links for 2006-10-05

• Monday's Morning Java: Social Networking List
  Daniel points to some handy lists of social nets.
  (tags: SocialNetworking)
• More Internet users visiting US newspaper websites: survey - Yahoo! News
  "The websites of US newspapers are now attracting almost a third more visitors than they were a year ago, according to research on the rapidly evolving sector."
  (tags: Newspapers Journalism)
• Welcome to Google Groups Beta
  Google Groups gets a big makeover, including features that are similar to blogs.
  (tags: Google Groups messageboards)
• del.icio.us Plans To Become A Social Network
  del.icio.us will essentially turn into a social network, with more focus on people instead of data, says Richard. Hmm, sounds like MyWeb 2.0. Wither MyWeb?
  (tags: yahoo del.icio.us SocialNetworking)
• PodZinger to Offer Targeted Video Ads
  " Audio and video search engine PodZinger is launching a new advertising platform that targets video ads based on search queries and the content being viewed."
  (tags: video Advertising search)
• WriteToMyBlog web-based post editor - Lifehacker
  "New web app WriteToMyBlog is an advanced, rich web-based blog post editor."
  (tags: blogs Lifehacks)
• How Demon Wife Became a Media Star And Other Tales of the 'Blook' in Japan - WSJ.com
  "Blogs, chat rooms and other Internet formats are increasingly providing the inspiration, and in many cases the verbatim content, for books, television shows and other old-media products."
  (tags: blogs japan asia media)
• The Post Money Value: Our B5 Media Investment
  B5 Media, a blog media company, gets funding.
  (tags: blogs)