For all of you out there who were latchkey kids, the trend may be in the process of reversing itself. In fact, the findings of a new report from Yankelovich called "Parents Y*Report: Exploring the New Family Dynamic," points to the fact that parents are "taking back parenting."

Are major record labels making peace with the Web? Possibly, at least judging by recent events.

Time Inc.'s announcement that it will shutter Teen People is not so surprising given media companies' Webbish land grab mentality of late.The magazine's Web site, www.teenpeople.com, will continue. Fifty sales and editorial employees will be cut, and it's not clear whether some of them will be repurposed for the site. Producing magazines is an expensive and labor-intensive proposition, to be sure.

JupiterResearch reports that search advertising dollars will outpace display advertising over the next decade. A new report by the research outfit also says that online ad spending will reach $25.9 billion by 2011, representing nearly 9 percent of the total U.S. ad market.

A federal judge is mulling Google's offer to settle a click-fraud lawsuit, but an expert's report in the case casts doubt on whether search engines and marketers will ever be able to resolve their differences over click fraud.

MTV Networks is launching a new TV channel in the United Kingdom that will air video clips provided by consumers, according to a report in today's Financial Times. The channel, MTV Flux, also allows users to personalize the offerings by selecting the music videos that will air on their screens.

It's well-known by now that college students spend a lot of time on the Web. Between reading articles, visiting MySpace, and checking out video clips, around four in 10 students spend at least 10 hours a week online, according to a study released this week by Experience.

Yahoo this week put a music track for sale online in MP3 format, meaning it that it has no built-in digital rights restrictions.

The marketing of junk food to kids has drawn a lot of attention lately, with some observers wondering whether ads promoting high-calorie, low-nutrition items have contributed to a rise in the number of overweight children....

Seventy-one percent of Web users seek health information online, but the vast majority are disappointed with the quality of material available, according to a new report by JupiterResearch.