Jeff Jarvis reported on the Buzzmachine that the $1.2 million fine levied on Fox for a recent airing of a sexually suggestive "Married By America" was brought about because three individuals bothered to write letters to the FCC. Seems a bit excessive, no?

Now that the gnashing of teeth in New York over the election results seems to have quieted a bit, I thought I'd take a look back at one element of the recent presidential election.

If any of you read the trades, were in attendance at Ad:Tech in New York, or read anything about Ad:Tech this week, you came across this piece of news: total online ad spend for 2004 is shaping up to be some $9.4 billion.

Good morning. Well, we are still abuzz with plenty to do.

Has anyone else noticed that the iPod is now the gift of choice and the biggest incentive on the Internet?

I read with interest an article on the results of a study released last week by Yahoo!. The study looked at 1,200 Internet users who read their newspaper offline at least three times a week, comparing their shopping habits.

My colleague Ross Fadner reported Thursday from the Kelsey conference at the Hyatt in Jersey City (home of a great view of Lower Manhattan) that while decision makers at almost two-thirds of small- and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe the Internet is a significant advertising medium, a mere one out of seven local advertisers have made media buys in the last year in interactive.

A couple of weeks ago I downloaded the beta version of Google's new tool. Have you guys seen it?

I write this article on Sunday without the knowledge of who will have won the election.

Much has gone on prior to this lovely Monday morning: The Sox winning the World Series, Bin Laden's latest freaky video being aired on the news, Halloween, and a cluttered landscape of political advertising. The only thing I have to say about tomorrow is V-O-T-E. There is no need for me to write about the upcoming election.