Consumer Interest In E-Readers Mixed

E-readers such as Amazon's Kindle have sparked interest among consumers but have not yet reached mainstream adoption, according to a new report from the NPD Group. Some 37 percent of consumers expressed interest in purchasing an e-reader, but more than 40 percent said they were "somewhat uninterested" or "not interested at all." When asked why, nearly 70 percent said it's because they prefer the feel…

YouTube Launches Site for Smartphones

Smartphone users now have their own version of YouTube. The company says that smartphone users with "capable" browsers like the iPhone, G1, and Palm Pre can access the mobile site.

Social Media Tapped to Find Missing Louisville Man

Update: A Twitter account has now been set up specifically for finding Robert Botts: @FindRobertBotts. Original Article: A man named Robert Botts from Louisville, Kentucky has gone missing, and those who know him have taken to social media to help them find him. He's been missing since Thursday, July 30. His car was found abandoned at an intersection in Louisville.

When Irrelevant Ads Cost You Money

Digg is putting a new spin on targeted advertising. It is always the goal of advertisers to target their ads as well as they can, but when you advertise with Digg, it will cost you if they're not relevant enough.

Newspaper Websites Pull In 70 Million Visitors In June

Newspaper websites attracted more than 70.3 million unique visitors in June, reaching 35.9 percent of all Internet users, according to a custom report by Nielsen Online for the Newspaper Association of America. News paper website visitors viewed 3.5 billion page views during the month, spending 2.7 billion minutes browsing the sites in more than 597 million sessions.