YouTube Ads Turn Videos Into Revenue - YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year, on revenue of about $450 million, with help from its onetime critics.
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Beliefs: Web Site Mixes Satire, Religion and the Weather - The ?Is My Husband Gay?? column brought new popularity to Christwire. Yes, it?s all one big joke.
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Advertising: N.F.L.?s Official Air Freshener Aims at Female Fans, and the Cleanup - A Febreze air freshener marketing campaign is directed at women and aims in part to debunk the gender stereotype that women are not N.F.L. fans.
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Mormon Media Empire Goes More Digital - The Deseret News has laid out an ambitious plan to enhance its digital coverage and begin using a collection of freelance contributors to supplement its news report.
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Omaha Paper to Print Same-Sex Wedding Announcements - The Omaha World-Herald changed its policy after gay rights advocates led an Internet-based campaign to protest its refusal to run same-sex paid wedding announcements.
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Disney Names Radio Executive to Head ABC Family Cable Channel - Michael Riley, who has spent the last two years running Radio Disney, will take over as president of ABC Family. Mr. Riley, 40, succeeds Paul Lee, who left last month to take over ABC.
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From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free Expression - With a jail sentence looming and vigilantes after him, the editor of Indonesia?s now-defunct Playboy magazine says he was never in the pornography business.
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Disney and Time Warner Reach Deal on ESPN3.com - Under the deal, 12.7 million Time Warner video subscribers and 2.4 million Bright House Networks video subscribers will get access to ESPN3.com without an extra charge.
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Blackmailer of Letterman Is Released From Jail - Robert Halderman, the former producer who had threatened to make public information about office affairs, was set free after four months of a six-month sentence.
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Sweden Reopens Rape Investigation of WikiLeaks Founder - Swedish authorities said they reopened an investigation of rape allegations against Julian Assange.
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Advertising: Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing - The company said it wanted to keep better track of teachers who were new or who had departed and use more methods of communication.
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Of Two Minds About Books - The book business tries to serve two readers, the one who loves the tactile page and the one who loves the digital ease.
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Nascar Turns to TV to Boost Minorities - A series on the Black Entertainment Network represents Nascar?s latest attempt to build a following for minority drivers it hopes to develop into stars.
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To Win Over Users, Gadgets Have to Be Touchable - Researchers say that touch screens are the start of a trend to make computers more open to human gestures.
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Advertising: Under Armour Wants to Dress Athletic Young Women - Under Armour became the coveted brand for young men in their teens and 20s. Now the company is aiming to win over active young women.
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Washington Post Suspends Columnist for Twitter Hoax - Mike Wise said in his Twitter account that a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was suspended for five games.
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Aspiring Politician to Sue 2 Florida Papers - Jeff Greene, a real estate developer, claims articles in The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald cost him his bid for the United States Senate.
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TV News for Early Risers (or Late-to-Bedders) - The new battleground for stations is the morning, with news broadcasts going on air at 4:30 a.m. or earlier.
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At Bookstore, Even Nonbuyers Regret Its End - With more people choosing to buy books online, a Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side prepared to close early next year.
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Advertising: At the Game Show Network, Winning Is Everything - In addition to classic game show reruns, GSN is showing live segments during which viewers at home can play for cash and prizes.
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