• Newspapers Got 27 Percent Online Local Ad Rev in ‘07 [ClickZ Internet Marketing Solutions for Marketers]
  n preparation for its upcoming conference in D.C., the Newspaper Association of America requested some preliminary data from Borrell Associates’ local online revenue study, expected in May.
  (tags: newspapers local)

• blog.pmarca.com: Birth of Newspapers, part 1: The very first newspaper
  Over the course of the next several months, I will walk through many of the interesting aspects of the creation of several of today’s major forms of media — including newspapers, magazines, television, movies, and books.
  (tags: newspapers blogging)

• The Local Onliner » HyperLocal Efforts Keep Going; OurTown Launches
  There are a number of new or re-energized hyperlocal efforts out there, trying to crack the code. New efforts are expected shortly from Outside.in and SmallTown.
  (tags: local)
• Guardian Media groups’s Chief Carolyn McCall makes the headlines - Telegraph
  A busy week for the boss: Carolyn McCall, chief exec Guardian chief Carolyn McCall’s week has taken in celebration and resignation, writes Peter Taylor
  (tags: gmg)
• The Local Onliner » Arbitron Redefining Radio’s Pitch to Local Advertisers
  Leveraging its ownership of Scarborough Research, Arbitron’s new effort will focus on sending out extensive media usage booklets to consumers on a shared cost basis.
  (tags: local radio advertising)
• What is Music 2.0? - ReadWriteWeb
  Music futurist Gerd Leonhard has just released an informative video explaining what music 2.0 is and how the music industry should change to adapt to ‘web 2.0′ principles.
  (tags: music mediafuture drm)
• Music20 - Music 2.0
  You can also get the entire book in an unprotected PDF format by downloading the file from here. No registration is required, and the PDF can (and should be) shared freely on the web.
  (tags: music)

I think I’ve mentioned it before - but if you find yourself having to read lots of .pdfs on screen, and you want to mark them up in some way, but can’t afford a full version of Adobe Acrobat, can I utterly recommend Skim - which is free: a .pdf reader which lets you highlight text, add notes, arrows, diagrams etc . I’ve been using it for a while, but the most recent version (1.1.2) is infinitely more intuitive than before. Well worth checking out….

To be combined with Yep for complete .pdf nirvana.

• The Local Onliner » Google Struggles in Radio; Bid4Spots Gains Favor
  Google’s ambitious effort to take its bidding system across media might be hitting a bump in radio.
  (tags: radio google)
• Is Your Marketing Department Confused about Web2.0? Read This - Marketing & Strategy Innovation Blog
  it’s very timely that Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research have written “Groundswell,” a book that illuminates what web2.0 means to everyday businesses.
  (tags: web2.0 marketing)