Pilgrim’s Picks for October 18

OK, let’s jump in with another roundup of today’s leftovers…

• CBS, MSFT, Fox, MySpace, Viacom, Disney and NBC will today sign an agreement outlining copyright protection guidelines. Google’s snubbing the party.
• Interwoven has acquired multi-variate testing company Optimost for $52 million.
• WordPress parent Automattic has acquired universal avatar service Gravatar.