Merger and acquisition activity in online media grew dramatically in the first three quarters of this year, compared to 2005, according to media investment … Read the whole story

Podcast search engine Podzinger will launch a new ad platform today that will serve targeted 10- to 15-second video or audio ads before podcasts … Read the whole story

Starbucks this week started running a promotion for its nascent book club at the social networking site Gather.com. The site Tuesday debuted a Starbucks-sponsored … Read the whole story

Yahoo has started testing mobile paid search in the United States and the United Kingdom after launching its mobile search service in Japan. Similar … Read the whole story