AAN News

E-Commerce to Reach $170 Billion This Yearnew

Center for Media Research (reg. req.)  |  11-22-2006  11:45 am  |  Industry News

'Party Photographer' Finds a Home in LA Weeklynew

Mark Hunter is among a handful of local photographers who have managed to attract some attention with "party photography," reports the student newspaper of Virginia Commonwealth University. After making a name for himself with a Web site that "has risen as a sort of unofficial underground archive of the L.A. scene," Hunter now contributes a weekly half-page of color, club-scene photos to the VVM paper. "LA Weekly is my favorite," Hunter says. "They embraced me to the utmost."
The Commonwealth Times  |  11-21-2006  12:58 pm  |  Industry News

Web Censorship Law Gets New Hearingnew

A case winding down in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia could revive the Child Online Protection Act, a federal law that makes it a crime to knowingly post sexually explicit material that is "harmful to minors" on the Internet. Enacted in 1998, COPA was immediately blocked by a federal injunction at the behest of a coalition headed by the American Civil Liberties Union. CNET News says U.S. District Judge Lowell A. Reed Jr. could elect to lift the injunction by early 2007.
CNET News  |  11-21-2006  9:41 am  |  Legal News

Traditional Ad Firms Spooked by Major Internet Sitesnew

As Google and Yahoo form partnerships with traditional media like newspapers and radio, ad agencies are starting to get worried. Their biggest concern? "Google could end up automating so much of the ad-buying process that companies no longer see the need to pay much for media buyers," reports the New York Times.
New York Times (reg. req.)  |  11-21-2006  9:28 am  |  Industry News

The Future of Investigative Journalism on the Web?new

NewAssignment.Net  |  11-21-2006  2:02 pm  |  Industry News

Yahoo! in Broad Partnership with 176 Daily Papersnew

The arrangement will begin next month with Yahoo's HotJobs service and then move to other types of content, advertising and technology, according to the New York Times. An executive at one of the seven newspaper chains involved in the deal says the long-term goal is to increase the value of local news by having it tagged and optimized for search. Yahoo will also make available event listings, maps and other content and tools on the newspapers’ Web sites.
New York Times  |  11-20-2006  10:53 am  |  Industry News

Web Users More Likely to Stream Video Than Downloadnew

Online Media Daily (reg. req.)  |  11-20-2006  11:00 am  |  Industry News

New Member Directories Shipped

Five copies of the latest version were mailed to AAN publishers this week. Although the directory is no longer designed as a marketing tool, the association produces a new one every two years as a convenience for AAN members. The small, spiral-bound book includes contact information for member companies and their senior staff.
AAN  |  11-17-2006  11:54 am  |  Association News

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