according to recent research from CMS Watch. Published findings in "The Web CMS Report 2009" suggest that 40% of manufacturers supporting CMS now bundle the app into their platform. ...Read the whole story

  • point-of-view The Proof Lies In Mobile Growth by Doug Garland

    The mobile device is quickly becoming the world's newest gateway to information. This provides users with relevant information on the go ... ...More

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