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Audi A3 camboomo! Blog ads turn out to be better value than Yahoo banners for Audi. (tags: Advertising Blogs) Matthew Hurst wonders where Technorati’s professiona product is? Announced for August release, nothing yet seen. (tags: Blogs MediaMonitoring) American Idol Comes to Internet Ad Campaigns Why shouldn’t online marketers let the public choose the star of…

Beltway Blogroll reports: Down the hall here at National Journal, The Hotline’s Blogometer reports on the newest advertising network organized through BlogAds. It is called Buy the Right Ads and caters to advertisers who want a presence on conservative blogs. The network includes big-name blogs like Ankle Biting Pundits, Hugh Hewitt, Michelle Malkin, PoliPundit and…

The Hartford Courant takes a look at the current difficulties facing newspapers — and how they are addressing the problem both on and off-line. These are tough times for the printed word. As newspapers grapple with their collective identity crisis, they’re also navigating some stark industry conditions – what some news veterans call the worst…

Matthew Hurst points out that Google’s terms of service for its new Analytics service allows it to use the collected data for its own purposes.  Essentially, in exchange for free web visitor stats for your blog or web site, you agree to let them take advantage of that treasure drove of data being collected. Seems…

Google Talk debuted today.  It allows instant messaging using its own client software, or can be used with third party products like Trillian that allow you to centralize all of your IM communications.  In addition, it has a voice component that sort of makes it like a light version of Skype.

If you are a food and/or drink blogger, check out the plan for Cork & Knife Food Blogger Dinners, coming soon to a restaurant in a city near you.