Ratings Council Studies Multimedia Consumption By The Associated Press (Broadcasting & Cable) _ The Nielsen-backed Council for Research Excellence will commission a study by Ball State University on media consumption in a digital world teeming with platforms. ...Read More »

Yahoo 3Q profit falls, management dims outlook but shares rise after vows to fix By The Associated Press Yahoo Inc.'s third-quarter profit slid 38 percent amid slowing revenue growth that has raised investor doubts about the Internet bellwether's strategy and execution. Tuesday's disappointing results were compounded by a dimmed outlook for the current quarter. ...Read More »

Yahoo 3Q profit falls by 38 percent, management dims outlook for key holiday quarter By The Associated Press Yahoo Inc.'s third-quarter profit slid 38 percent amid slowing revenue growth that has raised investor doubts about the Internet bellwether's strategy and execution. Management also dimmed the outlook for the current quarter. ...Read More »

Russian site goes on media offensive to deny violating copyright laws with sale of cheap music By The Associated Press The operator of a Russian Web site that sells music cheaply went on a media offensive Tuesday to deny accusations that it violates copyrights on songs by major artists. ...Read More »

Yahoo 3Q profit falls by 38 percent, meets expectations By The Associated Press Yahoo Inc.'s third-quarter profit slid 38 percent amid slowing revenue growth that has raised investor doubts about the Internet bellwether's strategy and execution. ...Read More »

Visioneer Intros Entry-Level Scanner By The Associated Press (TWICE) _ Pleasanton, Calif. Scanner manufacturer Visioneer added an entry-level model to its line of OneTouch flatbed photo scanners today. ...Read More »

Hyundai Dealers Will Sell Garmin nuvi By The Associated Press (TWICE) _ Olathe, Kan. Garmin reported that Hyundai Motor America will offer the Garmin nuvi 360 portable GPS through its 725 U.S. car dealerships. ...Read More »

Pheedo Goes Global With Geographically Targeted RSS Advertising By BusinessWire SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Today at the Direct Marketing Association Conference and Exhibition, Pheedo, the RSS marketing experts, announced the release of geo-targeting capabilities for RSS feeds and on-site ads. With the new capabilities, Pheedo becomes the first RSS advertising network to offer geographically-targeted advertising. Many of the publishers in Pheedo's RSS advertising network reach a highly desirable ..... ...Read More »

TechSmith Debuts Screencast.com Video and Multimedia Service for Business and Academic Professionals By BusinessWire OKEMOS, Mich., BUSINESS WIRE -- TechSmith Corp., the world's leading provider of screen capture and recording solutions, today announced the general availability of Screencast.com, a Web-based service in its beta stage for business and academic professionals who want to share information, ideas, and knowledge in an engaging online multimedia experience. At Screencast.com, users can watch, share, and upload video, audio, and mul..... ...Read More »

New RFID Solutions from Loftware to Debut at the 2006 EPC Global U.S. Conference in Los Angeles By PR Newswire PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Loftware, Inc., a leader of enterprise label output management and real-time RFID application solutions, today announced a new barcode and RFID software release of their enterprise suite offering. Called the Loftware Print Server (LPS) 9.0, it will be demonstrated at the annual EPCglobal U.S. Conference schedule..... ...Read More »

Business.com Partners with CMP and Hoover's By BusinessWire SANTA MONICA, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Business.com, the leading search engine and directory designed and organized for business, today announced the expansion of the Business.com Network through advertising distribution agreements with CMP's SmallBizResource.com and Hoover's, Inc. Under the agreements, Business.com will be the exclusive provider of cost per click ads on search and content pages. Business.com also today announc..... ...Read More »

eFunda and ThomasNet.com Form Alliance to Provide Engineers With Worldwide Access to Thousands of Industrial Products and Services By BusinessWire NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- eFunda (engineering Fundamentals), a leading online portal for the engineering community, and ThomasNet.com, the leading destination Web site for industrial sourcing, announced today an alliance that offers eFunda's engineering users the option of sourcing products and services directly from eFunda.com. Through this alliance, eFunda.com will now feature access to ThomasNet's content, allow..... ...Read More »

Virgin Comics & By BusinessWire NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- Virgin Comics and Tiger Hill Entertainment announced today that their ground breaking new comic John Woo's Seven Brothers is available online exclusively through Yahoo!'s Internet Time Capsule, an electronic anthropology archive expected to be the world's largest time capsule and designed to celebrate and document life in 2006. Developed by acclaimed Director John Woo (Face Off, Mission I..... ...Read More »

Observer: Michael Higgins Appointed New Regional Director Anglo Europe By BusinessWire STOCKHOLM, Sweden, BUSINESS WIRE -- Michael Higgins has been appointed new Regional Director for Observer's (STO:OBS) operations in UK and Ireland. Michael has most recently acted as Managing Director EMEA for Adobe Systems. Michael, MBA qualified, has a strong track record of success in driving revenue and accelerating strategic change in high growth premier IT / software organisations. "The appointment of Michael is a..... ...Read More »

Nokia's New Carbide.ui Tool Lets Graphics and Creative Pros Customize S60 Smartphone User Interfaces By PR Newswire LONDON, October 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today announced the availability of Carbide.ui Theme Edition, a powerful and easy to use PC-based tool that lets designers and creative professionals build customized user interfaces for mobile devices based on S60, the world's leading smartphone platform with millions of devices current..... ...Read More »

Nielsen Taps Client-Advisory Committees By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ Nielsen Media Research announced the establishment of five new client-advisory committees to guide its Anytime Anywhere Media Measurement (A2/M2) initiatives. ...Read More »

Ronald Reagan Adviser Richard Wirthlin Donates Campaign Research Material to Hoover Institution Archives By BusinessWire STANFORD, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Richard Wirthlin, a close adviser to President Ronald Reagan dating back to before his presidential candidacy, has donated extensive materials to the Hoover Institution Archives. Wirthlin, a well-known political pollster and opinion researcher, is considered a pioneer in developing sophisticated techniques in opinion research and communications strategy. Included in the donation are several ..... ...Read More »

IFC Launches Website By The Associated Press (Broadcasting & Cable) _ IFC relaunched its website today (Oct. 16) to include a host of new features Greg the Bunny webisodes. The site will now host Greg the Bunny Revealed, a series of five originally produced web clips for the show. The short-form videos, each a few minutes in length, will offer a behind the scenes look at the show's pu..... ...Read More »

MTV Networks Nabs Quizilla By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ MTV Networks acquired Quizilla (quizilla.com http://quizilla.com), an online user-generated community of original teen authors ages 14 and older. ...Read More »

TiE Austin Unveils a Distinguished Lineup of Successful Entrepreneurs and Technology Visionaries for Upcoming Conference By BusinessWire AUSTIN, Texas, BUSINESS WIRE -- TiE Austin draws yet another group of distinguished speakers for its TiEcon 2006 Conference taking place November 17th in Austin. TiEcon is the premier technology and entrepreneurship conference in Central Texas and brings together CEOs, government leaders and venture capitalists from all over the world so that entrepreneurs and business students can learn about the great opportunities to build bu..... ...Read More »