Pilgrim’s Picks for February 15

Friday, February 15th, 2008 by Andy Beal

I know we were light on Picks yesterday, so today we’ll make it up to you.

Yahoo has updated its Yahoo Video service. Upgrades include support of 16:9 format videos.
RWW received an email from Business Wire that suggest the newswire service is trying to convince companies they can send a press release and circumvent bloggers and journalists.
Microsoft’s head of online advertising Steve Berkowitz (yes, the ex-Ask.com CEO) is leaving the company. Taking his place is Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of the aQuantive digital advertising company that Microsoft bought last year.
The CEO of a large porn video company claims Google and Yahoo aren’t doing enough to protect children from adult content. Isn’t that like a spammer claiming AOL’s not doing enough to protect its email users?
~~Valleywag claims Yahoo’s “click fraud czar” is getting the boot. So much for cracking-down on click fraud then~~. Vallywag doesn’t know crap, Reggie Davis is still in charge of Yahoo’s click fraud efforts–according to a Yahoo spokesperson.

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TheQuickBuck Says:

February 15th, 2008 at 4:39 pm

It does seem like ValleyWag has been posting completely incorrect information quite a bit recently. Are they just slow in the gossip department, or do they just skip the research stage of each update?
Dara Says:

February 15th, 2008 at 5:20 pm

I think they just jump on gossip without researching at ValleyWag. The last couple of posts have been widely inaccurate.
Steve Elliott Says:

February 16th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Google and Yahoo aren’t doing enough to protect children from adult content?

How about “parents who leave their children unattended without nanny software aren’t doing enough to protect…..”

We are probably over protective (well, our 14 year old keeps telling us we are) but it is our responsibility to ensure she is safe. It is hard to find a safe nanny program that doesn’t restrict general usage but NIS 2007 works for us.
Mobile guy Says:

February 18th, 2008 at 8:49 am

Way to go Yahoo!
Symbian Says:

February 18th, 2008 at 8:56 am

Adult content providers really hurt by raising of “home video” sites.

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