Trends
The Dow Jones deal gets a few wrinkles but Murdoch appears to be ready to smooth it all out...
In a Bid for Dow Jones, an Entrepreneur Again Finds Murdoch as Rival
The New York Times*
Dow Jones Pact Would Protect Three Top Editors
WSJ Online*

Scientific publishers search for a golden mean between timeliness and profitability...
News Ages Quickly: Scientific publishing moves into the 21st century at last
Reason
Scientific publishers's changing role in today's online world
Really Simple Sidi
Elsevier Has No Fear Of Google Scholar
Web Pro News
'Open access' opening wider
The Scientist

Social media is booming but it's moving away rapidly from its primitive roots into sophisticated services...
User-Gen to Grow Into $4.3 Bil. Business
MediaWeek
Is This The Twilight of Blogging?
The Blog Herald
Pivots of the Web: What's Next After Social Networking?
Read/Write Web

Word to the wise: when your investor is in the same line of business keep your cards close to the vest...
Craigslist grapples with competitor on board
CNET News

Yahoo's short-term horizon appears problematic but it's sticking to plans that augur well for the future...
Once-sunny future turns mostly cloudy for Yahoo
Chicago Tribune/ Content Agenda
Can she turn Yahoo into, well, Google?
CNET News
Yahoo launches customizable ad tool
CNET News

Bringing the meaning of "friendly courts" to a new level...
Belgian ISP Held Responsible for File Sharing
IDG Via Content Agenda
Google appeals Belgian copyright law, talks ongoing
MarketWatch
Google - DoubleClick Deal Draws Criticism
The New York Times*

The iPhone's debut is really about paving the way to a more robust mobile Web across all carriers...
iPhone: Ruining the mobile Internet for everyone
WebWare
YouTube, LG Electronics to jointly develop mobile phone
AFP via Content Agenda

Media companies are beginning to understand that exclusive platform deals only choke off their options...
Universal confirms non-renewal of iTunes contract
Engadget

Need to talk back to Michael Moore? Why not do it through Google ads...?
Google vs Michael Moore
TechCrunch

In other major trends in content this week...
Thomson to Sell Prometric to ETS for $435 Million
Bloomberg
All the News That’s Fit to Print Out
The New York Times*
Content Providers, Web Portals Battle For End-User Control
MediaPost
Google Makes FeedBurner Services Free
TechCrunch
Goldman Sachs Issues Negative Note on State of Newspaper Industry
Editor & Publisher

Best Practices
Why StumbleUpon Sends More Traffic Than Digg
ProBlogger
How Print Publishers Can Expand Online Revenues
ClickZ News
How Hoover's Keeps Leads Hot: 5-1 ROI Test Results
Marketing Sherpa
Open standards for social networking
CNET News
A new journalism tool? Twitter?
Scobelizer
NY Times opens more stories to comments
Journalism.co.uk

Cool Tools
Miniblogging:8 Pownce Rivals Compared
Mashable
Librarian: A new facebook application for library information resources
Really Simple Sidi
New APIs: Printing and US Gov Documents
Programmable Web
TwitterGram - speak your mind on Twitter
Download Squad
Mister Wong Launches Social Bookmarking Tool in U.S.
Mashable
Switched On: Comparing Apples and Blackberrys
Engadget

Deals, Partnerships & Sales
Incisive Media To Acquire ALM
PR Newswire
Opinion Research(R) Acquires NWC Research in Australia
BusinessWire
Autonomy pays $375m for US online search leader Zanataz
The Independent
Nielsen Company Agrees to Acquire Telephia Inc.
TMCNet
Convera, SearchChannel form strategic partnership
BtoB Online
News Corp. Buys Two Weeklies, Expanding New York City Reach
The New York Times*
McClatchy, Tribune Sell Newscom to Mainstream Data
Editor & Publisher
Blackwell Book Services and Ebooks Corporation Announce Enhanced Strategic Collaboration
Digital50.com
Vivísimo Velocity Connector Unifies Desktop and Enterprise Results
Information Today, Inc.

Products, Markets & People
ProQuest changes name to Voyager Learning
Crain's Detroit Business
Elsevier Unveils New Information Resource Package for Engineering Schools
TMCNet
Journal Of Nuclear Medicine's Impact Grows, Remains Consistently High Over Past 5 Years
Medical News Today
SirsiDynix’s Horizon/Corinthian Merged into Symphony
Library Journal
Ilumen Rolls Out Aggregator Service
WebCPA
Interactive Data’s Low Latency Feed Benefits from Greatly Enhanced Global OTC Content
BusinessWire
Copyright Clearance Center Announces Annual License for Academia
Information Today

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