One analyst believes you would be wise to put all of your money in Yahoo stock. Now!

They may not know it yet, but free media-loving consumers (along with liberals and anti-oligopolists) have a new archenemy in Rupert Murdoch. Less than a month after promising to purge his vast empire of free content, the media baron is now lobbying major publishers to join his crusade. Arguing that advertising revenue alone can't sustain their business models, News Corp. execs have recently met with top publishers -- New York Times Co., Washington Post Co., Hearst Corp. and Tribune Co. -- about forming a consortium based on charging for distributed content, both online and on mobile devices. Chief …

With its iLike acquisition, MySpace emerges as one of Facebook's most popular application makers.

Google's long overdue plans to improve AdSense's contextual targeting capabilities can't erase the technology's reputation for embarrassing placements.

Despite their knack for attracting well-heeled suitors, online music start-ups continue to struggle with issues of low profit margins and scale.

Now that Wikipedia has released its own iPhone application, could drawing blanks become a thing of the past?

Sports leagues ask fans to kindly leave broadcasting to the professionals, and respect their stadiums as Twitter-free zones.

Hold onto you hats, virtual or otherwise. Facebook has confirmed plans to expand its Gift Shop to include items from third-party developers and physical goods. Now, virtual goods -- which uses can presently buy using "Facebook Credits" -- are nothing to snicker at. Indeed, the virtual goods and currency market will reach an estimated $1.8 billion this year, according to a recent study by analyst firm Frank N. Magid Associates and commissioned by virtual currency provider PlaySpan. What's more, nearly 12% of Americans -- divided evenly between males and females -- report having bought a virtual item at some …

iLike, which is reportedly about to be scooped up by MySpace, might have been an acquisition target of both Facebook and Amazon.

If only for its shear novelty, uber-Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capital has the industry buzzing about its new minimalistic Web site.