Online Video Ads Lead To Sales

Online video ads are converting to sales, according to the Online Publishers Association (OPA) "Frames of Reference: Online Video Advertising, Content and Consumer Behavior" report.

Yahoo’s Zurfer Makes Flickr Mobile

Yahoo has released the prototype of new service called Zurfer, and the oddly named creation is being touted as a location-based photo browser that works with Flickr.  But beware: “Yahoo! has warned users to beware of roaming coats, as Zurfer sends many of the photos over a phone’s internet connection.”

EBay DevCon: PayPal Goes Mobile

After a limpid reception in the US of PayPal's "Text2Buy" and "Text2Give" features, eBay has launched PayPal Mobile Checkout, a platform more closely mirroring the Web version.

mobilise Moves Closer To Launching

“ninemsn is set to launch mobilise.”  Now, look closely at that sentence (or not closely at all, really), and you can guess three things - this development relates to mobile phones, Microsoft, and either Britain or Australia.