FCC Not Kidding With Disney, Viacom

New limits on TV and Internet advertising aimed on children go into effect on January 1st, and efforts by the Walt Disney Company and Viacom to delay or stop them were brushed aside in federal court.

Google, Your Long Tail is Showing

Reuters is reporting that Google is opening up its "advertise on this site" feature to everyone by re-branding it "On-site Advertiser Sign-Up."

Online Newspaper Readership Spikes

More and more Internet users are opting for carpel tunnel syndrome over inky fingers, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings done for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). The percentage of Internet users visiting newspaper Web sites hit all-time highs in September.

Butternut Squash Searches Up 279%

"What's that got to do with anything?" you ask. For food and beverage websites, it has everything to do with it. As the holiday season approaches, reference sites posting recipes see a sudden spike in search engine-generated traffic. This year, just before Thanksgiving, everybody asking what the hell they're supposed to do with a butternut squash (and other vegetables) produced 48% of epicurean website traffic,…