Week in review: Googles DoubleClick deletion dilemma Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64s legacy. The controversial fight over Googles proposed acquisition of online ad firm DoubleClick took some politically intriguing turns this week that opponents hope will imperil the $3 billion merger. It...

A killer site for Dexter victims Showtime partners with video and chat service Meebo to promote series about vigilante serial killer. Showtime Networks is partnering with Meebo, a firm that fuses video programming and chat rooms, to offer Dexter fans additional content after the serial-killer show airs its season finale on Sunday. A...

Next2Friends Launches a Revolution in Mobile Communications and Social Networking Next2Friends, the revolutionary and much talked about Mobile Social Networking and communication platform, today announced that it has successfully completed development and is ready to launch the much anticipated beta version of their services commencing on Christmas Eve. (PRWeb Dec 13, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1TdW1tLUhvcnItU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Bebo Launches Open Application Platform Global social media network opens API and launches ultimate developer friendly platform; provides powerful new level of engagement for its 40 million users; Bebo is the first social media network to implement Facebook Platform standards; Bebo will support OpenSocial in 2008; Bebo's launch partners include NBC Universal, CBS, NBA, Yahoo!, The Gap, Flixster, Gaia Online, RockYou, Slide, BeFunky, iLike, WidgetBox, Wallop and more. (PRWeb Dec 12, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1QaWdnLUhvcnItU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Mellon Award Honors International Efforts to Improve Reading Technology for People with Print Disabilities The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille (TPB) is among the winners of the second annual Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration (MATC). In the spirit of the award, TPB shared the spotlight with the DAISY Consortium, a global network of organizations working to make books and other reading material accessible to people with print disabilities such as blindness, low vision, dyslexia, or other disabilities. (PRWeb Dec 12, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1TcXVhLUxvdmUtU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Online Fashion Lovers -- Crank Up Your Outfit Factory & Win a Major Fashion Shopping Spree Just for Making a (Fash)Match on Bebo.com Online fashionistas can now play the role of global fashion stylist with Outfit Factory, a new fashion application on Bebo -- the 40 million member strong social media network that is the third largest in the US and the largest in the UK. (PRWeb Dec 13, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q291cC1Mb3ZlLVpldGEtU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

GigaFin Networks Names Kelly Robertson Vice President of Business Development Kelly Robertson joins traffic monitoring and security startup GigaFin Networks to accelerate growth in the market. Robertson previously held executive positions at the Legal Economic Consulting Group, SurfControl, Juniper Networks and Nokia. (PRWeb Dec 13, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q291cC1Ib3JyLVpldGEtU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

MakeFive: The Thinking Persons Facebook New social networking site invites people to connect through opinion. (PRWeb Dec 11, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1FbXB0LUxvdmUtU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=