Shift Away From Ad-Free Has a Price [New York Times]
Webkinz, which sells stuffed toys packaged with access codes to its virtual world, has received pressure from parents to remove advertising from its website.
Crashstat [Thrillist]
Crashstat’s digital map shows New York City’s car-on-pedestrian and car-on-bike collisions from 1995-2005. Remember to look both ways.
Microsoft Buys Multimap for a Reported $50 Million [TechCrunch]
More evidence of the digital mapping land grab: Microsoft acquires Multimap, the UK’s second most popular web-based mapping service.
Related: Nokia Buys Navteq For $8 Billion, Bets Big On Location-Based Services [GigaOM]
Merriam-Webster’s Word of ‘07: ‘W00t’ [Associated Press via ABC News]
Originating as an exclamatory gaming term, w00t becomes a Merriam-Webster-recognized neologism. Does this mark the decline of modern society? Meh, whatevs.
Evite Expands Mobile Services [RCR Wireless News]
Evite has launched a Quickvite application that allows users to organize impromptu get-togethers through text messages and e-mail. An LBS ad partnership can’t be far behind.
A Chapter of ‘Jackass’ as Web Test [New York Times]
MTV’s Jackass 2.5 will be the first studio film to premiere online. Viewers will be able to stream the ad-supported movie for free through Blockbuster’s MovieLink service.
Sprint Nextel to Link to MySpace Mobile [RCR Wireless News]
Sprint has partnered with FOX to provide free link access to MySpace Mobile. In 2008, Sprint will roll out similar partnerships with RottenTomatoes, Photobucket and other FOX sites.
Facebook Opens Up: Another “Platform War” Beckons [The Guardian]
Contrary to speculation, Facebook will not join Open Social. The SNS has opted to open up its own development platform. Bebo will be the first developer to use the Facebook Platform Architecture.
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