News 2008-08-10 Andanh.com

Is Google a Media Company? Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:24:02 GMT

Web Privacy on the Radar in Congress Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:46:13 GMT
As advertisers grow more sophisticated about behavioral targeting, and online privacy standards vary, regulators and privacy advocates are becoming concerned.

Media Outlets Losing Money From a Lack of Auto Ads Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:05:00 GMT
A Cadillac ad from 2003. General Motors will not advertise on this year’s Emmy Awards show.

A TV Show to Skewer Martha Stewart, With Her Blessing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:24:47 GMT
From the vault, “Martha Stewart Living” in 1999, the fodder for the riffs and barbs for a new show.

Paulson Says No Plan Afoot to Rescue Mortgage Agencies Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:40:35 GMT
The Treasury secretary said there is no plan to use his new authority to inject capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which both posted dismal earnings last week.

The Classic Rock Magazine Is Switching to a Smaller, Rack-Friendly Size Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:03:41 GMT
Jann Wenner, chairman of Wenner Media and founder of Rolling Stone magazine, compares the magazine’s new, smaller size format to the old.

Advertising: Top New York Theatrical Agency Is Combining With London Counterpart Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:08:30 GMT
A New York agency, SpotCo, agreed to be acquired by British firm First Artist Corporation, in a deal that points to the growing interest in entertainment marketing.

Media Talk: Endorsement From Winfrey Quantified: A Million Votes Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:41:15 GMT
Oprah Winfrey and Senator Barack Obama at a rally in Manchester, N.H., in December as the primary election neared.

Media Talk: Forthright or Clueless? Kathie Lee Draws Fire Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:57:11 GMT
Viewers and guests are weighing in with stinging criticism against Kathie Lee Gifford and her apparent knack for interrupting guests on the “Today” show.

Many Fail to See the Humor in ‘I Am Rich’ for the iPhone Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:40:32 GMT
Users didn’t laugh at a software developer’s creation of a pricey iPhone application that gave them nothing more than an image of a multifaceted ruby.

UBS to Buy Back $20 Billion in Securities Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:46:22 GMT
The Swiss banking giant agreed to buy back nearly $20 billion in auction-rate securities from investors, a day after Citigroup reached a similar settlement with regulators.

Nationwide ‘Thunder’ Boycott in the Works Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:46:34 GMT
Ben Stiller, left, and Robert Downey Jr. in a scene from the film "Tropic Thunder."

Drilling Down: It’s Not the Ad; It’s Getting the Bill Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:40:35 GMT
A majority of people say they are averse to having advertisements sent to their cellphones. But nearly a quarter of people say they have responded to such ads.

The Week’s Major Economic Reports Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:40:32 GMT
The trade deficit for June, retail sales for July and the Consumer Price Index for July are among the highlights of the week’s economic reports.

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:59:33 GMT
The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included Monday’s weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.

The Media Equation: All of Us, the Arbiters of News Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:43:27 GMT
In the age of Twitter and YouTube, crowds are driving the media agendas.

Holy Cash Cow, Batman! Content Is Back Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:42:28 GMT
Time Warner is betting its future on hot-selling films like “The Dark Knight.”

An Old Rocker Gets Digital Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:40:38 GMT
Peter Gabriel, a founder of the rock group Genesis, is today an investor in Internet music delivery systems.

Slipstream: Olympics Online, With a Hook Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:02:06 GMT
NBC will stream thousands of hours of Olympics video online. To view it, a Microsoft Web browser software component must first be downloaded.

Reticence of Mainstream Media Becomes a Story Itself Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:56:30 GMT
For almost 10 months, the story of John Edwards’s affair remained the nearly exclusive province of the National Enquirer.

F.B.I. Says It Obtained Reporters’ Phone Records Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:41:29 GMT
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that it had improperly obtained the phone records of reporters for The New York Times and The Washington Post in the newspapers’ Indonesia bureaus in 2004.

Tape Delay by NBC Faces End Run by Online Fans Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:21:39 GMT
NBC’s decision about the Olympics opening ceremonies sent people to their computers to poke holes in a technological wall.

The Debt Trap: Outside U.S., Credit Cards Tighten Grip Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:56:24 GMT
An ad for credit cards in Istanbul. The number of cards in Turkey has risen to 38 million today from fewer than 10,000 three decades ago.

The Feed: Can Israel Find the Water It Needs? Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:08:09 GMT
A drought has intensified Israel’s water troubles. At Kibbutz Ein Zivan, farmers tore apples from trees to save water.

The Food Chain: Darfur Withers as Sudan Sells Food Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:19:59 GMT
A camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Khartoum. Similar camps have been set up in the Darfur region, where United Nations and Western aid feeds more than three million people.

Talking Business: Diamonds Are Forever in Botswana Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:55:01 GMT
The discovery of diamonds was the most important catalyst in Botswana’s economic growth.

Saturday Interview: Making a Child’s Life Better in Every Corner Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:01:56 GMT
Caryl M. Stern joined the United States Fund for Unicef in 2006 and became the president and chief executive in June 2007 after 18 years at the Anti-Defamation League.

Fundamentally: How to Rebalance While Walking on Eggs Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:05:47 GMT
In this volatile market, it’s important to pay attention to how recent market slides are affecting your long-term asset allocation strategy.

In Various Ways, Economists Try to Find Right Price for a Home Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:10:52 GMT
Housing continues to pull down the economy, but some say the pain is ending. Are they right?

Mortgage Rates, Down for So Long, Are Creeping Back Up and Crimping Affordability Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:57:08 GMT
If you are a prospective home buyer waiting for the bottom of the housing market, there is another fact you need to take into account: mortgage rates are rising.

Cost of Living: The Price Is the Same; It’s the Size That Shrinks Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:56:42 GMT
According to a new study, many supermarket goods are being packaged to sell in ever smaller quantities, while prices stay the same.

Private School’s New Neighbor Is Too Close for Some Parents’ Comfort Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:21:25 GMT
A federal probation office located in the same building as a school has some parents concerned.

Seeking Better Laws on H.I.V. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:09:15 GMT
The 17th International AIDS Conference ended in Mexico City with a call for the reversal of laws that criminalize and stigmatize groups at risk for H.I.V.

Recipes for Health: Sautéed Beet Greens With Garlic and Olive Oil Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:57:29 GMT

Advocates Share Ideas in Teaching About AIDS Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:20:00 GMT
At the 17th International AIDS Conference advocates said that they had to be increasingly more imaginative in their efforts to educate the public about the disease.

Parenting: Phelps’s Mother Recalls Helping Her Son Find Gold-Medal Focus Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:51:38 GMT

Russian Ground Forces Assault Vital Georgian City Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:05:46 GMT
Russian ground forces on Sunday passed a car with a South Ossetian license plate near the town of Dzhava in South Ossetia.

Iraq Struck by Wave of Bomb Attacks, Killing 13 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:47:20 GMT
The death toll was not as high as in some recent outbursts of violence, but the number of attacks was higher than usual.

Bush Banters as a Buffer in Beijing Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:05:25 GMT
Interspersing sports and diplomacy in dizzying ways, President Bush met on Sunday President Hu Jintao.

New Spasm of Violence in Western China as 7 Die in Wave of Bombings Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:03:17 GMT
The attacks in the Xinjiang region came less than a week after a separate attack in the area — described as China’s worst in recent memory — killed 16 paramilitary officers.

A Stabbing Rooted in Loss and Despair Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:56 GMT
Those who knew Tang Yongming were at a loss to explain why he attacked a group of American tourists Saturday.

Taliban Force Pakistani Troops From Tribal Area Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:08:52 GMT
The pullback from an area where the Taliban and Al Qaeda have forged close ties came after the military launched an offensive there late last week.

Fear Lurks in Chile Volcano’s Shadow Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:29:34 GMT
A volcano eruption in May spared Chaitén, Chile, but later the river that runs by the town, swollen with volcanic material and rain, overflowed its banks, burying houses in gray mud.

South Korea to Heed North on Quick Exit From Resort Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:59:03 GMT
The move, which would effectively shut down a resort viewed as a symbol of reconciliation between the Koreas, followed the shooting of a South Korean tourist.

Mahmoud Darwish, Leading Palestinian Poet, Is Dead at 67 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:49:12 GMT
Mr. Darwish’s prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting.

Dockside Contender Coulda Had a Sad End Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:08:03 GMT
A new British production of the stage adaptation of the film “On the Waterfront” is playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Suicide Car Bombing Kills 6 in Algeria Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:42:33 GMT
The attack, the second such blast this month, occurred in Zemmouri, about 30 miles east of the capital, Algiers.

Thousands Evacuate in Toronto Explosion Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:51:50 GMT
Explosions at Sunrise Propane Industrial Gasses caused a major evacuation of the area and killed one firefighter who was battling the blaze.

Enduring Love Thaws a Cold-War Wall Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:17:34 GMT
After 47 years, Renate Hong, right, and Hong Ok-geun were reunited in North Korea in July. Married in East Germany, they were separated in 1961 when North Korea recalled Mr. Hong.

Chinese Man Kills Relative of U.S. Olympic Coach Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:56:36 GMT
The Drum Tower in Beijing was the site of the attack on Saturday.

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