IBM Discovers What Willis Is Talking About

The same day as PubSub's announcement about a similar service aimed at harnessing the ever-evolving information-overloaded blogosophere and using that power for good, IBM introduced new software enabling businesses to make sense of and manage information emerging from social networks about their company-a type of gossip monitor, called Public Image Monitoring Solution.

Google, Authors Guild Facing Off At Yale

The Ivy League school will host an academic conference on search engine law, and provide a backdrop for speakers from Google, the Authors Guild, and other organizations.

Feedster Launches Self-Service Ad Pump

RSS search service provider, Feedster, announced today that it has launched an automated "self-service" engine for the Feedster Media Network. The service is designed to make it easier for online publishers to sign up and participate in the company's RSS targeted advertising program.