PDFs -- Now With Ads!
"Ads for Adobe PDF Powered by Yahoo!” to give you contextual ads while you read the fine print on the 50-page user guide you just downloaded for the wireless router you can't set up. Sweet?
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=71754&Nid=36807&p=910435
Bluetooth Cellphones -- Now With Ads!
Radio and billboard uber-company Clear Channel announced a new deal with Bluetooth content distribution provider Qwikker to make their static ads at malls, bus stops, and airports more interactive by texting you promotions.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_send_date=2007-11-29&art_type=38
Cell Phone U
Japan’s Cyber University has turned your cell phone into a classroom. You don't even need to put on pants anymore! Yatta!
http://www.mobile-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=1310039447TY&nl=8
eBay Mulls Skype Options
2008 may be a make-or-break year for eBay-owned Skype. Possible plans include offering digital content and starting an eBay social network built around the IM/VoIP app.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2007/tc20071128_603655.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories
Marco! Google!
Google's Mobile Maps application for cell phones now includes “My Location” technology that triangulates your position using your carrier’s cell phone towers.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/28/google-mobile-maps-pinpoints-your-location-without-gps/
Winos Unite
Snooth.com lets users rate wines, submit reviews, and search by vineyard, varietal, region, and user-defined tags. Other social networks for winos are WineLog, TasteVine, Vinorati, and WineSearcher. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/28/wine-20-site-snooth-raises-1-million-angel-round/