‘Cyber Monday’ Sets Record For Retail Sales on the Web [WSJ]
“Cyber Monday” 2007 was a big hit: sales were up 21% over last year—to $733 million—and 44% of Internet users browsed online stores. Top web sellers included Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, and Dell.
Related: Watch Out for the Online Holiday Shopping Stampede [eMarketer]
Verizon Thinks 4G Will Find A Home In Social Networks [Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo]
Verizon Wireless is looking to 2010 as the launch date for its 4G broadband network, which it hopes will lure avid social networking users who frequent sites like Facebook and YouTube.
Google Introduces New Cell Phone Mapping Service [Reuters via NYT]
Google Maps for Mobile introduces a new service, My Location, which uses cell towers to indicate where users are located. The tech giant plans to add location-aware local advertising to the in the near future.
Is CondéNet’s Web Approach Paying Off? [WSJ]
The magazine publishing giant is on the move, partnering with YouTube, MSNBC, and Yahoo to distribute content from its growing list of online portals. The company, whose online titles received 9.4 million unique visitors in October, is breaking from the industry standard of building separate websites for individual print titles, and instead establishing sites around generalized topics like food and travel.
Reuters, Nokia Developing Mobile Journalism Tools [paidContent]
Reuters and Nokia are partnering to create the mobile reporting tools of the future, including HD mobile video devices and Bluetooth keyboards.
Politics ‘Stifling $100 Laptop’ [BBC]
The One Laptop Per Child campaign is hitting political roadblocks, with countries like Nigeria and India questioning the program’s effectiveness.
Updating the Cinema Experience [TrendCentral]
While 3-D films like “Beowulf” may breathe new life into the movie theater industry, Fathom Events is working to lure in even more new customers through special “events,” including everything from HD screenings of opera and rock concerts to simultaneous nationwide viewings of popular TV episodes.
Firebrand Channel Features Best TV Spots [MediaPost]
Microsoft and NBC Universal join up in launching Firebrand.com, a youth-focused online and mobile platform featuring the “coolest” TV commercials.
Pro Bono Efforts Follow Targets to the Web [NYT]
Public-service campaigns are jumping online, with top organizations like the Ad Council buying banner ads, sponsoring links, and setting up their own YouTube channels.
Blockbuster in Talks with Handset Makers [Reuters via c|net]
Blockbuster is shopping around for partners to develop a mobile movie rental service.
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