IAB Releases Commercial Video Guidelines

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) recently released a set of guidelines for creating online video commercials as well as a compliance program to assist advertisers identify publishers and technology providers that follow the guidelines. Some big name Web companies have signed on to the compliance program like Yahoo!, Walt Disney Internet, MSN, Fox Interactive, CBS, and NY Times Digital.

Craigslist Stomps Out Spiders

A tweak to the craigslist.org robots.txt file now bans all spidering, including that done by Google or Yahoo, from taking place.