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ARCHIVE FOR JUNE 2005
Date/Headlines Source
30 June 2005  
Google testing tailored search SiliconValley.com
Web Content by and for the Masses The New York Times*
We're Not Content With Web Content 925 M
blinkx Debuts Podcast Search Red Herring
For Soaring Google, Next Act Won't Be as Easy as the First WSJ Online*
Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Buy Adware Developer The New York Times*
Your brain: Search engine, or calculator? CNET News
Authors @ Your Library Database Launched Library Journal
Denton subject to content theft disguised as “Public Art” The Blog Herald
LexisNexis(R) Headnotes Now Integrated With Shepard's Citations Service BusinessWire via TMCNet
Ask Jeeves Announces Expanded Syndication Network PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Elsevier Introduces ScienceDirect College Edition Managing Informaiton
29 June 2005  
Here Comes the iTunes of News BusinessWeek
Majority of mag websites now in profit says survey Press Gazette
Apple Updates iTunes Adds Aruntx Podcast Network NAMC Newswire
AAP Question Google’s Library Plan Library Journal
TheStreet.com Shutters Research Subsidiary The Street.com
Macquarie buys BBC Broadcast Reuters
Yellow Pages Association adds vertical search to Local Search Guide BtoB Online
MSNBC.com survives, thrives despite trouble between parents USC Annenberg OJR
Google to Earth: New 3-D Mapping Service Internetnews.com
HuffPost First Blog on Yahoo! News Huffington Post
Podcasting: An Emerging Major Trend Web Pro News
LexisNexis Unveils Three New Products at Homeland Security Conference on Information Sharing BusinessWire
Factiva Acquires Synapse, Broadens Taxonomy Consultancy eMediaWire
Wright Investors' Service Launches Wright Reports, a Global Company Report Service eMediaWire
SanDisk FlashCP Technology Securely Distributes Copyrighted Content for Flash Cards and USB Drives BusinessWire
Cognos Extends and Enhances Reporting and Analysis Capabilities for Microsoft Office CNW Group
28 June 2005  
Entertainment Industry Wins U.S. Supreme Court Fight on Piracy Bloomberg
The Post-Grokster Era Begins Forbes
ChoicePoint gets 5-year IRS contract BusinessWeek
Play It, Google: Google launches Google Video player Internetnews.com
Google pays the price for being top dog FT.com*
$500 Million Later, G+J Sells Fast Company, Inc. to Morningstar CEO FOLIO: Magazine
New Pew poll: Online newspaper readership growing USC Annenberg OJR
Are your feeds turning into too many long tails? Filter! The Boson Globe
Knowledge Management : No Such Thing As A Knowledge Worker WebProNews
Packing Up the Books: Online Discussion Chronicle of Higher Education
Experian launches B2B marketing service BtoB Online

LexisNexis, University of Maryland Team Up to Preserve Images of U.S. Serial Set Maps

BusinessWire
27 June 2005  
Reuters, Seeking Brand Awareness, to Offer G-8 News Online and Direct The New York Times*
Varying Content Commitments from Vendors for Yahoo! Search Subscriptions Information Today
ChoicePoint overhaul falls behind CNET News
Online music stores singing a new tune: No big labels allowed The Boston Globe
The Newspaper of the Future State Online (NYT)
Cary's Dialog loses CEO; 150 jobs at stake MSNBC - Triangle Business Journal
Audible to offer New York Times podcasts via RSS CNET News
Over 2000 bloggers taking cash for comment The Blog Herald
Microsoft plans to deliver RSS support in Windows Longhorn Geekzone
Collaborative filtering with del.icio.us InfoWorld
Still No Official Word on G+J Sale; Reported Buyer's Stock Dips FOLIO: Magazine
Thomson Financial to deliver Instinet's algorithmic trading strategies over AutEx Finextra
APhA Partners with Elsevier PharmaLive
RR Donnelley Premedia Technologies Launches Pipeline(SM) Project Management and Tracking Tool CNW Group
Akademos Boosts Sales of Textbooks and Other Media with its Deployment of FAST ImPulse PR Newswire via OptiNews
24 June 2005  
Clock Ticks on Old Media Red Herring
Net To Newspapers: Drop Dead BusinessWeek
US newspapers find readers-if not money-on the Web Reuters
Preregistration Up for ALA Conference Library Journal
Plenty of Room at the Bottom? Personal Digital Libraries and Collections DLib.org
Dow Jones Hires Yahoo Executive WSJ Online*
Blogs: A Rich Media Ad Playground? ClickZ News
ABM Dips Toe into Podcasting in Latest E-Media Foray FOLIO: Magazine
Online communities: Growing an Internet garden USC Annenberg OJR
Weblogs Inc., to include chat rooms for leading blogs? The Blog Herald
VIYYA cuts search time in half, personalizes, filters & processes web and content search automatically PR Leap
23 June 2005  
A New Page in Google's Books Fight BusinessWeek

Leader: Is the iPod love affair over?

Silicon.com
Blog tool wins innovation prize BBC News
Newspaper Executives Cautious On Outlook for Ad Spending WSJ Online*
Larry Kramer: CBS will be web centric and bypass cable The Media Center
Six Apart Adds Earnings Capabilities to TypePad Weblogs BusinessWire
ECNext Names Marty Kahn to Board of Directors PR Web
NewsGator Technologies Introduces Business IQ Industry Intelligence Svc with Factiva's Editor's Choice BusinessWire
Answers.com Partners with IceRocket WebHosting.info
Elsevier's ScienceDirect Passes 7 Million-Article Mark PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Mobile search engine developed for off-portal content News Target
22 June 2005  
Google Moving Forward on Payment System InternetNews
Newspaper Executives: Concerns Over Industry's Health Overblown Dow Jones News
How syndicated information enhances content delivery for Office Depot Internet Retailer
'Wikitorial' Pulled Due to Vandalism LA Times
The Business of Blogging MIT Technology Review
OneSource Extends Product Portfolio To 3.7 Million UK SMEs Managing Information
Relegence Selects Newstex to Supply Content On Demand PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Elsevier’s Scopus Garners 500 Customers in Six Months Library Journal
Thomson ResearchSoft Releases EndNote 9 for Windows CNW Group
FinancialContent Partners With KRT InfoConnect to Offer Local Business News MarketWire
21 June 2005  
The End Of the Media Conglomerate Fortune
Associated Press Aims to Expand Its Horizons The New York Times*
Morningstar CEO to Buy Fast Company and Inc. FOLIO: Magazine
The "New" OneSource Informaiton Today
CSA Scientific and Technical Content Added to Dialog EContent Magazine
WSJ selects MSN Spaces over 360 and Blogger The Blog Herald
Dial-Up Internet Going the Way of Rotary Phones The New York Times*
Groxis and Sun Shine Light on Global Corporate Library PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Newstex Adds Automated Chart Pattern Recognition from Recognia, Includes 'Technical Events' BusinessWire via TMCNet
AllBusiness.com in Alliance With BusinessWeek OnlinePremier Business Site Provides Advice Center PR Newswire via MySAN
20 June 2005  
Google Plans Online-Payment Service WSJ Online*
Reviving Reuters Forbes*
AP takes on its future and the world IHT
Google vs. Yahoo: Clash of cultures CNET News
What Is Google, Anyway? The New York Times*
PubSub Government Tracks Political Discussion on Blogs and Web Information Today
Advertisers forced to think way outside the box USA Today
What Ever Happened to the Big Media Boogeyman? Tech Central Station
Thomson Financial Provides Imputed Investment Banking Fee Analysis via Alliance with Freeman & Co. PR Newswire via YahoO!Finance
Relegence Selects Newstex to Supply Content On Demand Bob's Guide
OneSource Announces Major Upgrade to Current Product Line and Two New Products BusinessWire
LexisNexis' Choice of Corticon to Automate Customer Order Management Drives a 70-80% Cost Reduction PR Newswire
Business Objects, EDGAR Online, and Ipedo Deliver First XBRL-Enhanced Business Intelligence Solution BusinessWire
Mamma.com Conquers Deep Web: Launches Innovative Health Search Site in Beta BusinessWire
17 June 2005  
Yahoo Launches Search For Subscription Content InformationWeek
Is the Primedia Business Deal in Trouble? FOLIO: Magazine

Digital Magazines Boost Sales of Print Editions

Publish
Reuters takes direct action Media Bulletin
Thomson Gale Launches AccessMyLibrary.Com for Access to Trusted Library Information Online The Auto Channel
One-Fifth of Web Users Prefer Online News--Nielsen Reuters
And why not a wiki?: Blogosphere lights up over 'wikitorials' USC Annenberg OJR
The Wikitorial era begins LA Observed
B-to-b ad revenues up 4.5% in April BtoB Online
Verity's desktop search buy gets industry thumbs up IDM.net.au
16 June 2005  
New Yahoo service searches subscription sites Reuters
Google: is it really a media company? IT-Analysis.com
RSS Newsmastering Engines And Syndication Servers Just Around The Corner Robin Good
Blogging Evolved: Application Aggregation Russell Beattie
Bid to take infoUSA private The Deal
Major sites hope to keep users 'tuned in' USA Today via Yahoo!News
Murdoch returns for Fleet Street's last rites Reuters
Wikis, Weblogs and RSS: What Does the New Internet Mean for Business? Knowledge@ Wharton
Elsevier Signs Deal With Dutch Universities PR Newswire via Belga
Thomson Gale Launches AccessMyLibrary.Com to Allow Access to Trusted Library Information Online PR Newswire
15 June 2005  
TechTarget rolls out lead management service BtoB Online
Monster.com founder planning to step down to launch venture Boston.com
All Media In 'Palm' Of Your Hand CBS News
Blo.gs purchased by Yahoo! The Blog Herald
High Court Leaves Ownership Limits In Media to FCC WSJ Online*
NY library debuts digital audio books: no iPods Reuters
Ketchum Bows 'Personalized Media' Practice ClickZ News
Contest gets the lowdown on what makes readers forward links USC Annenberg OJR
Elsevier’s Scirus Opens Repository Search Service Information Today
Reed Elsevier completes 700 mln usd bond offering AFX via Forbes
Study: Falling CD sales can't be blamed on P2P CNET News
Knobias, Inc. Signs Content Redistribution Agreement With Acquire Media Corporation MarketWire
14 June 2005  
On Google, Bubbles, and Market Madness Fortune
Gupta Wants to Buy All of infoUSA, Take It Private DM News
UK Consumers want media convergence and control- study NetImperative
Search, Find and Listen to Podcasts Easily PodBlaze
Verity Closes Deal with 80-20 ContentWire
Elsevier MDL Releases Major DiscoveryGate Upgrade to Boost Research Productivity for Pharma + Academia BusinessWIre via PharmaLive
MetaCarta Introduces Location Intelligence for the Enterprise PR Newswire
Reuters Renews Long-Term Video Monitoring Agreement with Teletrax BusinessWire
IFR Markets Hires Three Market Veterans in Drive to Enhance Credit and Structured Products Coverage PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
ProQuest deliver NewsRx to library users IWR UK
ProQuest Increases Newspaper Coverage with MediaNews and Columbus Dispatch Library Journal
13 June 2005  
Microsoft joins hands with Yahoo!, Google to censor China's web AFX via Yahoo!News
Can Google News robot rival the newspapermen? The Times Online
Gallup: Public Confidence in News Media Falls to New Low Editor & Publisher
Technology Can't Fix Trust Breach for Personal Content Tech News World

Top Management Gets Big Payouts in Successful Equity Deals

FOLIO: Magazine

Wikis find role in community governance

FCW.com
MAKE ebooks for your iPod guide! MAKE:Blog
From Blog to Book in 90 Days or Less PRWeb
Autonomy to Enable Seamless Knowledge Flow for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Viyya Technologies and WISE Learning Solutions Announce New Product for Monitoring Security Threats BusinessWire
10 June 2005  
British Library Launches Fee-Based Research Service Library journal
Elsevier seeks to build bridges Information World
Online research library unveiled Lab Technologist
Thomson Looks to Europe Times Online
‘BusinessWeek’ unveils rich media version of ‘IT-100’ issue BtoB Online
So Far, Scripps Has Bet Right On New Media WSJ Online*
Old media shout to be heard CNN/Money
Collective power: 'Smart mobs' connect, share information on Net USC Annenberg OJR
The Secret to Successful Customer Relationships? BI (PDF) CRM Magazine
New Technorati Public Beta - Go bang on it! Sifry's Alerts
Promoting the Value of Corporate Libraries: Tactics to Thrive, Not Just Survive PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Proquest Adds Newspapers EContent Magazine
MSN Autos Expands to Include Content From Consumer Reports PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
infoUSA Revises Revenue & Earnings Guidance for 2005 BusinessWire via TMCNet
9 June 2005  
Relief from Sarbanes-Oxley on the way? CNET News
Magazine revenues post healthy increase in May BtoB Online
Thomson seeks to expand legal publishing ops in Europe AFX via Forbes
Wolters Kluwer buys legal publisher in Romania AFX via Forbes
Total Western European Paper Market Projected to Remain Flat over Next Five Years PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Elsevier Welcomes Youngsuk "Y.S." Chi PR Newswire

From the Interactive Media Conference: Blogging vs. Journalism

USC Annenberg OJR
ThomasTech Launches LineDrive SOftware for Directory Publishers I-Newswire
eMeta Corporation Names Andrei Vazhnov Chief Technology Officer BusinessWire via TMCNet
Thomson Higher Education and Turning Technologies Bring Technology Innovations to College Lecture Halls PR Newswire
8 June 2005  
Google now most valuable media company Reuters via CNET
Is Google Overpriced? SmartMoney
Intel and Apple, total DRM control? Softpedia
InfoUSA jettisons wholesale pricing structure BtoB Onlien
Wired Co-Founder Nears Launch of Blog Ad Network Online Media News
Newsstands Withering in Tandem With Newspaper Sales The New York Sun
Factiva Expands Web Parts Suite for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 BusinessWire
Thomson Financial Expands China Economic Data Coverage by 50% PR Newswire
Moreover Technologies and Cymfony Partner to Help Companies Analyze News and Blog Discussion MarketWire
Rocketinfo Partners with Viapoint to Provide Current News and Business Information Adaptor BusinessWire
Coveo Solutions Inc. Introduces Coveo Enterprise Search 3.7 PR Newswire
America Online and YellowPages.com Announce Strategic Agreement BusinessWire
7 June 2005  
Scripps To Acquire Shopzilla PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Publishers Preview Fall Fare at Day of Dialog Library Journal
Citizen journalism takes root online Just plain folks can create their own news sites SFGate.com
NewsGator link-up gives Factiva edge in RSS feeds InformationWorld
Thomson Medstat tool turbo-charges health benefit claims auditing process BenefitNews.com
Welcome to TagCloud.com - automated "folksonomy" tool TagCloud
Leadership Directories Information Now Available Through Alacra MarketWire
Ovid and Elsevier Announce Exclusive Partnership to Offer EMBiology Resource for Bioscience Research PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Reuters And ICAP Enter Into Extended Data Agreement Reuters Group
NASDAQ and Reuters Launch New Venture to Help Companies Obtain Independent Analyst Coverage PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
BookPitch.com Launches Publishing out of the 1950s, Finally onto the Internet eMediaWire
Leading U.S.-Based Newswire Launches End-to-End Workflow Solution for Investor Relations (IR) Pros MarketWire
Liquid Machines Delivers Enterprise Rights Management With Expanded Microsoft RMS Support MarketWire
6 June 2005  
What eBay Could Learn From Craigslist The New York Times*
Forbes.com launches vertical search engine B2B Online
'Inquirer' Will Introduce 'Radio-Style' Programming Online Editor & Publisher
EU oversight for new media? IHT
UK Libraries set for E-Content Deal eGov Monitor
German Publishers Plan Challenge to Google Print The New York Times*
Blogging becomes a corporate job WSJ via the Sun-Sentinel
The bloggers have all the best news The Guardian
Technorati set to break 11 million blogs tracked - up 1 million in 1 month The Blog Herald
LexisNexis Launches Taxonomy Program to Help Customers Manage Information Overload CCN Matthews
'Hand Cuffs', 'Hardcore'? Must Be More Death to Rate Base Talk FOLIO: Magazine
Dow Jones & Company Launches Advertising Sponsored, Industry-Specific Sections on MarketWatch BusinessWire
Mark Logic Introduces MarkLogic Server 3.0 Release of Industry's Leading XML Content Server PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Reuters Completes Telerate Acquisition Reuters Group
Copyright Clearance Center and Canadian Licensing Organizations Expand Partnership BusinessWire
ThomasTech Launches LineDrive Software for Content Reuse in Multiple Directory Publications BusinessWire
3 June 2005  
Zinio report finds healthy growth in digital editions BtoB Online
Microsoft adding XML files to Office 12 CNET News
Google launches Google Sitemaps service Macworld
Blog Mining Gets Real CRM Buyer
Inside Google News Joi Ito
HarperCollins to create wireless hotspots Crain's New York Business
iUpload: Any Author, Any Content, Anywhere EContent Magazine
Web Publishers Aim For TV Audiences Online Media Daily
Atypon Provides High-Speed Access to Users in China Through an Agreement with CERNET BusinessWire
CMP'S VARBusiness Magazine Launches Podcast Series PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Globe and Mail Makes Online Content Free for the Day and Refunds Subscribers CNW Group
Bowker Launches Breakthrough Products for Publishers at Book Expo America 2005 Trade Show BusinessWire via TMCNet
SuperFeedSystem.com--Harness Freely Available RSS Feeds For Fresh, Updated Content On Your Site PRWeb
2 June 2005  
Internet the new growth engine for newspapers: NYT publisher The Korea Herald
Many sources drive traffic to news sites, according to report B2B Online
Loosing Google's Lock on the Past The New York Times*
Thomson Financial signs exclusive content deal with AFX News Forbes
Elsevier Appoints New Vice Chairman Managing Information
Thinking Right About Content EContent Magazine
TNS: Ad revenue up 4.4% in first quarter B2B Online
The secret behind the CIA's venture capital arm CNET News
EU executive wants phone logs for up to a year Reuters via Boston.com
CanDeal and Thomson TradeWeb Join to Deliver Online Fixed-Income Markets in Canada CNW Group
OR-Live.com Launches OR-Library, a Dynamic New Content Channel for Healthcare Professionals MarketWire
Client Dynamics Announces Launch of AdSpark PR Newswire
Viyya Technologies and WISE Learning Solutions: Delivering a One-Two Punch for the Security Industry MarketWire
1 June 2005  
China Takes Steps to Prevent Internet Copyright Infringement BBC via Black Enterprise
NY Times joins free-for-all Crain's New York Business
Weak ‘Plop Factor?’ Tell Advertisers the Real Story FOLIO: Magazine
Have magazines become obsolete? Nonsense, says an industry leader National Post
Newspaper evolution envisaged Joong Ang Daily
Broadband Internet Connections growing fast accross Europe as new strategy is launched Finfacts Business News
Podcasting emerges as an ebusiness tool IT World
The trouble with Googling Japanese News Editors Weblog
Blogs build business appeal Computerworld
Thomson Learning Asia and People's Education Press Reach 50 Million Copy Milestone PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance
Greenwood Introduces Digital Library EContent Magazine
Nielsen acquires Dutch research company BtoB Online
Drinker Biddle Improves Information Flow with LegalKEY(R) Practice Support Solutions PR Newswire via Yahoo!Finance

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