From the AP story on CTV.ca:

In Big Media's latest attempt to combat Google Inc.'s YouTube, NBC Universal and News Corp. are banding together with AOL, MSN and Yahoo Inc. to form an ad-supported online video network for full-length TV shows, video clips and movies.

And the climate change deniers were there to greet him.

Earlier this week, a U.S. House of Representatives committee released more material showing the Bush administration's systematic efforts to weaken reports on climate change by playing down the human/causation link.

From the NYT:

Google is experimenting with a new proposition for advertisers: if you don’t get results, you don’t pay.

The company said Tuesday that it would expand a test of a system that allows advertisers to pay only when an ad spurs a consumer to take an action, be it purchasing a product, subscribing to a newsletter or signing up to receive a quote from a mortgage broker or car dealer.

The vast majority of advertisers now pay Google when a user clicks on ads that are displayed alongside its search results or on other Web sites, while some are billed based on how many people view the ads.

“We’re optimistic that it will be something that will be very compelling for advertisers,” said Susan Wojcicki, vice president of product management at Google. Ms. Wojcicki said the system would also give participating Web publishers a wider choice of ad types for their sites.

Here's a tough moral problem: To possibly save Daniele Mastrogiacomo's life and preserve good relations with the Italian government, the Afghan government released five Taliban fighters.

Now, what if this leads to the kidnapping of more journalists?